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 Eddie Cicotte |
 Chick Gandil |
 Oscar Felsch |
 Joe Jackson |
| Position: Pitcher
Age: 35 Salary: Under $6,000 Gandil's Comment: "Only Walter Johnson was better. He knew all the tricks, dusted batters, threw a black ball, shine and emery balls. Friendly on the field, he was no mingler off." |
Position: First Base
Age: 31 Salary: $4,000 Gandil's Comment: "By the time of the 1919 Series, you could say I had been around. Although past my peak, I still hit .290 and had the best first-base fielding record in the league." |
Position: Center Field
Age: 28 Salary: $4,000 Gandil's Comment: "A tall and husky player and always in good spirits, he was called "Happy" by the players. With the great Tris Speaker, he was the best defensive outfielder of his day." |
Position: Left Field
Age: 30 Salary: $6,000 Gandil's Comment: "A natural and one of baseball's greatest hitters; fame never spoiled him. He had no education, but a surprisingly good head, all despite reports to the contrary." |
 Fred McMullin |
 Swede Risberg |
 Buck Weaver |
 Claude Williams |
| Position: Utility Infielder
Age: 27 Salary: Under $3,000 Gandil's Comment: "Handsome and popular, Fred was only a utility infielder, but he had an excellent baseball head. He scouted the Reds before the Series on orders from Gleason." |
Position: Shortstop
Age: 25 Salary: Under $3,000 Gandil's Comment: "As rangy as Marty Marion, Risberg had a wonderful arm at short. Like Weaver, he was a hothead and usually figured in some sort of rhubarb around second base." |
Position: Third Base
Age: 29 Salary: $6,000 Gandil's Comment: "At third he was an aggressive, snappy type. A good hitter, he always knew the latest jokes, was a master bench jockey and a scrapper, as Billy Martin is today." |
Position: Pitcher
Age: 26 Salary: Under $3,000 Gandil's Comment: "Basically better than Cicotte, he won games the conventional way, good curve and fast ball, excellent control. He was quiet, intelligent and seldom joked." |