Lifetime Baseball Bans

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The following lists include players, managers, and owners who were banned from baseball for life. As noted, some of them were reinstated.


List of Players Who Were Banned

Player Team Position Reason for Ban Ban Started Reinstatement
Thomas Devyr New York Mutuals SS Associating with gamblers 1865 1865
Ed Duffy New York Mutuals 3B Associating with gamblers 1865 1870
William Wansley New York Mutuals C Associating with gamblers 1865 1870
George Bechtel Louisville Grays OF Accepting Bribe 1876
Jim Devlin Louisville Grays SP Throwing Games/Gambling 1877
George Hall Louisville Grays OF Throwing Games/Gambling 1877
Al Nichols Louisville Grays Throwing Games/Gambling 1877
Bill Craver Louisville Grays 2B/SS Throwing Games/Gambling 1877
Oscar Walker Louisville Grays OF Contract Jumping 1877
Lee Magee Cincinnati Reds C Gambling 1920
Hal Chase New York Giants 1B Gambling, bribery (dating back to 1910) 1921
Heinie Zimmerman New York Giants C Gambling, bribery (most notably the 1917 world series) 1921
Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox SP 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Claude Williams Chicago White Sox SP 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Oscar "Happy" Felsch Chicago White Sox CF 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Chick Gandil Chicago White Sox 1B 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson Chicago White Sox LF 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Fred McMullin Chicago White Sox IF 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Swede Risberg Chicago White Sox SS 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Buck Weaver Chicago White Sox 3B 1919 World Series Fix Aug 3, 1921
Joe Gedeon Saint Louis Browns 2B 1919 World Series Fix (he knew about it from Risberg and placed bets) Aug 3, 1921
Jean Dubuc Cincinnati Reds RP 1919 World Series Fix (he knew about it but didn't escalate) Aug 3, 1921
Benny Kauff New York Giants OF Selling Stolen Cars 1921
Eugene Paulette Philadelphia Phillies IF Associating with gamblers 1922
Joe Harris Cleveland Indians 1B/OF Contract Jumping 1920 1922
Heinie Groh Cincinnati Reds 3B Contract Dispute 1921 1921
Walt Kinney Philadelphia Athletics RP Contract Jumping 1921 1923
Ray Fisher Cincinnati Reds SP Contract Dispute 1921 1980
Dickie Kerr Chicago White Sox SP Contract Dispute 1922 1925
Phil Douglas New York Giants SP Attempted Fix of 1922 Pennant 1922
Jimmy O'Connell New York Giants OF Bribery 1924
Ben Chapman New York Yankees OF Striking an umpire 1943 1943
Ferguson Jenkins Texas Rangers SP Cocaine Possession 1980 1980
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees After Retirement Association with gamblers (took job as greeter at a casino) 1980 1985
Willie Mays New York Giants After Retirement Association with gamblers (took job as greeter at a casino) 1980 1985
Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds Manager Gambling Aug 24, 1989
Steve Howe Los Angeles Dodgers RP Cocaine 1993 1993


List of Non-Players Who Were Banned

Non-Player Team Relationship Reason for Ban Ban Started Reinstatement
Richard Hingham Umpire Throwing championship game 1882
Joseph Creamer New York Giants Team Physician Attempted fix of 1908 Playoff 1909
Jack O'Connor Saint Louis Browns Manager Fixing batting title 1910
Harry Howell Saint Louis Browns Coach Fixing batting title 1910
Horace Fogel Philadelphia Phillies Owner Libel 1912
Cozy Dolan New York Giants Coach Attempted Bribery 1924
Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds Manager Gambling Aug 24, 1989
George Steinbrenner New York Yankees Owner Muckraking 1990 1993


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