Baseball has been called "America's pastime." Since its beginnings in the United States approximately 150 years ago, millions of people of all ages have participated in the sport. In anything in life, especially in sports, cheating will always happen in one way or another. Throughout baseball history, many scandals and crimes have occurred. Although many of these situations eventually went away, one in particular did not; it stands out in one significant way: the Black Sox scandal. The year 1919 was a busy time around the world. World War I had just ended and many of the soldiers were baseball players ("The Black Sox" 3). Additionally, the United States was beginning to enter a depression and tensions among the population were increasing. One of the few ways people spent their time and relieved stress was to attend sporting events, such as baseball games ("The Black Sox" 3). Another way people tried to have fun was by drinking and gambling. Even though these activities usually never ended positively, people continued to participate. With the increase in alcohol consumption, this consumption has become illegal. Even though this happened, the drinking did not stop. Gambling was also on the rise with people wasting all their savings and also becoming millionaires. With the combination of increasing attendance at baseball games, the number of players, and the amount of money wagered, many dishonest people began to take advantage of the situation ("The Black Sox" 4). will take place around this time with the most anticipated event of the entire year, the World Series ("The Black Sox" 3). That year's 1919 World Series was a showdown between...... middle of paper ......d, and how much money was involved. The people revealed by Jackson and Cicotte were then summoned to stand trial in June 1921. The players, brought to trial, were suspended for the remainder of the 1920 season. At the end of the trial, all those involved were acquitted. They were found not guilty, mainly due to a lack of evidence. The Black Sox Scandal of 1919 remains the most infamous scandal in baseball history. This solution illustrates the desperate situation the United States found itself in at the time. It's quite sad to hear how selfish men can become when given money. Not only did they radically change their own lives, but they also affected many other lives around them. The Black Sox Scandal will go down in history as one of the most disgusting series of events to ever occur in Major League Baseball..