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The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Eddie Cicotte: Pitcher
- Arnold Rothstein: Add a description of this character.
- Joe Jackson: Shoeless Joe
- Gleason
- Bill Burns
- Williams
- Buck Weaver
- Fallon
- Sullivan
- Ban Johnson
- Hugh Fullerton
- Ray Schalk
- Risberg
- Felsch
- Sinton
- Replogle
- Harry Grabiner
- Bennett
- Billy Maharg
- Abe Atte
- George Gorman
- Lardner
- Eddie Collins
- Rath
- Kopf
- Dickie Kerr
- Reutlinger
- Brown
- Mcmullin
- John Heydler
- Hal Chase
- Sallee
- Ruth
First Sentence edit
On the morning of October 1, 1919, the sun rose in a clear blue sky over the city of Cincinnati.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Eliot Asinof (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 364.168
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Criminology
- Books › Nonfiction › True Accounts › True Crime
- Books › Sports › Baseball › History
- Books › History
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