1920 – The Chicago grand jury indictment adds the names of former featherweight boxing champ Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in the World Series scandal. Confessions, later repudiated, are signed by Ed Cicotte, Joe Jackson, Lefty Williams, and Happy Felsch.
The first-place Indians top the A’s, 9 – 3, while the White Sox, behind Red Faber, are again beating the Yankees, 6 – 4. Faber gets 1st-inning help from Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch who all hit two-out triples: Collins and Jackson triple later as Chicago totals an American League record six triples. The 3rd-place Sox are 1 1/2 games back.
Ruth & Huggins arguing with umpire Tom Connolly – Meusel listening to the umpires’ explanation. August 1, 1920 – Ruth hit a ball overflow crowd at Comiskey Park, Shoeless Jackson said he caught the ball, the Yankees believe he’s lying. Joe would later admit he never caught it
The photograph was taken at Comiskey Park on June 16, 1920, before the Yankees vs. White Sox game in which Ruth hit his 18th homer of the season. Ruth will go on to hit 714 homeruns and Jackson will be suspended from baseball after the season for his actions during the 1919 World Series. Sponsor…
On October 9, 1919, At Comiskey Park the Cincinnati Reds wrap up the most tainted World Series in history by defeating the Chicago White Sox, 10-5. Lefty Williams, one of the eight “Black Sox,” allows four runs in the first inning and retires only one batter… The White Sox drop the World Series to the…
1919 – Ed Cicotte pitches Game 7 of the World Series, and the Chicago White Sox play like they mean it. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4 – 1 win to cut the Cincinnati Reds’ lead to four games to three in the best-of-nine Series.
On October 6, 1919, the Chicago White Sox committed three errors in losing the fifth game of the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. After a Sunday rainout‚ Hod Eller blanks the Sox on 3 hits‚ fanning 6 in a row-Gandil‚ Risberg‚ Ray Schalk‚ Williams‚ Leibold‚ and Eddie Collins-in the 2nd and 3rd. Once again…
On October 3, 1919 – Rookie pitcher Dickie Kerr throws a three-hit shutout as the Chicago White Sox win 3 – 0 over the Cincinnati Reds. Shoeless Joe Jackson has two hits and Chick Gandil drives in two runs as the White Sox cut Cincinnati’s World Series lead to 2-1. Cuban Dolf Luque becomes the…
The White Sox’s 6 – 5 win over St. Louis clinches the pennant; the final margin will be 3 1/2 games over the Indians.
The host Red Sox top the White Sox, 3 – 1, behind Babe Ruth’s four-hitter. Chicago bunches three of the four hits in the 3rd, including an RBI triple by Joe Jackson.
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