Scandals in baseball history, the black sox scandals where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the world series to the cincinnati reds, and it brought about many changes in baseball including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life, but the story of that is not really a simple one. It is very complicated. So, the title of tonights talk is called field of myths, 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal. Finally separating the many myths from the reality. And so this should be a fascinating talk and im excited to welcome david pietrusza, our speaker to night. Thank you. Yeah, we are gathered here tonight on the eve of this years world series, and 100 years ago, who knew if there was going to be another world series once that scandal was exposed and whether trust in baseball was starting to evaporate rapidly. And as david said, thats, you know, eight men out. That is the story that we know. That is the t
Seventh in a series of posts about the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, in 1875, last season before the birth of the National League.
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All newspaper excerpts are from the Chicago Tribune.
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All newspaper excerpts are from the Chicago Tribune.
In 1870, first season after their formation, the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, achieved their goal of defeating the Cincinnati Red Stockings and went on to win the national championship.
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