What Was The 1919 Scandal
1919 Scandal
Deflategate, the Russians using steroids, and Thomas Voeckler using a hidden engine while cycling, are all sports scandals that may be see in the news today, but in all reality infamous sports scandals date way back. Indeed, the 1919 World Series is one of the most iconic, when eight members of the Chicago White Sox were bribed to throw the game by many high ranking gamblers. The players were sent to court, and tried for their crimes, and sewed punishments. The players caused many new rules and punishments in the MLB and even lowered viewing rating for some time. Some even say when this happened baseball lost all of its innocence (Douglass 1).
The 1919 World Series was between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds, and was supposed to be easily own by the Chicago White Sox whom most felt has the superior team. The odds were 7-5 that the Sox would win every game of the series and beat the Red’s by at least two points (Solomon 1). However, strangely in New York, copious amounts of money began to be bet on the Reds winning all but one game this raised …show more content…
Then, the bad news began, Eller hit a dropping ball that fell in between Felsch and Jackson. When Felsch got the ball, he tried to throw it to second, but the throw went over the second baseman's head allowing the runner to advance to third base. The leadoff hitter was up next and hit a line drive right over the shortstop's head for a single bringing the run in. The next batter hit a double after some controversial fielding by Felsch. The next hit was also to Felsch, andthe fielding was even worse allowing two more runs to score, and the hitter eventually scored also the opposing pitcher pitched well enough to hold the Sox’s leaving the Red’s one game from winning the series in the newly adapted best-of-nine format (BR
Deflategate, the Russians using steroids, and Thomas Voeckler using a hidden engine while cycling, are all sports scandals that may be see in the news today, but in all reality infamous sports scandals date way back. Indeed, the 1919 World Series is one of the most iconic, when eight members of the Chicago White Sox were bribed to throw the game by many high ranking gamblers. The players were sent to court, and tried for their crimes, and sewed punishments. The players caused many new rules and punishments in the MLB and even lowered viewing rating for some time. Some even say when this happened baseball lost all of its innocence (Douglass 1).
The 1919 World Series was between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds, and was supposed to be easily own by the Chicago White Sox whom most felt has the superior team. The odds were 7-5 that the Sox would win every game of the series and beat the Red’s by at least two points (Solomon 1). However, strangely in New York, copious amounts of money began to be bet on the Reds winning all but one game this raised …show more content…
Then, the bad news began, Eller hit a dropping ball that fell in between Felsch and Jackson. When Felsch got the ball, he tried to throw it to second, but the throw went over the second baseman's head allowing the runner to advance to third base. The leadoff hitter was up next and hit a line drive right over the shortstop's head for a single bringing the run in. The next batter hit a double after some controversial fielding by Felsch. The next hit was also to Felsch, andthe fielding was even worse allowing two more runs to score, and the hitter eventually scored also the opposing pitcher pitched well enough to hold the Sox’s leaving the Red’s one game from winning the series in the newly adapted best-of-nine format (BR