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Harold Homer Chase

Born: February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, CA
Died: May 18, 1947 in Colusa, CA
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Position: First Baseman

 
Played For: 

New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919).

 
Biography:

No lesser figures than Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named him the best first baseman ever, and contemporary reports describe his glovework as outstanding. Also a great hitter in the dead ball era, he is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. In 1981, 62 years after his last major league game, baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.

Despite being an excellent hitter and his reputation as a peerless defensive player, Chase’s legacy was tainted by a litany of corruption. He allegedly gambled on baseball games, and also engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played.

 

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Chase
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hal_Chase