Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190679187ISBN-10:190679182UPC:9780190679187Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC8KK1731S
Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein. Heavily favored, Chicago lost the Series five games to three. Although rumors of a fix flew while the series...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190679187ISBN-10:190679182UPC:9780190679187Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Baseball, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC8KK1731S
Charles Fountain teaches at Northeastern University's School of Journalism. He is the author of several books, including Under the March Sun: The Story of Spring Training.
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