Eddie Collins http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/eddie-collins-PESPT001397.topic A collection of news and information related to Eddie Collins published by Tribune Company sources. en-us <![CDATA[Eddie Collins, born in Millerton, New York, went by the nickname Cocky. Collins' career spanned four decades, a feat accomplished by only 29 others. Collins hit number 3,000, a single, on June 6, 1925 for the Chicago White Sox.]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/wpix-the-3000-hit-club-20110712-009,0,661990.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2011-07-12 18:22:16 <img src="http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2011-07/247124740-12182215.jpg" alt="Eddie Collins (3,315)" width="59" height="75" title="Eddie Collins (3,315)" > <![CDATA[pennant but had no knowledge of the conspiracy to throw the World Series involving eight of his players.]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/chi-sox_icons_gleason20080917151439,0,3050257.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2008-09-17 08:14:51 <img src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2008-09/42407824-17151453.jpg" alt="Manager Kid Gleason" width="56" height="75" title="Manager Kid Gleason" > <![CDATA[The White Sox 's Eddie Collins , left, shook hands with the Reds' Heine Groh during the 1919 World Series. The Hall of Famer was not part of the group that took gamblers' money to throw the series. Collins played for the White Sox from 1915 to 1926 and batted .409 to lead the Sox to the 1917 World]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/chi-sox_icons_collins20080917151332,0,7239963.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2008-09-17 08:13:41 <img src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2008-09/42407816-17151343.jpg" alt="Second baseman Eddie Collins" width="60" height="75" title="Second baseman Eddie Collins" >