Frederick William McMullin (October 13, 1891 - November 21, 1952) was an American baseball player. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series.
Fred McMullin was born in Scammon, Kansas in 1891. Scammon is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The population was 496 at the 2000 census. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He began his Major League Baseball career on August 27, 1914, as an infielder for the Detroit Tigers. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA
McMullin was only a utility infielder for the 1919 White Sox, and as such he didn't play enough to have much potential for throwing games (he recorded just 2 plate appearances in the 8-game series). The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. In organized Sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result However, he became a part of the conspiracy when he overheard several other players' conversations and he threatened to report them unless included.
McMullin was also Chicago's advance scout for the World Series in 1919, which may explain how and why he earned an equal share in the winnings from the fix. It is entirely probable that, as a means to cover himself and his co-conspirators, McMullin delivered a flawed scouting report to all the "clean" Sox about what to expect from Cincinnati's pitchers. A look at the statistics shows little disparity between Black Sox and Clean Sox: as one example, ringleader Chick Gandil batted . Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil ( January 19, 1888 &ndash December 13, 1970) was a Professional American 233, future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins . Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman 226.
For his part in the fix, McMullin was banned for life from Major League Baseball, along with seven other players, by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( November 20 1866 &ndash November 25 1944) was an American Jurist who served as a federal
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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