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Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of Major League Baseball, threw out the first pitch in front of approximately 12,000 fans. It wasn’t renamed Robin Roberts Stadium until 1977 before ...

But the next day, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis declared, “regardless of the verdict of juries,” no players who throw a game or listen to a proposal to throw a game “will ever play ...

But the next day, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis declared, “regardless of the verdict of juries,” no players who throw a game or listen to a proposal to throw a game “will ever play ...

The brief item ended by noting: "The Wake refrains from comment upon the effect the scandal will have on baseball until a twenty-four hours' reflection have matured that opinion." As the current ...

Chicago Black Sox March 12, 1921 — Chicago White Sox pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude “Lefty” Williams, first baseman Chick Gandil, shortstop Charles “Swede” Risberg, third baseman Buck Weaver, ...

But the next day, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis declared, “regardless of the verdict of juries,” no players who throw a game or listen to a proposal to throw a game “will ever play ...

In March 1921, Paulette was banned indefinitely by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for allegedly accepting a loan from Elmer Farrar of St. Louis that was tied to a gambling scheme.

The players were acquitted on Aug. 3, 1921, but banned for life by Landis the following day. St. Louis Browns pitcher Joe Gedeon was also banned for his connections to the betting plot.

March 24, 1921 — Paulette was banned indefinitely by Landis for allegedly accepting a loan from Elmer Farrar of St. Louis that was tied to a gambling scheme. Paulette never was reinstated.