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RE: LeoThread 2024-08-31 18:06

in LeoFinance4 months ago
  1. The Players: Eight members of the White Sox were implicated in the scandal: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Charles "Swede" Risberg, George "Buck" Weaver, Eddie Cicotte, and Claude "Lefty" Williams.
  2. The Investigation: After the season, an investigation was launched by the grand jury in Chicago. Several players testified against one another, leading to a trial that began on September 28, 1920.
  3. The Verdicts: On December 25, 1920, seven of the eight players were found guilty and banned from professional baseball for life. George "Buck" Weaver was acquitted due to lack of evidence, but he also received a lifetime ban in 1921 by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.