Baseball player, Charles "Chick" Gandil, out at 2nd base, stealing, game 1 of the 1919 Worlds Series, White Sox and Cincinnati
1 2019-07-24T14:03:16+00:00 Kate Flynn 7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6 13 1 View of baseball player Charles "Chick" Gandil, of the American League's Chicago White Sox, being called out after attempting to steal second base on the field during game 1 of the 1919 World Series between the White Sox and the National League's Cincinnati Reds, held at a National League ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gandil is lying on the ground, reaching for second base, and an umpire is standing behind second base, holding his hand in the air. A Cincinnati player is standing in front of second base, cocking his arm to throw a baseball towards third base, and another Cincinnati player is standing behind second base. plain 2019-07-24T14:03:16+00:00 SDN-061952 Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Kate Flynn 7a93418b93b9db509597a67ae6311be88dcb38d6This page is referenced by:
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The Chicago White Sox played in the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
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On October 1, 1919, the World Series began between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds won the Series five games to three.
Rumors persisted after the Series that it had been rigged, but no investigation took place until a 1920 game between the Cubs and the Phillies was also rumored to be rigged. Under a grand jury, White Sox players testified they had colluded with local gambling syndicates (possibly including Arnold Rothstein, though his involvement is unproven) to set up the fix.
C. Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Claude "Lefty" Williams, Charles "Swede" Risberg, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Buck Weaver, Fred McMullin, and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, now known as the "Black Sox" were indicted on nine counts of conspiracy in October 1920. They were lambasted in the press but were found not guilty in August 1921 after all the records mysteriously disappeared during the trial.
Despite their acquittal, the players did not ultimately get away with it. Major League Baseball owners appointed Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first Commissioner of Baseball. He saw to it that all eight players were banned from professional baseball for life.
