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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.
Sullivan was a known gambler in the Boston area who reportedly bet heavily on the 1903 World Series, and in fact tried to bribe Boston pitcher Cy Young. [1] He was arrested for gambling on baseball in 1907. [2] In 1919, Sullivan was living in the Boston suburb of Sharon, Massachusetts.
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 ...
Black Sox fix the 1919 World Series. Fixed games and gambling are nothing new in baseball, with players throwing games as early as 1865.But fixing a World Series was a different story.
The 1919 Chicago White Sox season was their 19th season in the American League. They won 88 games to advance to the World Series but lost to the Cincinnati Reds . More significantly, some of the players were found to have taken money from gamblers in return for throwing the series.
September 28, 1919, for the Chicago White Sox: MLB statistics; Batting average.277: Home runs: 11: Runs batted in: 556: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Chicago White Sox ; Washington Senators (1912–1915) Cleveland Indians ; Chicago White Sox (1917–1919) Career highlights and awards; World Series champion
There is a great deal of evidence both for and against Rothstein being involved in the 1919 World Series fix. [6] In 1919, Rothstein's agents allegedly paid members of the Chicago White Sox to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. He bet against them and made a large profit in what was called the "Black Sox Scandal". [7]
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