Not saying what the White Sox players did back then was right, but those were different times, when ball players weren’t paid very much. They really didn’t start making big money until the Cardinals Curt Flood helped bring about free agency to players. Before then many players held second jobs to make ends meet. Players today don’t have that excuse.
Wow you’re right . Most have no idea that ball players, in all sports, had off season jobs. My uncle worked in insurance with a company in San Francisco. One of his co workers was NY Giants QB Y A Tittle. Tittle who was only behind Johnny Unitas as the NFL ‘s best QB was selling business insurance from January to June.
>>”Not saying what the White Sox players did back then was right, but those were different times, when ball players weren’t paid very much.”
And the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey (of Comiskey Park fame) had a reputation for underpaying his players, even for that time.