Hal Chase was One of the Greatest Baseball Players of the Dead-Ball Era.
Hal Chase, nicknamed “Prince Hal”, was a first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. 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).
After a nearly twenty-year illustrious, Hall of Fame-caliber career, Hal Chase was disparaged by the media and Organized Baseball as being corrupt and blacklisted him from the game. Should one of baseball’s greatest players be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, or should baseball continue to blacklist him?
CALL FOR REINSTATEMENT
Read our case for Hal Chase’s reinstatement as a candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Letter to Major League Baseball Players Association
Letter to Commissioner
Letter to Sports Writers
Hal Chase vs. Charles Comiskey: Key Timeline
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