dragonhowl
The Major League Baseball World Series was a best of nine series during the years of 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921. All other years it has been a best of seven series.
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I dont know about 1903 (which would have only been year 3 of a world series, maybe they were still experimenting), but as for the 1919-1921 series, I think the reason it was expanded was more or less a celebration of WWI coming to an end, and America being victorious in it. You know...why not?
The 1919 series was ofcourse the year of the Black Sox scandal, when 8 key players for Chicago conspired to throw the series to Cinncinnati. Chicago needed a few extra games, because after blowing several of the first few games, they decided to try and win it afterall when they werent getting paid off by the gamblers. They mounted a comeback to get close to even, then were threatened by the thugs of the gambling world, so they had no choice to go ahead and not play well enough to win. I believe the Reds won in eight games, 5 games to 3.
I dont know about 1903 (which would have only been year 3 of a world series, maybe they were still experimenting), but as for the 1919-1921 series, I think the reason it was expanded was more or less a celebration of WWI coming to an end, and America being victorious in it. You know...why not?
The 1919 series was ofcourse the year of the Black Sox scandal, when 8 key players for Chicago conspired to throw the series to Cinncinnati. Chicago needed a few extra games, because after blowing several of the first few games, they decided to try and win it afterall when they werent getting paid off by the gamblers. They mounted a comeback to get close to even, then were threatened by the thugs of the gambling world, so they had no choice to go ahead and not play well enough to win. I believe the Reds won in eight games, 5 games to 3.
1919 Black Sox, What Happened?!?
nbaballer1
Is it true that the 1919 Black Sox really "threw" the World Series?? If so, why the heck did they do such a thing?!?! If you have any info on this can you please explain this to me! I just heard about it a couple of days ago and I am curious, Thanks!! best answer gets 11 points!!
WHAT?!?! That didnt answer my question what-so-ever.
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Charles Comisky was the owner back then. He was infamous for not paying his men what they deserved. He once gave them flat champange to celebrate the pennant with. 8 players of the team including Shoeless Joe Jackson (allegedly) were approached by gamblers who instructed them to throw the series.
They were heavily favored vs the Cinncinati Reds, but dropped the first 2 games to them. They would win the 3rd and lose the next 2. They played a best of 9 back then so the Black Sox came back to win 1 more, but lost in the 8th game of the series. Almost immediately the public assumed they had thrown it since the Sox were so heavily favored. There was a trial and they 8 men were found not guilty but it didn't matter. None of them made that much money off the whole deal as the man who was paying them actually lost all of his money midway thru the series, but later got most of it back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_World_Series
http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox.html
http://www.1919blacksox.com/
Edit: There I fixed it :)
Charles Comisky was the owner back then. He was infamous for not paying his men what they deserved. He once gave them flat champange to celebrate the pennant with. 8 players of the team including Shoeless Joe Jackson (allegedly) were approached by gamblers who instructed them to throw the series.
They were heavily favored vs the Cinncinati Reds, but dropped the first 2 games to them. They would win the 3rd and lose the next 2. They played a best of 9 back then so the Black Sox came back to win 1 more, but lost in the 8th game of the series. Almost immediately the public assumed they had thrown it since the Sox were so heavily favored. There was a trial and they 8 men were found not guilty but it didn't matter. None of them made that much money off the whole deal as the man who was paying them actually lost all of his money midway thru the series, but later got most of it back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_World_Series
http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox.html
http://www.1919blacksox.com/
Edit: There I fixed it :)
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