1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal

The 1919 World Series was a battle between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. The events of the series are often called the Black Sox Scandal, when several members of the Chicago franchise accepted money from gamblers to throw the World Series games. The 1919 World Series was the last World Series to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball in place. The player in it the most was their first basemen Arnold "Chick" Gandil along with many others. One player that was caught in the wrong place in the wrong time was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. The Gamblers put money in an envelope and slid it under the door to his hotel room. Because of his lack of education, he could not read so he didn't know what the money was for. He still played his hardest, but it wasn't enough for the lack of teamwork and because he accepted money he kicked out of baseball and lost his ticket to the Hall of Fame. I think he was not supposed to be kicked out of baseball or the Hall of Fame because he could not read. It was unfair and they let steroid pumpers get away with anything.