july march american professional baseball second baseman manager played major_league_baseball mlb chicago_cubs philadelphia_phillies appeared game apiece chicago_white_sox braves coaching respectively born new_york playing local minor league baseball team season manager cubs purchased contract soon starting second baseman helped lead cubs national_league including world series championships cubs traded braves season led braves victory world series named league valuable player continued play braves phillies coach scout manager general manager later career known mlb temper took great double play combination chance poem baseball sad elected early life born july new_york father worked saloon keeper relatives including father brothers played baseball attended played ball career minor league career professional debut minor league baseball class new york state league shortstop reportedly weighed pounds opposing fans thought comedic act reportedly weighed pounds career batted led home runs manager chicago_cubs scouted teammate pitcher looking second baseman injury starter purchased hardy contracts current dollar terms willing sell services temper errors field chicago cubs mlb debut cubs september shortstop moved shortstop base players national_league younger days later returned shortstop assigned second base month long cubs batted recording extra base hit played inconsistent defense injury properly heal spring training allowing win starting job season recovered season strong play finished fielding percentage second finished fifth assists cubs sold pittsburgh_pirates season played games season defensively assists led errors led second season finished fifth stolen bases led league led second errors cubs won pennant lost world series chicago_white_sox games batted series season led assists cubs repeated champions won world series detroit_tigers games batted pennant race alerted error game new_york_giants known hit appeared game winning single giants base went touching second base called ball umpire ruled president ruled game tie makeup played cubs won makeup game winning pennant cubs won world series detroit games batted season batting average good fifth base percentage second drew walks season trailing missed end season broken leg cubs won pennant lost world series games agreed manage navy college baseball team despite opposition cubs manager experienced nervous breakdown returning cubs later season played games year indicated result business deal cost savings rebounded bat good fourth led base percentage team owner named manager signing year contract succeeding chance philadelphia_phillies season offered current dollar terms jump opted money remain cubs february signed players contracts murphy fired manager traded hub murphy insisted resigned manager denied insisted free agent league assigned braves signed year contract season current dollar terms signing bonus season braves fell place team july braves came place weeks season win pennant fielding percentage led second braves defeated world series games batted won award forerunner modern day valuable player award ahead teammate rabbit limited injuries served suspension arguing poor season began season batting average declining performance braves placed mid season claimed philadelphia_phillies rejected offer manager offseason signed boston_red_sox player coach season released playing game receiving offer mlb team traveled paris member knights columbus promote baseball france coaching managing career joined new_york_giants season serving coach managed cubs succeeding team struggling fired august replaced cubs finished seventh season served coach chicago_white_sox returned second base filling injured played game collins recovered named acting manager season succeeding chance ordered home poor health suffered season missing time year opened managerial search chance died september replaced collins season rejoined braves scout braves owner sold manager cubs assumed managerial duties season hired coach experience field manager captain braves directing team game dealing fellow coach hank played game season coming ninth inning october process oldest player league year remained coach braves succeeded field manager served role continued scout braves general manager new_york resigned albany end season managerial career posted record personal married son served lieutenant world war assigned son years old bought gave stock brother uncle played mlb great nephew sports_illustrated writer successful double play combinations baseball history despised field went years speaking argument chance named knew took personal later life operated sporting goods store albany new_york lost money filed bankruptcy store passed descendants worked superintendent albany spent time teaching baseball players suffered stroke august paralyzed right body remained confined wheelchair years died cerebral albany legacy retired having batted higher twice career stolen bases scored runs frequently argued received numerous career play fights earned nickname human crab served pivot man chance double play combination inspired classic baseball poem baseball sad written newspaper columnist july chance inducted hall_of_fame year play remains famous baseball history ball play sold auction 1990s making valuable based purchase price role cemented legacy smart mentioned poem line yesterday
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