Black Sox Scandal
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black-sox-scandal-207-1880924
title:
Black Sox Scandal
text:
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. There is strong evidence both for and against Rothstein's involvement; however, there is no conclusive indication that the gambling syndicate's actions were directed by organized
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1919 Baseball World Series scandal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal
date created:
2003-08-25T13:38:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T23:22:55Z
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