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100 years ago today, the Cincinnati @Reds clinched their first National League pennant by knocking off the Giants. That same day, the #WhiteSox arrived in New York for a series with the Yankees ... and a fateful meeting with gamblers. baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN1… #BlackSox100
@Reds It was on this #WhiteSox road trip to NYC — 100 years ago this week — when Eddie Cicotte and Chick Gandil met with gamblers Sleepy Bill Burns and Billy Maharg at the Ansonia Hotel to fix the 1919 World Series. sabr.org/research/black… #BlackSox100
@Reds Weeks earlier, Eddie Cicotte had approached his old teammate, Sleepy Bill Burns, with the promise of "something good" if the #WhiteSox won the 1919 AL pennant. The Ansonia meeting is where the World Series fix started to become reality. sabr.org/research/black… #BlackSox100
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