Lot # 741: 1916 Zeenut PCL Swede Risberg (Without Coupon) - SGC PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



Recognized as a ringleader of the plot to help "fix" the 1919 World Series, young Charles "Swede" Risberg was compensated with a reported $10-20,000 for his efforts to help recruit teammates to intentionally lose the World Series.  Unfortunately the 26-year-old Risberg and seven other White Sox players found themselves banned from organized baseball for life by baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis following a grand jury investigation in 1921.  Risberg played several seasons in the Pacific Coast and Northwest Leagues before breaking in with Chicago in 1917.  Graded PR 1 by SGC, this tough 1915 Zeenut does exhibit some surface creasing and corner wear.  Ink writing on the reverse also detracts from the numerical grade.

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