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The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
The Betrayal The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
Author: Charles Fountain
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 thre...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199795130
ISBN-10: 0199795134
Publication Date: 10/7/2015
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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