About
Talented center fielder with a great arm and power swing who became an unwitting accomplice to the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Before Fame
Though unable to read or write, he had a talent for baseball, developed from his childhood sandlot days playing with his father.
Trivia
With the gamblers taking advantage of his illiteracy, he was forced to do his part in throwing the 1919 World Series; once the scandal broke, he was banned from playing in the major leagues for life.
Family Life
He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of twelve children of a German immigrant family.
Associated With
He was played by Charlie Sheen in the 1988 film Eight Men Out, based on the Black Sox scandal.
