Trivia

[chadeast]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Would never have guessed that Eddie Collins sold for that much.

I never followed the sales/trade of players before

But this is an interesting part of baseball history

Collins was a spectacular player. Great hitter, drew lots of walks, and a brilliant fielder. He was also a supremely talented baserunner and base stealer. Much of this was due to his very high intelligence, which he is famous for. He thought through the game perhaps more than any contemporary. He was a natural leader who was respected by all, and his teams won, again and again.

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Originally Posted by chadeast

Collins was a spectacular player. Great hitter, drew lots of walks, and a brilliant fielder. He was also a supremely talented baserunner and base stealer. Much of this was due to his very high intelligence, which he is famous for. He thought through the game perhaps more than any contemporary. He was a natural leader who was respected by all, and his teams won, again and again.

Also, Collins was the first reigning MVP to be traded.

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I will post the answer tomorrow

[5-Tool Player]

Leftly Grove

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In 1922, prior to the Groh trade, a minor leaguer named Jimmy O'Connell was purchased by the NY Giants fron the San Francisco Seals for $75,000 . In May of the same year, the Groh trade surpassed that one. At the end of the 1924 season and the Giants battling the Dodgers for the pennant, O'Connell offered Heinie Sand a $500 bribe to throw the game. Sand refused and reported the incident to his manager who in turn notified the league. O'Connell was subsequently suspended from baseball for life.