Fix Is In A History of Baseball Gambling and Game Fixing Scandals

Name: Fix Is In A History of Baseball Gambling and Game Fixing Scandals
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780786419203

ISBN-10: 0786419202

ISBN-13: 9780786419203

Edition: 2004 (Alternate)

Authors: Daniel E. Ginsburg

List price: $29.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Out of stock

We're sorry. This item is currently unavailable.

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

On September 27, 1865, gambler Kane McLoughlin paid William Wansley $100 to ensure that the Brooklyn Eckfords would beat the Mutuals of New York. Wansley bribed Mutuals shortstop Tom Devyr and third baseman Ed Duffy to join the plot. The result was a 23-11 win by the Eckfords in a game marked by "passed balls and...muffed easy flys." Baseball was faced with its first gambling scandal. This is a comprehensive account of gambling and game fixing scandals that have gripped the nation. Attention is rightly focused on the best known incidents (e.g., the Black Sox scandal and the Pete Rose case), but the lesser known scandals are covered in-depth as well. Included are two chapters on game fixing…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 3/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 327
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: The Evils of Gambling



The Early Days



The National Association



The Louisville Scandal



The Game Grows Up



The Calm Before the Storm



Hal Chase



The Black Sox



Days of Scandal



The O'Connell-Dolan Affair



The Cobb-Speaker Affair



The Era of Tranquility



The Denny McLain Incident



The Pete Rose Scandal



Minor League Scandals Before 1930



Minor League Scandals from 1930 to 1994



Summing It All Up


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index