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

To Kiki from Al

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