Black Sox scandal: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Eliot Asinof, Eight Men Out (1963, reprinted 1987).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - The Black Sox Scandal. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Baseball Hall of Fame - Guide to the Black Sox Scandal (American League). Dec 20, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR Illinois - You know the story of the 1919 Black Sox? think again. Oct 07, 2025
Added Top Questions. Sep 03, 2025
Add new Web site: United States Census Bureau - History and the Census: The 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" Scandal. May 09, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - Chicago Stories - The Black Sox Scandal. Nov 21, 2024
Add new Web site: CBC - Revisiting the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Saying It Was So: Exploring the Black Sox Scandal (PDF). Aug 14, 2024
Cross-references added. Jun 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Ohio History Connection - Wearing Black Sox with Scandals. Jan 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Providence College DigitalCommons - The Black Sox Scandal of 1919: Reactions from Baseball Fans in Chicago, Cleveland, and New York. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - The Black Sox Scandal. Sep 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Famous Trials - Black Sox Trial (1921). May 16, 2022
Add new Web site: United States History - Black Sox Scandal. Apr 01, 2021
Revised the dates of the players' acquittals and suspensions. Jul 22, 2020
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Chicago - Black Sox Scandal. Mar 04, 2014
Changed Gandil's first name from Charles to Arnold. Feb 19, 2009
Media added. Feb 19, 2009
Media added. Jun 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - The Black Sox Trial. Aug 31, 2006
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - The Black Sox Trial. Aug 31, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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