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Sep 2019
56m 52s

BLACK SOX Ep. 6 | "Eight Men Out"

BLACK BARREL MEDIA
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The scandal crashes down on the White Sox players and gamblers. The criminal trial is a fiasco, though it ends well for the defendants. But the new commissioner of baseball is not beholden to the courts and he levies the ultimate punishment against the players. After the appeals fail, the players make new lives for themselves. Most play with outlaw teams acr ... Show More
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