The Eight Men Out Quiz

How many men were implicated in the Black Sox Scandal?

• Five

• Eight

• Twelve

• Seven

Who was the owner of the Chicago White Sox in 1919?

• Abe Attel

• Ban Johnson

• Happy Chandler

• Charles Comiskey

Who was the gambler from New York that seemed to stake all these bets?

• Bill Burns

• Al Capone

• Arnold Rothstein

• Charles Comiskey

Who was the first player to accept money, in essence, giving credibility to the "fix"?

• Dickey Ker

• Eddie Cicotte

• Lefty Williams

• Kid Gleason

Who was the first baseman for the White Sox that seems to be the "ring leader" for the "fix"?

• Chick Gandhil

• Buck Weaver

• "Swede" Risberg

• "Happy" Felsch

Which player didn't take any money and seemed to disregard what some of his teammates were engaging in and just "play his own game" in order to see "who wins"?

• Joe Jackson

• Dickey Ker

• Buck Weaver

• Eddie Cicotte

Who were the two sportswriters that thought the games weren't "on the level"? (Choose Two)

• Ring Lardner

• Woody Paige

• Hugh Fullerton

• Bob Loblaw

The eight Chicago White Sox players were charged and convicted of conspiring to lose the World Series in a court of law.

• True

• False

Which White Sox player could not sign his confession due to being illiterate and had to mark it with an "x"?

• Buck Weaver

• Ray Shaulk

• Joe Jackson

• Kid Gleason

Who was the manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox?

• Charles Comiskey

• Kid Gleason

• Ban Johnson

• Arnold Rothstein