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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 1988 film Eight Men Out, about the Black Sox scandal, Cicotte is portrayed by actor David Strathairn. He was portrayed by actor Steve Eastin in the 1989 film Field of Dreams. Cicotte's grandnephew Al Cicotte (1929–1982) later pitched in the major leagues, compiling a lifetime 10–13 record with six teams between 1957 and 1962.
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.
Risberg continued to play semipro baseball for a decade after his banishment. According to one source, "he came to Minnesota in 1922 with a traveling team called the Mesaba Range Black Sox, which featured two other members of the 1919 Black Sox team: Happy Felsch and Lefty Williams." [4] He played throughout the midwestern United States and Canada.
Eliot Tager Asinof (July 13, 1919 – June 10, 2008) [1] was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for his writing about baseball.His most famous book was Eight Men Out, a nonfiction reconstruction of the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Black Sox Scandal Joseph J. "Sport" Sullivan (November 2, 1870 – April 6, 1949) was an American bookmaker and gambler from Boston, Massachusetts who helped to initiate the 1919 Black Sox Scandal .
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Memphis Red Sox: 0 NNL I: Schorling Park [25] [26] 14 June 29, 1929: Alfred Cooper (7⅓ IP) Chet Brewer (1⅔ IP) Kansas City Monarchs: 4 Chicago American Giants: 0 NNL I: Schorling Park [27] 15 September 7, 1931: Paul Carter: Hilldale Club: 6 Baltimore Black Sox: 0 Ind. Hilldale Park [28] 16 July 8, 1932: Satchel Paige † (1) Pittsburgh ...