You’ve heard of the “Curse of the Bambino”, “Curse of the Billy Goat”, and even “Merkle’s Boner." But the case that changed baseball forever was The 1919 World Series Scandal, better known as "The Black Sox Scandal," because itt was discovered that players were betting against their own team!

Ray teaches Rob about players like “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, “Buck” Weaver, and “Chick” Gandil who had enough of their Manager, Charles Comisky, which led them to engaging in the first baseball scandal, the naming of the first commissioner of baseball (named. Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis....You read that correctly), the theory that famous gambler, Arnold Rothstein, was behind the fix, how baseball redeemed itself........and honestly, what’s with all of these nicknames?!?

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TEAM:

Ray Hebel

Robert W Schneider

Mark Schroeder

Billy Recce

Daniel Schwartzberg

Gabe Crawford

Natalie DeSavia

WEBSITES

1919 World Series Stats

Famous Trials Timeline

Timetoast Timeline

ARTICLES

The Black Sox Trial: An Account

NY Times 1921 Article 1

NY Times 1921 Article 2

SportsCenter Flashback

AUDIO/VISUAL

Eight Men Out Trailer

Music and Sound Effects

“Charge!” as played by Nancy Bea Hefley

“Red Dead Redemption 2” - House Building Theme

Small Group Applause by SM Soundfx

Crowd Cheering as posted by J Gaming

Three Taps on Microphone by Foley for Free

Microphone Feedback

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