Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=12eMID0uzb1 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Black Sox Scandal – A Chicago Stories Documentary [qvmDtGQnpcY] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT It’s the most notorious scandal in the history of professional baseball. Eight Chicago White Sox players conspired to throw the World Series in 1919. It was an event that ruined the reputations and careers of some of the greatest players of all time, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and broke the heart of a nation. As the favored White Sox lost the series, word got out that the once-noble game of baseball had been compromised. At trial, the players were found not guilty – but they were later banned from professional baseball for life. The Black Sox Scandal is a story that forever changed America’s pastime. --------------------------- Dive deeper into the story: --------------------------- Watch more amazing Chicago Stories: --------------------------- #ChicagoStoriesWTTW BRoY6p4xiKM Hm3SP2tDPIg k0DjCL8DhHA gBK53ZKx85Y w1T702Pe0dQ
It’s the most notorious scandal in the history of professional baseball. Eight Chicago White Sox players conspired to throw the World Series in 1919. It was an event that ruined the reputations and careers of some of the greatest players of all time, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and broke the heart of a nation. As the favored White Sox lost the series, word got out that the once-noble game of baseball had been compromised. At trial, the players were found not guilty – but they were later banned from professional baseball for life. The Black Sox Scandal is a story that forever changed America’s pastime. --------------------------- Dive deeper into the story: --------------------------- Watch more amazing Chicago Stories: --------------------------- #ChicagoStoriesWTTW BRoY6p4xiKM Hm3SP2tDPIg k0DjCL8DhHA gBK53ZKx85Y w1T702Pe0dQ