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Merkle923 · 07-30-2015, 08:28 PM

Back to Barr-Parnham's postcards of the 1909 Washington Senators and one of the more infamous characters in the game's history.

"Sleepy Bill" Burns not only lost two no-hitters with two out in the ninth in a span of 14 months, but he was also the apparent bag man in the bribery and attempt to fix the outcome of the 1919 World Series.

Dealt by Washington to the White Sox on May 16, 1909 (his appearance in the set confirms how early the Barr-Parnham photos were taken and printed), Burns would wear out his welcome on five teams in just three calendar years, and be out of organized baseball by 1917. He was with the White Sox just long enough to have been the purported liaison between New York gambler Arnold Rothstein and the key Chicago players who took money in 1919.

07-30-2015, 08:28 PM	#25791
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,192	Bill Burns 1908 Back to Barr-Parnham's postcards of the 1909 Washington Senators and one of the more infamous characters in the game's history. "Sleepy Bill" Burns not only lost two no-hitters with two out in the ninth in a span of 14 months, but he was also the apparent bag man in the bribery and attempt to fix the outcome of the 1919 World Series. Dealt by Washington to the White Sox on May 16, 1909 (his appearance in the set confirms how early the Barr-Parnham photos were taken and printed), Burns would wear out his welcome on five teams in just three calendar years, and be out of organized baseball by 1917. He was with the White Sox just long enough to have been the purported liaison between New York gambler Arnold Rothstein and the key Chicago players who took money in 1919. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2017 at 11:24 PM.