Black Sox Scandal
The Leader Behind the Scandal: Arnold Gandil
The 1919 World Series match up was between Chicago White Sox and the
Cincinnati Reds. Back in 1919 the World Series format was a nine game series, unlike
today the series is seven games. The events of this World Series come along with the
Black ....
Shoeless Joe Jackson
As the story goes Joseph Jefferson Jackson once had such horrible blisters on his feet that he played in a game without shoes. In his socks, he legged out a triple. While standing on third, a fan in the third base stands stood up and yelled, You shoeless son of a gun! The nickname stuck. And w....
The 1919 Black Sox Scandal
This years World Series started off like any other, two highly competitive teams playing their hardest to see who would be named the best team in baseball. But underneath the exterior, an elaborate scheme for quick money was being put into play. The eight Chicago White Sox players involved with the ....