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      • Far more than a superbly told baseball story, this is a compelling slice of American history in the aftermath of World War I and at the cusp of the Roaring Twenties. “Dramatic detail... an admirable journalistic feat.” — The New York Times “As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome.” — The Boston Globe
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  2. Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out recounts the rigging of the 1919 World Series, where eight members of the Chicago White Sox threw the series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payoffs from crime boss Arnold Rothstein and associates.

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  3. Aug 7, 2018 · In this highly detailed account, Eliot Asinof reconstructs the notorious Chicagao Black Sox scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players agreed to throw the 1919 World series against the Cincinnati Reds.

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  4. But the reason Eight Men Out remains near the top of so many “best baseball books” lists, including mine, is because it’s such a delicious entrée into baseball’s seedy underworld at the most critical point in the game’s history.

  5. May 1, 2000 · In this timeless classic, Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire story of the infamous scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the Series to Cincinnati.

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  6. May 1, 2000 · by Eliot Asinof (Author), Stephen Jay Gould (Introduction) 4.5 685 ratings. 4.0 on Goodreads. 10,970 ratings. See all formats and editions. First published in 1963, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.

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  7. us.macmillan.com › books › 9780805065374Eight Men Out - Macmillan

    May 1, 2000 · Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati.

  8. Apr 26, 2019 · 4.5 743 ratings. See all formats and editions. Eight Men Out is Eliot Asinof’s 1963 book depicting Major League Baseball’s Black Sox scandal of 1919. The full title of the book is Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. The facts of this episode in sports history have often been wrongly reported.

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