White Sox? More
like Black Sox!
In America’s recent past there
has been a scandal now known as the
Black Sox Scandal! Ten years ago the
Chicago White Sox were found to be
guilty of throwing the World Series to
the Cincinnati Reds.
What Happened?
This conspiracy was thought of by White Sox first baseman Arnold "Chick"
Gandil. He implemented some of his teammates to fix or “rig” the World Series
game. Starting pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty"
Williams, outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch, and shortstop Charles "Swede"
Risberg were all principally involved with Gandil. So because of this “fix” of the
game, gamblers put their money on the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series.
The players involved in the fix were told they would get money for doing so. Some
of the players would get double their salary of one game in this fix.
Banned Players
Eddie Cicotte: Pitcher
Oscar "Happy" Felsch: Center Fielder
Arnold "Chick" Gandil: First Baseman
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson: Outfielde
Fred McMullin: Infielder
Charles "Swede" Risberg: Shortstop
George "Buck" Weaver: Third Baseman
Claude "Lefty" Williams: Pitcher