27 Facts About Hal Chase

Hal Chase is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees.

Hal Chase allegedly gambled on baseball games, and engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played.

Hal Chase was indicted as an early conspirator in the 1919 Black Sox scandal but was acquitted.

Hal Chase signed his first contract with the Los Angeles Angels of the Class-A Pacific Coast League in 1904.

Hal Chase joined the Highlanders in 1905, and held out during March 1907, threatening to sign with the outlaw California League if the Highlanders did not increase his salary to $4,000.

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Hal Chase loved playing in the off season in California leagues, which he did nearly every year.

Hal Chase left the team again and returned to the California League in September of the 1908 season.

Hal Chase reportedly had been angry that Kid Elberfeld was hired over him to manage the team.

Hal Chase claimed that the Yankees' management had fed a negative story about him to a local newspaper.

Hal Chase played out the rest of the season and paid a fine to get reinstated for the 1909 season.

Stallings alleged that Hal Chase was “laying down” in games, ostensibly with the goal of replacing Stallings as manager as the team's fortunes sank.

Hal Chase informed the team that he would resign if Chase was not released.

Hal Chase signed a three-year contract with the Yankees before the 1913 season, but his hitting fell off that season, hitting only.

White Sox owner Charles Comiskey filed an injunction to prevent Hal Chase from playing citing a violation of the reserve clause.

Pitcher Jimmy Ring accused Hal Chase of attempting to bribe him in the 1917 season, Hal Chase offered him $50 to throw a game against the Giants.

The league president noted that in one game where Hal Chase was accused of betting against Cincinnati, he hit a home run to put his team ahead.

Magee charged that he and Hal Chase had wagered $500 against Cincinnati on a game against the Boston Braves.

Hal Chase was recruited and hired by the Nogales Internationals to play first base and manage the club for the 1923 season.

Hal Chase played for a team in Williams, Arizona, playing games in other mining towns such as Jerome.

In early March 1925, newspapers reported that Hal Chase was negotiating with the President of Mexico to become the commissioner of a new Mexican Baseball League.

Hal Chase later drifted to Mexico, where in 1925 he began making plans to organize a professional league.

Hal Chase was dropped from the ballot following the 1937 vote.

Hal Chase never received the 75 percent support required for enshrinement, largely due to an informal agreement among the Hall of Fame voters that those deemed to have been banned from baseball should be ineligible for consideration.

Hal Chase spent the rest of his life drifting between Arizona and his native California, working numerous low-paying jobs.

Hal Chase lived with his sister in Williams, California and died in a Colusa, California hospital at the age of 64.

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Hal Chase has not Walter Johnson's wing, nor Matty's wonderous mind.

Hal Chase apparently made many spectacular plays that burnished his reputation as a glove wizard, but committed 402 errors at first in just ten seasons, making his career fielding average only.