The Tom Gulley Show Podcast!

The 1919 Black Sox scandal remains one of the most infamous moments in sports history, when members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to fix the World Series and permanently altered Major League Baseball. In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom Gulley revisits the scandal that shattered public trust in America’s pastime and changed professional sports forever. Tom examines how eight White Sox players became entangled with gamblers, why financial exploitation of players made the fix possible, and how the World Series between the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds became a national controversy. The episode explores the key figures involved, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, the conflicting testimony that followed, and the courtroom drama that ended with acquittals—but lifetime bans. Beyond the scandal itself, this discussion looks at the long-term consequences: the creation of the Commissioner of Baseball, sweeping changes to league governance, and the lasting debate over guilt, innocence, and legacy that s