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Swede Risberg
American baseball player (1894–1975)
Baseball player
| Swede Risberg | |
|---|---|
Risberg c. 1919 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born:(1894-10-13)October 13, 1894 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| Died: October 13, 1975(1975-10-13) (aged 81) Red Bluff, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| April 11, 1917, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| September 27, 1920, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 175 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Charles August "Swede" Risberg (October 13, 1894 – October 13, 1975) was a Major League Baseballshortstop.
He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1917 to 1920 and is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Background
Charles Risberg was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He had very little education growing up and withdrew from school in the third grade.
However, he soon developed a repu