1914 T213 Coupon Cigs. Hal Chase Federal League - Buffalo Blue Background SGC 2

Description: This is a rare 1914 T213 Coupon Cigarettes trading card featuring Hal Chase of the Buffalo Blues. The card has been professionally graded by Sportscard Guaranty Corporation (SGC) and has a grade of 2. Hal Chase, 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 fielding as outstanding. 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. Before the 1914 season, Chase jumped from the White Sox to the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey filed an injunction to prevent Chase from playing, citing a violation of the reserve clause. Chase challenged the injunction in court and won, becoming one of the only players to successfully challenge the reserve clause. The ensuing animosity between Comiskey and Chase would effectively permanently bar Chase from playing again in the American League.

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Location: Fairhaven, Massachusetts

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