As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Player

New insight on baseball's most famous scandal

A comprehensive, non-partisan account of the judicial proceedings spawned by the corruption of the 1919 World Series is badly needed. This book provides it. The

"[An] essential study of a previously unexplored chapter of the game’s history. An important addition to baseball collections...." Library Journal, Starred Re

The 1908 American League pennant race was described as a "a fierce and fluctuating fight." With five games left in the season, each of the league's four western