This article is about the baseball player. For the archaeologist and Beat Generation figure, see Haldon Chase.
Baseball player
Hal Chase
Chase with the Cincinnati Reds in 1917.
First baseman / Manager
Born:(1883-02-13)February 13, 1883 Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Died: May 18, 1947(1947-05-18) (aged 64) Colusa, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 26, 1905, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1919, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average
.291
Hits
2,158
Home runs
57
Runs batted in
941
Stolen bases
363
Managerial record
86–80
Winning %
.518
Teams
As player
New York Highlanders / Yankees (1905–1913)
Chicago White Sox (1913–1914)
Buffalo Buffeds (1914–1915)
Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918)
New York Giants (1919)
As manager
New York Highlanders (1910–1911)
Career highlights and awards
NL batting champion (1916)
Federal League home run champion (1915)
Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 – May 18, 1947), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919).
Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named Chase the best first baseman ever, and contemporary reports described his glovework as outstanding. He is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. In 1981, 62 years after his last major league game, baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Despite being an excellent hitter and his reputation as a peerless defensive player, Chase's legacy was tainted by a litany of corruption. He allegedly gambled on baseball games, and also engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played.[1] He was also indicted as an early conspirator in the 1919 Black Sox scandal but was acquitted. He was informally banned from the majors late in the 1919 season, and formally banned in the aftermath of the Black Sox scandal.
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