Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199795130ISBN-10:199795134UPC:9780199795130Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, History, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCPWZ16NCY
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-13:9780199795130ISBN-10:199795134UPC:9780199795130Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, History, United StatesBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCPWZ16NCY
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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