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How many ball players were banned for life over the Black Sox scandal?


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How many professional baseball players were banned for life by Commisioner Landis for involvement or knowledge of the conspiracy to fix the 1919 World Series?

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"Eight Men Out" (plus one)

 

Eddie Cicotte

Chick Gandil

Lefty Williams

Happy Felsch

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Fred McMullin

Swede Risberg

Buck Weaver

 

And St Louis Browns 2nd Baseman Joe Gedeon, becuase he knew about it (even though he told Comiskey what was going on)

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