About the Episode
In 1931, Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett took heat for fraternizing with Al Capone. Gangsters were an occupational hazard for Prohibition-era baseball players.
Highlights
-The comings and goings of gangsters at Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field
-Al Capone’s favorite player (and how we know)
-The day Hartnett ended up in a controversial picture (that helped bring down Capone)
-The baseball commissioner’s effort to crack down on players fraternizing with “unsavory characters” (like their wives)
Further Reading
Snapped - Project 3.18
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Clear the Field
Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
Production and Music: Ted Walker
Title Admonishments: Bill Veeck
Design: Ketaki Kulkarni
