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Scandal beset baseball\u2019s biggest contest on 9th October, 1919, when members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series to underdogs the Cincinnati Reds, in return for a slice of gambling profits.\nThere had been numerous attempts to fix high-profile games before, but the \u2018Black Sox\u2019 affair was the first time America at large became aware of dodgy dealings behind-the-scenes - and the outrage rocked the country.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the role of notorious gangster Arnold Rothstein; question whether White Sox players were in fact underpaid in the era; and explain why the lines between truth and fiction were deliberately blurred in \u2018Eight Men Out\u2019, Eliot Asinof's 1963 book about the case...\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The 1919 Black Sox Baseball Scandal Was Just One of Many\u2019 (Smithsonian Magazine, 2017): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1919-black-sox-baseball-scandal-wasnt-first-180964673/\n\u2022 \u2018Arnold Rothstein: The Drug Kingpin Who Fixed The 1919 World Series\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2022): https://allthatsinteresting.com/arnold-rothstein\n\u2022 \u2018Eight Men Out: Banned From Baseball\u2019 (Orion Pictures, 1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ME7WkPyC8\nThis episode first premiered in 2022, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices