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Events on Wednesday 1 October 1919 1
1919Chicago Black Sox scandalPlayers conspire to fix the World SeriesEight Chicago White Sox players were later found to have conspired with gamblers to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The scandal, exposed the following year, led to lifetime bans for the players involved and lasting reforms in professional baseball.