Double Plays and Double Crosses

"[An] essential study of a previously unexplored chapter of the game’s history. An important addition to baseball collections...." Library Journal, Starred Review • This book is the exciting story of how the infamous Black Sox scandal continued for nearly a year following the "fixed" World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge.

Don Zminda spent more than two decades with STATS LLC, first as director of publications and then director of research for STATS-supported sports broadcasts. He has written or edited over a dozen sports books, including Double Plays and Double Crosses: The Black Sox and Baseball in 1920 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021) and the SABR publication Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox. He has been a member of the Society for Baseball Research since 1979. A Chicago native, Zminda now resides in Los Angeles.

Foreword by Rob Neyer Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Prelude: 1917 2. A Cold (and Dry) New Year 3. Detective Stories 4. Insurrectionists 5. Waco 6. A Good Start 7. The Absent Brother 8. Trials and Triumphs 9. Abe Tells 10. Scandal, Tragedy-and First Place 11. The Suspicious Slump 12. The Grand Jury 13. Busted 14. A Bitter Month 15. Here Comes the Judge Epilogue: Trials, Tribulations, and Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index About the Author