The 1919 World Series.
ESPN SportsCentury - 1999 Flashback The 1919 Black Sox Scandal was released on: USA: 31 July 2001
The black sox scandal and throwing the 1919 World Series.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago "Black Sox" in the 1919 World Series
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.
In 1919, Meyer Wolfsheim was involved in fixing the World Series in a scandal known as the Black Sox scandal. He was rumored to have rigged the series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
Members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox took money from gamblers to intentionally lose the World Series.
There is and never was a formation of a Major League Baseball team called the "Black Sox". The "Black Sox" is just a disparaging nick-name that was given to the Chicago White Sox after supposedly "throwing" (losing purposely) the 1919 World Series. It is Known as 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.
Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. This was the game where multiple players on the White Sox took money to purposely loose the world series. Also known as the "Black Sox Scandal"
In "The Great Gatsby," the mention of the 1919 World Series alludes to the scandal known as the Black Sox scandal, where players on the Chicago White Sox intentionally lost the series in exchange for money from gamblers. This event reflects the themes of corruption, greed, and moral decay that are prevalent in the novel.
Wolfsheim was famous for fixing the 1919 World Series. He bribed members of the Chicago White Sox to intentionally lose games in exchange for money, which became known as the "Black Sox Scandal." This scandal led to eight players being banned from professional baseball for life.