George Daniel "Buck" Weaver (August 18, 1890 – January 31, 1956) was an American shortstop and third baseman.

Ross Tenney of the Cincinnati Post wrote: Though they are hopeless and heartless, the White Sox have a hero.

[5][6]Despite this, Weaver was banned by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for having knowledge of the fix and failing to tell team officials.

Despite this success, however, Comiskey made no attempt to offer the confessions as evidence to obtain a similar ruling against Weaver.

[citation needed] Weaver applied six times for reinstatement to baseball before his death from a heart attack on January 31, 1956, at the age of 65.

The letter Weaver wrote to Frick is prominently displayed in Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

[citation needed] With the 2005 World Series set to begin and the White Sox about to capture their first championship since 1917, Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Downey implored Commissioner Bud Selig to rescind Weaver's ban.

Weaver's niece, Pat Anderson, told Downey: "You can't understand why someone else would be so obtuse.

"[10] Another niece, Margarie H. (Cook) Follett, came to the 2003 All-Star Game at the White Sox park to personally appeal to the commissioner for her uncle's reinstatement.