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1919 Chicago White Sox season
The
1919
Chicago White Sox
season
was their 19th season in the
American League
. They won 88 games to advance to the
World Series
but lost to the
Cincinnati Reds
. More significantly, some of the players were found to have taken money from gamblers in return for
throwing
the series. The "
Black Sox Scandal
" had permanent ramifications for baseball, including the establishment of the office of
Commissioner of Baseball
.
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