The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal?
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- Synopsis
- IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF EIGHT MEN OUT ... the untold story of baseball's ORIGINAL SCANDAL. Did the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918--and get away with it? Who were the players involved--and why did they do it? Were gambling and corruption more widespread across the leagues than previously believed? Were the players and teams "cursed" by their actions? Finally, is it time to rewrite baseball history? With exclusive access to surprising new evidence, Sporting News reporter Sean Deveney details a scandal at the core of baseball's greatest folklore--in a golden era as exciting and controversial as our sports world today. This inside look at the pivotal year of 1918 proves that baseball has always been a game overrun with colorful characters, intense human drama, and explosive controversy.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 246 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780071629973
- Publisher:
- McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Date of Addition:
- 04/18/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Sean Deveney
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs, Communication
- Submitted By:
- Jim Baugh
- Proofread By:
- book lover
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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