On August 2, 1921, after two hours of deliberation, the jury in the "Black Sox" trial of eight White Sox players returned a verdict of not guilty in a plot to fix the 1919 World Series. However, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (pictured above) banned the players involved from baseball for life.
Monday, August 2, 2010
August 2 in Chicago history
On August 2, 1921, after two hours of deliberation, the jury in the "Black Sox" trial of eight White Sox players returned a verdict of not guilty in a plot to fix the 1919 World Series. However, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (pictured above) banned the players involved from baseball for life.
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