Kenesaw Mountain Landis

On this date in 1921, Commisioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends eight Chicago White Sox players for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.

"If I catch any crook in baseball, the rest of his life is going to be a hot one."

Eddie Cicotte

On this date in 1919, White Sox pitcher, Eddie Cicotte makes two errors in one inning of Game 4 of the World Series to give the Reds the only runs of the game. He later admitted involvement in a plan to throw the games in the Series, the Black Sox Scandal, and is ultimately banned from baseball.

"I muffed the ball on purpose. All the runs scored against me were due to my own deliberate errors. I did not try to win."

Buck Weaver

On this date in 1956, Buck Weaver died at the age of 65.

"There are murderers who serve a sentence and then got out. I got life."

On his lifetime banishment from baseball due to his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.