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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (1963), by Eliot Asinof; Say It Ain't So, Joe!: The True Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson (1979), by Donald Gropman; Shoeless: The Life And Times of Joe Jackson (2001), by David L. Fleitz; Shoeless Joe & Me (2002), by Dan Gutman; Shoeless Joe (1982), novel by W. P. Kinsella
The eight "Chicago Black Sox" The 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.
Eight Men Out is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. It was written and directed by John Sayles . The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball 's Black Sox Scandal , in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to ...
In the famous 1919 World Series, Weaver batted .324, tallying 11 hits. [4] ... When Shoeless Joe Jackson did the same, the jury voted 11–1 in favor of Jackson ...
Banned from MLB due to the "Black Sox" scandal, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson came to Bergen County to play. He turned the local scene upside down. Post-scandal, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson rattled Bergen ...
The 16th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series (along with 1903, 1920, and 1921). MLB decided to try the best-of-nine format ...
WYFF -- Shoeless Joe Jackson's autograph has been called the Holy Grail of baseball signatures. Now perhaps the rarest example of the famed ballplayer's autograph has come up for auction and could ...
The powerful White Sox, with their superstar batter "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and star pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams, were believed likely to defeat the less-well-regarded Reds. To the surprise of many, the Reds defeated the White Sox, five games to three (from 1919 to 1921, the World Series was a best-of-nine affair). [85]