On August 2, 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted several former members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team and two others of conspiring to defraud the public in the notorious “Black Sox” scandal


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-02 04:00:29">August 2, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.</time>

On August 2, 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted several former members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team and two others of conspiring to defraud the public in the notorious “Black Sox” scandal…{ai:summary}<p>In the sweltering heat of Chicago's summer, a jury gave a wink to the past, churning out an acquittal for the White Sox gang tangled in the Black Sox scandal. Justice wore a crooked smile, while truth slumped in the shadows. </p><p>A game was tainted, but the players walked free, leaving the ghost of integrity haunting the diamond. #crime</p>

Today in History: August 2, verdict in “Black Sox” trial

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