The Most Bigoted Man in Baseball
The city of Philadelphia apologizes for racist behavior in the 1947 season
Ben Chapman, Philadelphia Phillies manager who hurled unrelenting racial slurs from the bench at MLB's first black player, Jackie Robinson. His tactics eventually backfired when the majority of fans and Jackie's teammates rallied around him, solidifying the team and accepting him as a true Dodger.
He flung Nazi salutes at Jewish fans when fascism was on …