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The 1919 World Series was set to be a thrilling battle between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox- or so they thought. 8 White Sox players allegedly threw the best of nine game series to the Reds and ended up getting banned. This "rocked the sports world".
The 1919 White Sox supposedly tanked the World Series because a gambler named Joesph "Sport" Sullivan had offered them $100,000 to lose. First baseman C. Arnold "Chick" Gandil accepted and went around gathering more of his fellow players on board.
Many people thought the Reds were going to win the series before it even started, but after the very first pitch of the very first game on October 1st, suspicions went up even more. Pitcher Eddie Cicotte had hit the first batter and continued to mess up plays as the White Sox lost game one, 9-1. The next game with Lefty Williams on the mound wasn't any different after walking three straight batters, giving the Reds a 4-2 win. This continues over the next three games as went down 4-1 in the series.
Sox players had began to get furious as they were not receiving money. They planned to get money in five installations of $20,000, one after each loss.
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In this game, they won 4-1 and brought all their championship hopes back to life.
Prior to this game, these angry players called of the tanking and decided to come back and win. They came back and won 5-4 in this game.
Prior to Game 5, many players and their families started receiving threats. Whether they truly lost or the fix was back on, the Sox lost 10-5
They say Black Sox was in use much before to describe the flithy white uniforms once they got dirt on it, but others say it came from the scandals to show how dark and dirty the 1919 White Sox team was.
Arnold Gandal, 1B
Claude Williams, P
Eddie Cicotte, P
George Weaver, 3B
Oscar Felsch, CF
Charles Risberg, SS
Joe Jackson, OF
Fred McMullin, IF