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Seven players on the Chicago White Sox team were banned from Baseball for life after accepting bribes to throw the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. In addition, the scandal affected baseball attendance at the National Pasttime for years.
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RossThe so called black sox scandal involved the Chicago White Sox, American League champions in 1919. Several Chicago players supposedly took bribes to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. All the players involved were banned for life by baseball commissioner Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis.
The 1919 World Series resulted in the most famous scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was, however, front-page news across the country and, despite being acquitted of criminal charges, the players were banned from professional baseball for life. The eight men included the great "Shoeless" Joe Jackson; pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams; infielders Buck Weaver, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Fred McMullin, and Charles "Swede" Risberg; and outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch.
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When was the infamous Black Sox Scandal?
The 1919 World Series.
The 1919 winner of the american league pennant in baseball?
The 1919 winner of the American League pennant in baseball was the Chicago White Sox. However, it is important to note that the 1919 World Series in which they were a participant became infamous for the "Black Sox Scandal," as several players on the team were accused of conspiring to intentionally lose games.
Who is alive now who knows about the black sox scandal?
There are lots of people alive who know about the "Black Sox Scandal" due to the books, movie and historical accounts of the incident. However, since the "scandal" occured in 1919, over 90 years ago, there may be a few people alive today that would have a "first hand" knowledge of the event, but not many.
When and where did baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson play?
Shoeless Joe Jackson debuted on August 25, 1908, playing for the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park; he played his final game on September 27, 1920, playing for the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.
What baseball teams did Shoeless Joe Jackson play with?
Jackson played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908-9), Cleveland Naps (1910-15), and Chicago White Sox (1915-20). He retired after the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal of 1920.
