Q: This second baseman may have been the first, and hopefully last, terrorist/player. In 1973, after his career was over, he attempted to extort $250,000 from a steamship company by threatening to place a bomb aboard one of its vessels. He was arrested by the FBI, convicted, and served nine months in prison.
From 1938 to 1940 he played in the minors alongside a shortstop named Phil Rizzuto. They then graduated to the Yankees and continued to team up in 1941 and 1942. In 1941 they won World Series rings. He was traded to the Senators in 1943 and then entered the war.
He often fought with his managers and ended up with a less than spectacular career with four different teams.
The one plus for him was that he met an 11 year old Maury Wills in 1943 in Washington while playing for the Senators. Maury later said that meeting this second baseman was an inspiration for him to become a major league player.
Who was he?
A: Jerry Priddy
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