hen minor leaguer Curt McGann saw young George Weaver playing baseball in 1908, he was so impressed with Weaver's upbeat style of play, he began refering to him as "Buck." Over the next 45 years, the nickname, and the enthusiasm never left Buck Weaver.

At the age of 19, switch hitting Buck Weaver played in York, PA for the White Roses in the Tri-State League. The following year, 1911, Buck played for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. That season, he hit .282, but had a feilding average of only .898. The Seals finished the 1911 season in fourth place with a 95-112 record.

Buck Weaver began his Major League career playing shortstop for the Chicago White Sox on April 11,1912. Less than one month later, Buck was spiked in the hand while playing in the May 7th game against the Washington Senators and was forced to leave the game. Three days later, Irving Sanborn, a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune wrote the following: "Buck Weaver plugged the hole at shortstop by going into the game with a left hand done up in bandages. In spite of that handicap, the "ginger kid" played a splendid game, and was one of Benz's (White Sox pitcher) cheif helpers in the wabbly fifth." Although not as popular as "Buck," the nickname "Ginger Kid" would continue to surface periodically throughout the remainder of his Major League career.

From 1912-1915 Buck played exclusively at shortstop for the White Sox. It was not until 1917 when Swede Risberg joined the White Sox and became the teams full-time shortstop that Buck was permanently moved to third base. It was also in 1917 that Buck was the starting third baseman for the American League in a charity All-Star game played in Boston.

By 1919 Buck had established himself as one of the premier third basemen in the game. The great Ty Cobb once complimented Weaver as being one of the greatest third basemen's he'd ever seen. Cobb went on to say that he would never attempt to bunt while Buck was playing third base.

One year after being banished from professional baseball by Commissioner Landis, Buck submitted a petition signed by 14,000 fans requesting to be reinstated. During

Buck's hearing he was asked by Commissioner Landis if he had sat in on any meetings to throw the 1919 World Series. Buck stated "Yes, Judge, I attended two such meetings, but I took no money." Landis responded: "Buck, you can't play ball with us again." With that, his request was denied. Buck Weaver would apply for reinstatement on five more occassions throughout his lifetime. Each request would be denied.

Throughout the first five years of his banishment however, Buck exercised daily to stay in shape for the day he would return to the big leagues. "I'll play for nothing" Buck once told a reporter. Unable to curb his thirst any longer, Buck returned to the baseball diamond playing Semi-Pro ball across the country from 1924 through 1931. In 1924 it was Sauk County, Wisconsin. In 1926 Douglas, Arizona followed by Hammond, Indiana in 1927. In 1928 and again 1931, Buck played in Illinois, in front of the old crowds of Chicago.

Buck became the manager of a girls softball team, the Bidwell Bluebirds in 1944 and also managed Charles Krutckoff's semi-pro Chicago team in 1947. Buck also worked as a florist for Mr. Krutckoff before working his final job as a clerk at the Parimutual Department of Chicago's Racetracks.

Although Buck Weaver and his wife, Helen, never had any children of their own, they helped raise two neices, Betty Scanlan and Patricia Anderson. On Janurary 31,1956, while walking to his income tax consultants office, Buck Weaver collapsed in the 1200 Block of West 71st Street and died of a heart attack.

In the early 1990's attorney Louis Hegemand along with two Federal Judges representing the late Buck Weaver submitted a 14 page memorandum to baseball Comissioner Fay Vincent requesting Buck's reinstatement. Their request was denied.

On July 15,2003 the Chicago White Sox hosted Major League Baseball's annual All-Star Game. Before the game, two members of Buck Weaver's family held a "Reinstate Buck Weaver" rally which took place on 35th and Shields, near the area of the original Comiskey Park third base. While Major League Baseball did not make any comments publicly on the rally, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig stated he would take another look into the matter of reinstating Buck Weaver.