Show CONNIE MACKS FAMED INFIELD Y AX 4 f d a S y y y y y Y famous quartet of players now broken up somebody tagged the name infield on the mcinnis colllns barry baker combination in the pennant winning days of connie macks macka athletics and it stuck until the infield was broken up there was always the idea however that the title was not to be interpreted literally despite the recognized worth of the combination the sale of frank baker to the yankees has proved that the famous infield was not ove overrated grated financially in fact it was underrated mack got whon whan he transferred eddie collins collina to the white sox box later he be got tor for jack barry from joe lannin of boston two members of the quartet remained and there was some doubt as to whether mack would or could get for the pair the price tor for baker has never been lly announced but it is generally understood that the home run king cost ruppert and houston this leaves only to be accounted for by stuffy stuffy who Is still a youngster has batted over tor for six elx successive years in the majors and he would bring two or three times that so that famous infield was more core titan a proposition after all |