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1956—My Story by Arnold Gandil
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Opinion Forget What You Know About the Black Sox Scandal - The New York Times
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The Economic History Of Baseball, Part 2: The Real Black Sox Scandal, by David B Morris
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Eight Myths Out: Appendix of errors in 'Eight Men Out' book and film – Society for American Baseball Research
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Introduction - Chicago “Black Sox” Scandal: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress
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Saving Baseball after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal -The Homestead Blog
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September 27, 1920: 'The end of some inevitable chain': Chicago's final Black Sox game – Society for American Baseball Research
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.
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The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball [Book]
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Flashback: Story of 1919 Black Sox scandal still resonates
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1919 World Series Throneberry Fields Forever
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Forget What You Know About the Black Sox Scandal — Bunk