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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Eight Men Out The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
Author: Eliot Asinof
The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805003468
ISBN-10: 0805003460
Publication Date: 4/1988
Pages: 302
Edition: Movie Tie
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3.8 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Henry Holt Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Asinof uses all of his research into the 1919 World Series and the Black Sox scandal to paint a revealing picture of how gambling forever changed professional baseball. It is a story of conspiracies, lies, double-crosses, and the American pastime.
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A good slice of sports and American history. WEll written and not boring


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