Hack Simmons

Article summary

George Washington "Hack" Simmons (January 29, 1885 – April 26, 1942) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball for between 1906 and 1917, including four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1910) and New York Highlanders (1912), both of the American League, and the Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915) of the Federal League.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1885 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1915-07-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1885". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1915-07-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365876109