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Game 1
- Cincinnati won by a triumphant score of 9-1.
- Cicotte, one of the eight men that allegedly threw the series, pitched that game after being allegedly paid $10,000 in cash.
- Walter Reuther got the win for Cincinnati.
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Main Characters
Eddie Ciccotte- Ace pitcher, one of the first to hop on the bandwagon
Joe Jackson- most likely had the brightest future and was most commonly known as "Shoeless" Joe
George Weaver- denied of a chance to take the stand, fought for his reinstatemnt until he died
"Kid" Gleason- head coach, played a big role by playing the eight players acqutitted
Charles Comiskey- owner of white sox, caused scandal, greedy
Bill Burns- main gambler involved, not charged (like others), met with alleged fixers -
Baseball League Presidents Call for Abolition of the "spit ball"
- After declaring it dangerous, the MLB outlawed the pitch after a player was killed by getting hit in the temple with it in a poorly lit game.
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Game 2
- Although they had not been paid, the men took a risk and allegedly threw the ball game.
- The Reds won by a score of 4-2.
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1919 World Series
- Lasted eight out of nine possible games.
- Games won went in this order: Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Chicago, Chicago, Cincinnati
- Cincinnati won
- Four players that played in the series went to the Hall of Fame
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Game 3
- Took place in Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox.
- Upset over not being paid, the men let the rookie pitcher Dickie Kerr (who was not involved) get the win.
- White Sox won 3-0.
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Game 4
- The White Sox blew the game on a promise of a payday.
- They lost 2-0.
- Following the game, the men were allegedly paid $20000.
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Game 5
- Postponed by rain and played a day late.
- The game was blown due to the men's newfound trust in the gamblers that were paying them.
- Score was 5-0 Cincy.
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Game 6
- The players decided ahead of time that they would win this game to avoid suspicion.
- Dickie Kerr got his second win.
- White Sox won 5-4.
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Game 7
- Ciccote won his first game.
- Gamblers began to become distraught over the winning that the White Sox were enjoying.
- That night, supposedly, "Lefty" Williams was approached by an associate of Sport Sullivan, one of the Gamblers and told that if he did not blow the game, he and his wife would be in serious danger.
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Game 8
- Deciding game of the World Series.
- Cincy scored four runs on Williams in the first inning.
- Lost by a total of 10-5.
- A Chicago Herald writer wrote that no world series should ever be played again.
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Tone
The tone in this book is disappointment. The author, on several occasions, brings up how sad, dissapointed, and shcoked all the Chicagoans and the baseball world was. "As Jackson departed from the grand jury room, a small boy clutched at his sleeve and tagged along after him. 'Say it ain't so, Joe,' he pleaded. 'Say it ain't so.'" (Asinof, 174) -
Theme
The main theme in this story is that behind every petty crime, there is a mastermind controlling every move. In this case, the masterminds were the gamblers and Chick Gandil.They convinced the players that this was the right thing to do and that they would never be caught. -
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Black Sox Trial
- Those brought to the stand included Bill Burns, a gambler involved in the fix, Charles Comiskey, owner of the White Sox at the time, and many others.
- George "Buck" Weaver, one of the acquitted players was denied the chance to take the stand to profess his innocence.
- Hundreds of fans of the White Sox attended the trial as well as tons of newspapers that wanted to be the first to publish what had gone on in the court room.
