April 27, 2019 Comstock, Mi
Black Sox Scandal 100th Anniversary
Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of fixing to lose the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash from the gambling syndicate run by Arnold Rothstein.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was appointed the first Commissioner of Baseball, with absolute control over the game, in an effort to restore its integrity. Despiser acquittals in public trials in 1921, Landis permanently banned all eight from professional baseball.
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