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  1. Black Sox Scandal - Wikipedia

    • Director John Sayles' Eight Men Out, a 1988 film based on Asinof's book, is a dramatization of the scandal, focusing largely on Buck Weaver (played by John Cusack) as the one banned player who did not take any money. See more

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    The Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in … See more

    Background

    In 1919, Charles Comiskey, the owner of the Chicago White Sox and a prominent Major League Baseball (MLB) player from 1882 to 1894, was widely resented by his players for his miserliness. As a player, Comiskey had taken … See more

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  1. Eight Men Out tells the true story of the infamous 'Black Sox' scandal of 1919, in which the White Sox players deliberately lost the World Series. The movie places the scandal in the context of a labor dispute between the players and their then all-powerful team owner, and how mobster Arnold Rothstein took advantage of the dispute.
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    Eight Men Out, produced in 1988 and based on a book by the same name, tells the shocking story of the first real baseball scandal. Also known as the “The Black Sox Scandal”, the movie tells the story of eight members of the Chicago White Sox who conspired to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series in exchange for gambling profits.
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    Perhaps the saddest chapter in the annals of professional American sports is recounted in absorbing fashion in Eight Men Out. Story tells of how the 1919 Chicago White Sox threw the World Series in cahoots with professional gamblers, in what became known as the Black Sox Scandal.
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  2. Eight Men Out - Wikipedia

    Eight Men Out is a 1988 American sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof 's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. It was written …

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    • MORE EIGHT MEN OUT MYTHS - Society for …

      Learn the facts behind the 1919 World Series fix, debunking the myths perpetuated by Eliot Asinof's book and film. Explore the evidence, sources, and stories of the players, gamblers, and baseball officials involved in the scandal.

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    • Eight Myths Out: The Black Sox Scandal and the 1919 …

      Mar 19, 2019 · Since the publication of Eliot Asinof’s Eight Men Out in 1963 and the John Sayles film by the same name in 1988, the dramatic story of underpaid and undereducated Chicago White Sox ballplayers, disgruntled by their low …

    • The Truth About The Black Sox Scandal Of 1919

      Dec 21, 2020 · Cicotte had the most grievance in this regard as, according to Eliot Asinof's 1963 book, Eight Men Out, in 1917, Cicotte was allegedly promised a $10,000 bonus if he won 30 games. On pace to 30, Cicotte was benched for a …

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    • Eight Men Out (1988) - Plot - IMDb

      Eight Men Out tells the true story of the infamous 'Black Sox' scandal of 1919, in which the White Sox players deliberately lost the World Series. The movie places the scandal in the context of a labor dispute between the players and their …

    • Eight Men Out (1988) - Does it hold up? - Royals Review

      Jun 6, 2020 · Eight Men Out is based on the true story of one of baseball’s biggest gambling scandals: the 1919 World Series that that eight White Sox players gambled on and subsequently threw. The first...

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      Eight Men Out tells the true story of the infamous 'Black Sox' scandal of 1919, in which the White Sox players deliberately lost the World Series. The movie places the scandal in the context of a labor dispute between the players and their …

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