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- University of Nebraska Press
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- Copyright © 2005 by the University of Nebraska Press.
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- 1534-1844
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Abstract
The Cobb-Speaker Scandal Exonerated but Probably Guilty lowell l. blaisdell In 2002 2003 David Nathan's Say It Is So: A Cultural History of the Black Sox Scandal appeared. It illustrates anew how much and for how long the 1919 "fixed" World Series scandal has dogged baseball.1 In the same vein Pete Rose's disbarment from the Hall of Fame continues to be a topic of major interest to fans.2 Another scandal--the 1926 27 Ty Cobb Tris Speaker one--warrants examining in relation to the Black Sox and Rose cases. However, the denouement in the Cobb-Speaker instance differed quite markedly from the other two. In the latter, full exposure of the scandal's circumstances led to the principals' full exclusion from baseball. In the former, the key figures emerged unpunished.3 Cobb's and Speaker's alleged misdeed consisted of being leading participants in the fixing of the Cleveland-Detroit game played on September 25, 1919. Regrettably, the circumstantial evidence indicates that the encounter--a 9 5 Detroit victory--was, as their accuser Dutch Leonard insisted, most likely a prearranged Motor City triumph. The Cobb-Speaker affair had several important facets. One is the particular playing environment of September 25, 1919. By this date the American League had long
Journal
NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture – University of Nebraska Press
Published: Feb 21, 2005