Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal
Description: In October 1919, the champions of the National League, the Cincinnati Reds, faced the champions of the American League, the Chicago White Sox, in the World Series. While Cincinnati won the championship on the field five games to three, the series will be forever remembered because of the events surrounding it. Even a hundred years later, it remains one of the most significant events in American professional sports.Learn more about the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal, and how it almost destroyed the game of baseball, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. ...