Eight Men Out, Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out, Eliot Asinof
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Eight Men Out
The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

Author: Eliot Asinof

Narrator: Harold N. Cropp

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/06/2012

Synopsis

In 1919, American headlines proclaimed the fix and cover-up of the World Series as “the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America.” In this painstaking review, Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation’s leading gamblers to throw the series to Cincinnati. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the backgrounds and motives of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible. Far more than a superbly told baseball story, this compelling American drama will appeal to all those interested in American popular culture.

About Eliot Asinof

Eliot Asinof was born in the year of the ill-fated World Series fix. After graduating from Swarthmore College in 1940, he played minor league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has written numerous books and a variety of plays for television and motion pictures. He lives in Ancramdale, New York, in a house he built with his son.

About Harold N. Cropp

Harold N. Cropp is the artistic director of Commonweal Theatre Company and holds a BA in theater from Brown, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. He was the 2006 Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 10, 2024

Eight members of major league baseball’s Chicago White Sox colluded with gamblers, arranged to lose a 1919 World Series that they were heavily favoured to win, and were banned from organized baseball for life as a result. Yet the corrupt actions of these players were only part of a system that had i......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on April 06, 2021

With baseball season kicking off I figured it was finally time to read a book that I have seen the movie version of several times. The Chicago Black Socks and the 1919 World Series gambling scandal is probably the most infamous story in the history of baseball. It rocked the sport to its very core a......more

Goodreads review by Tim on October 04, 2022

I learned a few things about the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal after reading this book. I was struck by how much talent was involved in the scandal. Most know about legendary left fielder Joe Jackson, who was one of the best players in the game. But starting pitcher Eddie Cicotte also amassed a Hall of Fa......more

Quotes

“Dramatic detail…an admirable journalistic feat!” New York Times

“As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome!” Boston Globe

“The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record…a vividly, excitingly written book.” Chicago Tribune

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