It Ain't So: A Might-Have-Been History of the White Sox in 1919 and Beyond

by Michael T. Lynch

In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox famously conspired to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, were banned from organized baseball for life. But what if the Black Sox scandal had never happened? Using computer simulation, this book provides an alternative history of the American League, the White Sox, and the banned players from 1919 through 1932 while chronicling the White Sox...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786441895
• ISBN13: 9780786441891
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher