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Sep 2018
41m 7s

“Black Sox Scandal”

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In 1919, America had two favorite pastimes: baseball and corruption. The two coincided in 1919, when eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to intentionally lose the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds...but did they conspire?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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