Question

Which statement most aptly supports the theory that the Black Sox scandal of 1919 was a result of the exploitation of labor by management?

• A. F. Scott Fitzgerald referred to the scandal as "playing with the faith of fifty million people."
• B. The baseball players were in effect indentured servants with no right to strike or to accept offers from other teams.
• C. The eight White Sox players accused of conspiring to cheat were acquitted in a jury trial.
• D. Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis permanently banned the eight "Black Sox" from professional baseball.
• E. Millions of Americans were cheated in their expectation of seeing a fairly contested World Series.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The baseball players were in effect indentured servants with no right to strike or to accept offers from other teams.

The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothsteina.