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Bookmark or Share- Black Sox Scandal - WikipediaThe 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.
- The Black Sox Scandal - Society for American Baseball ResearchOver the decades, major-league baseball has produced a host of memorable teams, but only one infamous one — the 1919 Chicago White Sox. Almost a century after the fact, the exact details of the affair known in sports lore as the Black Sox Scandal remain murky and subject to debate.
- What Was the 1919 'Black Sox' Baseball Scandal? - HISTORYIn 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 their greedy owner's refusal to...
- Eight MLB players indicted in “Black Sox Scandal” - HISTORYOn September 28, 1920, a Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series.
- Black Sox Scandal of 1919 | Summary, Trial, Players, & Facts - BritannicaThe 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.
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