Black Sox Scandal - Wikipedia
WEBThe Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payment from a gambling syndicate, possibly led by organized crime figure Arnold Rothstein.
What Was the 1919 'Black Sox' Baseball Scandal? - HISTORY
WEBOct 9, 2014 · The Black Sox Scandal. In 1919, when baseball players couldn't strike, Major League Baseball saw one of its greatest scandals. Eight Chicago White Sox, self-dubbed "Black Sox" due to...
Black Sox Scandal of 1919 | Summary, Trial, Players, & Facts
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The Black Sox Scandal was an American baseball scandal centering on the charges that eight members of the Chicago White Sox—including, most notably, Shoeless Joe Jackson—had been bribed to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
Eight MLB players indicted in “Black Sox Scandal” - HISTORY
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Eight MLB players indicted in “Black Sox Scandal”. On September 28, 1920, a Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series.
October 2024: The 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" Scandal - Census.gov
WEB3 days ago · On October 29, 1920, eight Chicago "Black Sox" players—Eddie Cicotte, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, Fred McMullin, Charles "Swede Risberg, George "Buck" Weaver, and Charles "Lefty" Williams—were indicted on several counts of conspiracy to defraud. The scandal's underworld financiers were also named in ...
Forget What You Know About the Black Sox Scandal
WEBOct. 9, 2019. A century ago this week, eight players from the Chicago White Sox conspired with professional gamblers to rig the outcome of the World Series, enabling the underdog Cincinnati...
SABR Century: 1921 Black Sox Trial – Society for American ...
WEBThe Black Sox trial — baseball’s Trial of the Century — took place 100 years ago in 1921. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox, along with some of the gamblers who bribed them, were charged with conspiracy to fix the 1919 World Series, which the heavily favored Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds.
100 years since 'Black Sox' World Series, new details ... - PBS
WEBOct 9, 2019 · It was 1919. World War I wasn't far in the rear-view mirror. Race riots were engulfing the nation. And on the South Side of Chicago, the White Sox were batting 1000, favored to win the World...
A Century of Scandal - Chicago History Museum
WEBOct 9, 2019 · The infamous series has come to be known as the Black Sox scandal due to a group of eight White Sox players (dubbed the Black Sox by the press) allegedly agreeing to throw games in exchange for money from a group of high-stakes gamblers. The White Sox had won the World Series in 1917.
Trial starts for Chicago White Sox players accused of ...
WEBNov 13, 2009 · The Chicago White Sox players, including stars Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver and Eddie Cicotte, subsequently became known as the “Black Sox” after the scandal was revealed.