When was the 1919 world series

The former was hammered in Game 1, , and the latter followed up with a loss in Game 2. Rookie Dickie Kerr was not one of the dirty Sox, and he spun a three-hit shutout to beat the Reds in Game 3. Cicotte started Game 4, and though he only allowed two runs -- both of them scoring on suspicious-looking errors by Cicotte himself -- the Sox lost as Cincy starter Jimmy Ring whitewashed Chicago on three hits.

And Game 5 resulted in yet another three-hit shutout, as Hod Eller defeated Williams, That made four wins for the Reds, but the World Series was played under the best-of-nine format, so the Sox were still alive.

Cincinnati "dominated" the final outing "with a little help" from their crooked rivals in a stomp that started with four runs in the first inning.

Unfortunately, the victory would be bittersweet after the scandal had been confirmed a year later. The Black Sox had been able to camouflague their deception by being selective in their misdeeds. Joe Jackson had batted a Series-leading. Buck Weaver had also performed well at the plate by hitting. Chick Gandil had game-deciding hits in two outings and Eddie Cicotte had tossed a one-run game to avoid elimination.

After a lengthy investigation in , the members of Chicago's tainted team were amazingly acquitted the following year despite their own confessions which were recanted later. All of the players involved were banned from baseball because of their undeniable link to gamblers. The league offices were constantly denying accusations from the press that professional baseball itself was in on the take and made every effort to assure the fans that the scandal was an isolated incident.

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Sallee Cin. Suspicious plays: Williams, pitching hurriedly in the 1st, throws fifteen poor pitches--four go for hits scoring three runs and he is taken out of the game. Williams might have been threatened the day before the eighth game with physical harm to himself or his wife if he did not do his best to ensure a Cincinnati victory--in the first inning.

Cincinnati wins the best-of-nine series, five games to three. GAME 2 Oct. GAME 3 Oct.