Double Plays and Double Crosses - The Black Sox and Baseball in 1920

"[An] essential study of a previously unexplored chapter of the game's history. An important addition to baseball collections...." Library Journal, Starred Review • This book is the exciting story of how the infamous Black Sox scandal continued for nearly a year following the "fixed" World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge.

About the author

Don Zminda spent more than two decades with STATS LLC, first as director of publications and then director of research for STATS-supported sports broadcasts. He has written or edited over a dozen sports books, including The Legendary Harry Caray: Baseball's Greatest Salesman (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and the SABR publication Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox. He has been a member of the Society for Baseball Research since 1979. A Chicago native, Zminda now resides in Los Angeles.

Summary

This book is the exciting story of how one of the most infamous scandals in American history—the Black Sox scandal—continued for over a year following the “fixed” World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge. It is a story of gamblers and crooks; a story of teammates betraying one another; a story of investigations and cover-ups.

Product details

• Authors: Don Zminda
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781538142325
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4232-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; USA, Baseball, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, history of sport, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas