Black Sox
Scandal
What was the black sox
scandal?
The Black Sox controversy is the name
given to the attempt to rig the 1919 World
Series played between the Chicago White
Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. A number of
players on the Chicago team plotted with
gamblers to throw (deliberately lose)
games in what is the largest scandal in
major league history.
Players on the team?
The players were Joe Jackson, Eddie
Cicotte, Chick Gandil, Swede Risberg,
Buck Weaver, Claude Williams, and
Fred McMullen.
Interesting facts
After the
scandal, many
players
received
threats, even to
their families.
After the scandal was
discovered, the Chicago
White Sox players,
including stars Shoeless
Joe Jackson, Buck
Weaver, and Eddie
Cicotte, were nicknamed
the "Black Sox".