speaker speaker april december nicknamed grey eagle american baseball player considered best offensive defensive center history major_league_baseball mlb compiled career batting average sixth time career doubles represent mlb career record hits fifth time hits list defensively speaker holds career records assists double plays double plays outfielder fielding glove known place triples die playing minor leagues texas arkansas speaker debuted boston_red_sox regular center fielder led championships speaker batting average dropped previous season traded cleveland_indians refused pay cut player manager cleveland led team world series title seasons cleveland finished batting average greater speaker resigned cleveland manager faced game fixing allegations men later cleared managerial stint cleveland speaker introduced platoon system major leagues speaker played minor league manager owner later held roles cleveland_indians late life speaker led short lived indoor baseball league ran wholesale liquor business worked sales chaired cleveland boxing commission inducted named 27th sporting news greatest baseball players included early life speaker born april texas speaker youth speaker broke arm fell horse injury forced left handed speaker played year college baseball newspaper reports held speaker suffered football injury nearly arm time biographer characterizes story speaker sic worked ranch beginning professional baseball career speaker abilities drew interest owner losing games pitcher speaker converted outfielder replace player struck head pitch batted speaker mother opposed participation major leagues saying reminded slavery relented years speaker questioned son stayed home entered cattle oil businesses performed mother stated allow boston americans roberts sold americans equal today speaker played seven games americans hits bats average owner changed team boston_red_sox bright team uniform year club traded speaker exchange use facilities spring training speaker batted travelers contract logged batting average bats major_league career early years speaker regular starting center fielder boston light hitting sold speaker hit games team finished pennant race defensively speaker involved double plays leading league fielding percentage signed left fielder speaker lewis formed boston million dollar outfield finest outfield baseball history speaker star million dollar outfield ran fast stand close second base effectively giving team fifth caught balls hit center field boston finished fourth american_league standings speaker best season came played game led american_league doubles home runs set career highs hits runs bats stolen bases speaker stolen base tally team record stole bases batted slugging percentage highest dead ball days speaker set major league single season record hitting streaks games major hit doubles steal bases season august speaker mother unsuccessfully attempted convince quit baseball come home game speaker drove winning run 11th inning giving boston win won pennant finishing games ahead games ahead world series speaker led second world series title defeating new_york_giants second game called account darkness ended tie series went games won final game fred dropped easy fly ball later failed speaker pop foul pop foul speaker tied game single won game tenth inning finished series batting average hits runs scored speaker named valuable player mvp lead league offensive categories speaker finished fourth voting speaker batted tied career high double plays outfielder hit beat philadelphia_phillies world series led pitcher playing season won games hit team high home runs speaker got hits including triple bats series scored twice drive runs traded indians president wanted speaker pay cut equal today equal today drop batting average speaker refused offered today april traded speaker cleveland_indians exchange boston received today angry speaker held received equal today cash boston collected annual salary equal today speaker highest paid player baseball speaker hit years cleveland led league hits doubles batting average slugging percentage base percentage won previous consecutive batting titles speaker batting average compared center field fence cleveland field feet home plate shortened feet speaker played shallow outfield able execute career double plays second base catching low line drives run beating bag credited pivot man routine double play shallow catch throws second base point speaker signature come second base tag play passed bag cleveland speaker participated diverse activities baseball field speaker enrolled aviator training program world war ended months enrolled speaker completed training served naval reserves years owned ranch texas competed events baseball offseason stint player manager day speaker arrived cleveland manager rarely important consulting recalled incident rookie year indians speaker signaled thought pitcher brought bullpen day speaker signal brought different pitcher speaker intended avoid appearance manager speaker let change stand lost game resigned night speaker manager said speaker felt bad contributing departure speaker guided indians world series win crucial late season game second place speaker caught hard line drive hit deep right center field ending game dead run speaker feet ground ball crashing concrete wall lay unconscious impact speaker held baseball world series brooklyn speaker hit rbi triple deciding game indians won cleveland season significant death august died hit head pitch asked retirement season said wanted help speaker earn cleveland world series victory thinking retirement championship season speaker credited introducing platoon system attempted match right handed batters left handed pitchers vice versa sportswriter critics system saying specialist baseball good won far effect system players affected half men farewell long farewell player chance greatness destroys young ball players destroying precious quality confidence ability hit pitcher left right alive dead waiting born supportive pointing speaker results backed system indians remained tight pennant race year finishing games yankees indians seriously contend pennant speaker led league doubles times including year led league fielding percentage speaker fifth member hit club hit single pitcher napoleon previously accomplished feat member indians president asked speaker detroit manager resign posts scandal broke claimed speaker fixed game cleveland detroit newspaper column published shortly hearings begin characterized accusations purely matter personal revenge pitcher said upset speaker trade ended minor leagues refused appear january hearings discuss accusations commissioner cleared speaker wrongdoing reinstated original teams team declared manager free sign speaker return big league managing finished mlb managerial career record time resignation news reports described speaker permanently retiring baseball pursue business ventures speaker signed play joined speaker joined philadelphia season played time finished average prior season speaker hit batting average speaker major league playing career ended retired doubles time career record defensively speaker holds time career records assists outfielder double plays outfielder remains batter hit triples career later life speaker replaced manager international_league seasons newark appeared player games speaker resigned second season bears seventh place sixth place finish january owner manager speaker replaced manager remained secretary club sold share team speaker voted second year honored hall induction ceremony playing managing days speaker entrepreneur salesman speaker opened wholesale liquor business worked state sales representative steel company chaired cleveland boxing commission newspaper coverage credited speaker key reforms boxing cleveland including recruitment new officials fight fixing speaker fight went directly managers speaker scheduling conflict boxing match cleveland involving champion defeated rounds fight attracted spectators speaker sustained foot fall working flower box near second story window home admission hospital underwent facial surgery described having better chance live suffering skull fracture broken arm possible internal injuries ultimately recovered speaker president league teams new_york brooklyn philadelphia boston cleveland chicago cincinnati league shut operations poor attendance months formation speaker founders cleveland helped promote society rehabilitation center camp cheerful speaker served vice president society ran fundraising campaigns received distinguished service award organization seriously ill pneumonia speaker ultimately recovered gay characterized speaker condition touch days speaker returned baseball ambassador good cleveland_indians remained advisory coaching scouting roles indians death article july issue sport speaker recounted hired coaching consultant black player second major leagues indians signed star second baseman sport photograph accompanied article shows speaker members indians speaker inducted texas state establish state sports hall fame speaker inaugural induction class death speaker died heart attack december age lake whitney texas collapsed friend pulling boat dock fishing trip second heart attack years speaker buried cemetery texas speaker death said terribly depressed let know admired playing finally teammates retired tell speaker underlying respect said greatest knew baseball player gentleman boston teammate lewis said team player great hitter wasn looking average speaker bell cow outfield watch know play hitters legacy immediately speaker death baseball field city park texas renamed honor speaker speaker created honor players officials outstanding contributions baseball ranked number list greatest baseball players named speaker mentioned poem line yesterday baseball players union chief trying defend recently retired catcher claims elected hall_of_fame association use basis hall_of_fame people opined speaker removed hall_of_fame alleged membership miller said early people inducted hall members speaker people suspect think large players certainly ones knew good people hall villains miller comment basis racist playing career ended games black players including featuring black miller age time article appeared earliest source declaring factual member based purely internet search sources try link contrast speaker rogers biographer expert general history writings told fellow baseball author apparently referring 1920s died suggested biographies possible speaker briefly strong texas especially dallas went recruit prominent people fields provided native born protestant white baseball historian dispute claim apparently referring speaker possibly says toned racist 1920s pulled hundreds thousands non racist men including james adds speaker staunch supporter broke american_league color barrier working long hours second baseman play outfield regular season 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