Topics in Chronicling America: "The Chicago 'Black Sox' Scandal"
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"Striiiike! 8 Men Out!" The Cincy Reds win the 1919 World Series but rumors abound that gamblers bribed White Sox players to throw the series. An investigation is launched, a grand jury acquits, but the league bans eight players for life. This topic page provides useful information for searching about the Black Sox Scandal in Chronicling America's historic newspapers, including significant dates, associated search terms, as well as sample article links... Read more about it and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!