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The Fix Is in: A History of Baseball Gambling and Game Fixing Scandals
The Fix Is in A History of Baseball Gambling and Game Fixing Scandals
Author: Daniel E. Ginsburg
On September 27, 1865, gambler Kane McLoughlin paid William Wansley $100 to ensure that the Brooklyn Eckfords would beat the Mutuals of New York. Wansley bribed Mutuals shortstop Tom Devyr and third baseman Ed Duffy to join the plot. The result was a 23-11 win by the Eckfords in a game marked by "passed balls and...muffed easy flys." Baseball wa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786419203
ISBN-10: 0786419202
Pages: 317
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Publisher: McFarland & Company
Book Type: Paperback
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