ross april october professional baseball player nicknamed played seasons major_league_baseball new_york_giants playing right field exclusively giants teams won consecutive national_league world series texas excelled baseball american football beginning professional career minor league baseball giants signed lifetime batting average giants batted times career including consecutive seasons career cut short illness died age bright disease known defense hitting elected election controversy consisted teammates charges leveled early life minor leagues born texas second children sons father railroad worker suffered disability moved family san_antonio worked mother ran small hotel san_antonio paper route educated received offers scholarships play college football passed preferred baseball professional baseball debut austin senators appearing games hit class senators found class leagues playing leagues disbanded season playing infield class western association hit switch hitter drawing attention new_york_giants purchased contract august current dollar terms new_york_giants reported spring training texas giants initially assigned team international_league giants working relationship giants manager told manager giving greatest players seen play outfield happens holding responsible games rochester hit earning late season promotion big league club gave nickname soon began groom successor giants manager major league debut september played seven games season eventual national_league pennant winners center field right seven games went doubles triples regular giants right fielder left team manage local military given time job spring training batting exclusively left handed responded batting games finishing sixth league seven straight seasons hit regular second overall counting brief stint finished sixth base percentage season traded chicago_cubs pitcher leaving fixture right field giants finished batting average batting average second batted good ninth game world series player record hits inning world series game giants defeated new_york_yankees batted series hit cycle april finished regular season ninth tied ninth stolen bases proceeding hit world series giants defeated yankees led runs scored batting average eighth best league batted world series giants lost yankees batted season finishing final series season giants playing philadelphia_phillies polo grounds battling pennant outfielder giants offered phillies shortstop intentionally lose games current dollar terms sand rejected bribe reported phillies manager eventually led lifetime suspension giants coach crazy commissioner implicated teammates conspirators cleared trio wrongdoing batting average world series giants lost continuing struggle batted season batting average improved games season end career taught eventual successor play right field polo grounds illness death career abruptly cut short diagnosed kidney disorder time called bright disease exposed infection ill play august returned home insistence received blood march died bright disease october age went weighing pounds playing career pounds time death new_york_times obituary giants manager called greatest outfielder seen greatest fighter saw baseball field easiest man knew handle giants honored bronze plaque right field wall polo grounds giants intended pay fans expressed desire contribute contributions limited person donations paid plaque entirely legacy abbreviated year career posted runs home runs runs batted rbi stolen bases career batting average career base percentage batted higher season higher twice scored runs times posted career high rbi home runs tenure team giants went world series consecutive years won twice favorite kept pictures office teammate giants played member considered best player saw included inaugural received vote remained ballot year receiving highest vote total commissioner baseball teammate championed candidacy giants teammates terry joined aided elections teammates including addition terry selections giants teammates died earliest age current hall member san_antonio inducted town born hosted baseball tournament honor field selection selections terry considered weakest circles according selective choosing members charges later leveled committee led having powers reduced subsequent years baseball recognized wrote belong hall_of_fame included book greatest baseball players time explained called joe wood syndrome player truly exceptional talent career curtailed injury illness spite owning career statistics rank time included list greatest players personal life married woman brooklyn met october daughter caroline born december feuded mother couple separated birth caroline met considered friendly generous loaned money constantly reportedly owed time death current dollar terms enjoyed playing golf considered best major leagues
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