This Date in Baseball

Edit U~T San Diego 02 Apr 2016
Expelled "Black Sox" players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg sued their former club for back salary and $400,000 in damages. They were among eight members of the Chicago White Sox team charged with fixing the 1919 World Series ... ....

Mejia joins list of banned athletes

Edit MLB 13 Feb 2016
Here's a closer look at some of the more substantial punishments in sports history ... In one of the greatest sports controversies in history, eight White Sox players -- Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Eddie Cicotte, Lefty Williams, Happy Felsch, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg and Chick Gandil -- received lifetime bans for allegedly conspiring with gamblers to throw games during the 1919 World Series against the Reds, in exchange for money ... ....

Mejia joins list of banned athletes (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Feb 2016
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball) ... Lifetime bans ... In one of the greatest sports controversies in history, eight White Sox players -- Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Eddie Cicotte, Lefty Williams, Happy Felsch, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg and Chick Gandil -- received lifetime bans for allegedly conspiring with gamblers to throw games during the 1919 World Series against the Reds, in exchange for money ... Other notable suspensions ... (noodl....

Black Sox

Edit Newsday 12 Feb 2016
(Credit. AP). Chicago White Sox pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams, first baseman Chick Gandil, shortstop Swede Risberg, third baseman Buck Weaver, outfielders Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch and infielder Fred McMullin. Banned March 12, 1921, by commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, for their involvement in throwing the 1919 World Series. (Credit. ASSOCIATED PRESS). Philadelphia Phillies infielder Gene Paulette ... Banned Aug ... Banned Oct....

Looking Back: Vols' Player Becomes A Black Sox (Nashville Sounds)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Aug 2015
(Source. Nashville Sounds) ... This infamous betting scandal put a black cloud on the national pastime ... Between Gleason and Williams the kid colony is well represented ... Along with Jackson and Williams the eight players banned by Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis were pitcher Eddie Cicotte, first baseman Chick Gandil, shortstop Swede Risberg, third baseman Buck Weaver, utility man Fred McMullin, and outfielder Happy Felsch ... Raymond Cobb....

Baseball movies: From 'Field of Dreams' to 'Major League,' Jim Slotek takes a trip down ...

Edit Toronto Sun 12 Apr 2015
It may no longer be “America’s game” at the turnstiles or in the ratings, but baseball has always ruled on the big-screen. Hundreds of baseball movies have been made, and they number among the best sports movies ever ... Eight Men Out (1988), John Sayles’ movie about the Black Sox scandal, featured Sheen as Happy Felsch, John Cusack as Buck Weaver, a young Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) as Chick Gandil and D.B....

Baseball movies: From 'Field of Dreams' to 'Major League,' Jim Slotek takes a trip down memory lane

Edit Canoe 11 Apr 2015
It may no longer be “America’s game” at the turnstiles or in the ratings, but baseball has always ruled on the big-screen. Hundreds of baseball movies have been made, and they number among the best sports movies ever ... Eight Men Out (1988), John Sayles’ movie about the Black Sox scandal, featured Sheen as Happy Felsch, John Cusack as Buck Weaver, a young Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) as Chick Gandil and D.B ... ....

10 best baseball movies of all time: League of Their Own, Moneyball

Edit Digital Spy 30 Aug 2014
A great sports movie should also appeal to those who have no particular interest in sports ... With this week's release of based-on-a-true-story feel-good drama Million Dollar Arm, Digital Spy takes a look at the ten best baseball movies. 1. Eight Men Out (1988) ... Very much an ensemble piece, the eclectic cast includes John Cusack (as Buck Weaver), Charlie Sheen (as Happy Felsch), D.B ... 2. The Bad News Bears (1976) ... 3 ... 4 ... 5. Moneyball (2011). ....

Today in Baseball

Edit Tulsa World 03 Apr 2014
1923. Expelled "Black Sox" players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg sued their former club for back salary and $400,000 in damages. They were among eight members of the Chicago White Sox team charged wi ....
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