George Daniel "Buck" Weaver was an American shortstop and third baseman.
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14 Facts About Buck Weaver
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Buck Weaver was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to Daniel Buck Weaver and Susan Snell and began his major league career on April 11,1912, as a shortstop for the White Sox.
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Buck Weaver switched to third base in 1917 after Swede Risberg joined the team.
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An excellent fielder, Buck Weaver was known as the only third baseman in the league against whom Ty Cobb would not bunt.
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Buck Weaver is George Weaver, who plays and fights at third base.
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Buck Weaver successfully sued White Sox owner Charles Comiskey for his 1921 salary.
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Buck Weaver applied six times for reinstatement to baseball before his death from a heart attack on January 31,1956, at the age of 65.
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The first time was on January 13,1922, when Buck Weaver unsuccessfully applied for reinstatement, which was rejected by Landis.
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Later in life, Buck Weaver contacted a New York City attorney who vowed to get him reinstated.
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Buck Weaver sent his legal papers and correspondence to New York; however, they were never returned.
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In 1953, just three years before his death, Buck Weaver applied for reinstatement one last time to Commissioner Ford Frick, which was ignored.
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The letter Buck Weaver wrote to Frick is prominently displayed in Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Buck Weaver is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery on Chicago's South Side.
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