The 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 was being played, they were largely disregarded by players and the public at large. It wasn't until ...