Of Chick Gandil's five RBIs in 1919, three of them either tied the game or put Chicago ahead.
By all accounts the ringleader of the most notorious World Series ever played, Chick Gandil certainly was a player to watch in '19. The way the Fall Classic began to unfold that year, it was obvious some members of the Chicago White Sox weren't trying. Two years later, eight members of the team would be banned for life.
For starters, they got bombed 9-1 in the opening tilt. Their opposition, Cincinnati, was a great team, make no mistake. Should it have been this obvious that National League Pennant winners were better?
Eddie Cicotte, the starting pitcher on the White Sox that opening tilt, took the hill in Redland Field in the bottom of the first and promptly hit the very first batter he faced. There was something truly amiss here, folks.
Morrie Rath had taken one for the team, but it proved to be worth it. Jake Daubert, the Reds' first basemen, singled Rath to third. Heinie Groh sent one to left. Far enough back that Morrie Rath scored after Joe Jackson made the catch.
But down 1-0, Chicago came right back and tied it. Leading off the second for the White Sox, Shoeless Joe Jackson sent one to short. Larry Kopf, the Cincinnati shortstop, didn't come up with it the right way. His throw to first was off the mark. Badly enough off the mark that Joe Jackson made it to second. HSo the home team had some problems in the field, too? Well, in any event, there was Shoeless Joe, waiting to be driven home. Happy Felsch had bunted, you see. So now there was one out, with a man on third. It was our boy Chick Gandil that came through with an RBI single. 1-1.
The problem was, that was "All she wrote" for Chicago in this game. Cincinnati scored eight runs after that, winning it easily. Chick had certainly had a very interesting game. He made it 2-2 at the dish with a single to start the fifth. But was stranded. In the field, he made an error in the bottom of the seventh.
Jake Daubert had tripled to get it all started. Heinie Groh singled him home. At this point, it was the Reds ahead of the White Sox, convincingly. As in, 7-1. Edd Roush bunted to third basemen Buck Weaver. Weaver's throw to first was not a good one. And it was not handled properly by Chick Gandil. To be fair, Gandil lost the ball, only after colliding with Roush. However, an error was charged to Gandil. Groh motored to third. And with runners on the corners, it was Pat Duncan that forced the Groh. The play was Swede Risberg to Eddie Collins. But that was all the White Sox got. Collins' throw to first was too late and Groh scored.
The second contest, also in Cincinnait, was a struggle. The home team came out on top, 4-2, despite being outhit 10-4. Two errors by the Reds in the top of the gave the visitors two runs. Meaning, no RBIs for anyone on the White Sox.
It was a strange game, as even some of the proven or suspected fixers appeared to be trying. Lefty Williams, the Chicago starter, seemed to be giving it his all through three innings. Our boy Chick Gandil had his chances to make a difference, but did not.
It all started in the bottom of the second. A promising first inning for the White Sox had been diffused quickly. Eddie Collins had drawn a one-out walk. But then Buck Weaver lined into an inning-ending double play. The Reds had some back luck of their own in the last of the first. Heinie Groh got a hold of one and hit it well to right. But Shano Collins made a terrific catch to end a 1-2-3 inning by Lefty Williams.
The second frame was better. Shoeless Joe Jackson doubled. Happy Felsch bunted him to third. The Reds played the infield in, and it worked. All Chick Gandil could do was ground out. And when Swede Risberg flied out, a promising scoring opportunity was gone.
The Reds got the leadoff man on in the bottom of the second, but then a double play was turned by the Sox. And when Larry Koft flied out, that was that.
Some good fielding by Cincinnati averted possible trouble for the Reds in the top of the third. Catcher Ray Schalk made some good contact, but Edd Roush went to the gap in right-centre and hauled 'er in. Lefty Williams was not a good hitter. And since he was in on the fix, you'd have figured making an out here would be pretty harmless. Instead, the career .159 hitter singled. It seemd like the Chicago White Sox pitcher was doing everything he could (At this point) to help his team win. Alas, the next two batters couldn't help Williams. Shano Collins lined out. Eddie Collins grounded to first, where Jake Daubert make the play himself.
Lefty Williams got Cincy 1-2-3 in the last of the third, to keep pace with a very ordinary Slim Sallee. The Chicago bats kept coming up with hits, but they lacked that one stroke that could make a difference in this contest.
You'd think Chicago was going to finally score when Buck Weaver and Joe Jackson wasted no time in getting on base in the top of the fourth. Both players found Slim Sallee's first pitch hittable. And each got a single. Happy Felsch liked what he saw in Sallee's first pitch, too. But Happy was up there to get those runners over. So again, Felsch bunted, moving Buck Weaver to third and Joe Jackson to second. Slim Sallee was throwing the ball badly. Not one called strike yet after three batters faced in the top of the fourth. Chick Gandil was up. A single here and it's 2-0. Chick didn't wait. This was the fourth straight batter who swung at the first offering from Slim Sallee. However, the result was a grounder to first, in which Buck Weaver tried to score on but was thrown out at the dish by Jake Daubert. There were still runners on the corners, but now two out.
A possible dumb move was then done by Gandil. Although he'd stolen ten bases in 1919, to attempt so here would be foolish. You don't want to end the inning by being caught stealing. Gandil slid into second...Only to find out he'd caught everybody napping. Cincinnati Reds' catcher Bill Rariden had merely tossed the ball back to Slim Sallee. So I guess Gandil might as well have walked into second. All this was for not, as Swede Risberg couldn't come through. He popped up behind first, Jake Daubert making the catch in shallow right.
Well, that lack of clutch hitting sure cost the visiting team. Cincinnati made 'em pay in their turn at the dish. The bottom of the fourth began with Morrie Rath drawing a walk. A sacrifice bunt moved him into scoring position. Lefty Williams' control was becoming a question mark after issuing another walk. Edd Roush singled to centre, making it 1-0 for Cincinnati. Roush then did the same stupid thing Chick Gandil did earlier this inning. With Heinie Groh on third, Roush tried to make it two runners in scoring position. Unlike Gandil, he was not successful. Chicago got a big out there.
However, Pat Duncan kept the inning alive with, you guessed it, another walk of Lefty Williams. Then, a big hit by the Reds. Larry Kopf send it way over Joe Jackson's head in left. All the way to the screen for a triple. Two more runs and a 3-0 lead for the home team.
Cincy added a run in the bottom of the sixth, but Williams shut them out the rest of the way. Lefty's team wasn't getting the hits when he needed them too, alas. Take Chick Gandil for instance. He started the top of the seventh the wrong way, by grounding out to first. Swede Risberg singled. And when Ray Schalk followed with one of his own, the Reds started having trouble fielding. First, they tried to get Schalk at second (Risberg had made it to third), and failed. The throw from Greasy Neale was way off line. Heinie Groh, who was the Reds' third basemen, had to fetch the thing in foul territory. You see, no one backed up second! Risberg scored. Groh got to the ball, and saw a streaking Ray Schalk. Schalk headed home himself in all this confusion. The throw from third ended up hitting him. But it didn't stop a second run from touching home. So much for Cincinnati having this thing on cruise control the rest of the way.
The home team managed to get just one more baserunner the rest of the way as Lefty Williams held Cincinnati at bay. Actually, credit must go to Happy Felsch in centre, who made a fine catch in the bottom of the eighth and doubled up Heinie Groh. The play went Felsch, to second basemen Eddie Collins, to first basemen Chick Gandil.
So Gandil was involved in a nice fielding play. That's surprising. But what about his bat? The eighth inning had gone by uneventfully for the Chicago bats. Joe Jackson hit a grounder to second with two outs and the bases empty. Morrie Rath got to it, but Jackson beat the throw to first, keeping the inning alive. Worse still, the throw was off the target, and Shoeless Joe made it to second. There, he stayed as Happy Felsch hit a low liner to third. Heinie Groh could only knock it down, so he had to throw to first to get Felsch. And was glad he did, as Heinie had cost his team a run an inning earilier.
Chick Gandil did start the top of the ninth the right way with a single. So the tying run was at the dish in this 4-2 ballgame. But only temporarily, as Swede Risberg hit into a double play. Ray Schalk, as he had in the seventh inning, singled. Fred McMullin batted for Lefty Williams, but ended the game by grounding out.
What did in Chicago was starter Lefty Williams lack of control. Sure, he'd gone eight strong innings, but Williams walked six batters. Remember those three big mistakes by issuing bases on balls in the bottom of the fourth.
Things got better for Chicago when they returned home. Their pitching certainly held up. Dickie Kerr pitched a pretty-much needed shutout. Though the White Sox bats woke up, it was barely enough.
Joe Jackson led off the last of the last of the second with a single on the very first pitch he saw. Happy Felsch tried for still another bunt, and pitcher Ray Fischer tried to get Jackson at second. All Fischer ended up doing was tossing the ball into centre field. Shoeless Joe fell after passing second, but the fleet-footed outfielder still managed to get to third despite a great throw by Edd Roush. The Reds perhaps should have played this the safe way. First, they'd tried to get the lead runner and failed. Then, they should have given up on the speedy Joe Jackson and thrown to second to stop Happy Felsch. Because of those two mistakes, there were two runners in scoring position.
Chick Gandil, perhaps trying his best, singled home both men to put Chicago up 2-0. But other than that, it wasn't that much of an impression by the home team in this game. How many hits did they get off Ray Fisher and Dolph Luque (Who pitched the eighth inning for the Reds)? Just seven. Chick Gandil was retired the next two times up, not even getting the ball out of the infield. In the bottom of the sixth, Gandil looked at strike three. Though Shoeless Joe and Happy Felsch had both reached base that inning, they each had gotten greedy. They both ended up being caught stealing.
Well, if that game wasn't a good enough impression for Chicago, the next two games weren't either. Actually, they were worse. Seems like the fixers (Proven or suspected) were actually the only ones good enough on offence in the pivotal fourth contest in Chicago. The White Sox managed just three hits. The Reds only had five themselves as Eddie Cicotte pitched much better than in the opening bout. The problem here, was Cicotte's fielding. It was atrocious.
But it seemed like the last of the second was time for another possible two (Or more) runs for the White Sox. Shoeless Joe Jackson did even better than he had at this point in the third contest. He leadoff with a two-bagger. Happy Felsch bunted him to third. And here's where Chick Gandil didn't come through. All he did was pop out. Swede Risberg was in on the fix, too. But here, Swede walked. And stole second. Perhaps Risberg was trying to end the inning with a caught stealing? Ray Schalk was not in on the fix, but he also walked. The bases were loaded for Eddie Cicotte. All Eddie could do was ground out.
The next inning saw another scoring opportunity arise for Chicago. The game was scoreless in the bottom of the third. But here, Eddie Collins reached first when he took one for the team. Buck Weaver grounded out, and Collins was now on second. The inning should have ended as Shoeless Joe sent a grounder to second. Alas, Morrie Rath made an error, putting runners on the corners. Happy Felsch grounded out to third to end that.
Eddie Cicotte seemed to be trying to make amends for his lackluster game one effort here. But with one out, his peg to first on grounder by Pat Duncan was wide of the bag. Duncan made it all the way to second. Larry Kopf singled to left. Joe Jackson got to it and fired home. Here's where Eddie Cicotte failed again. He intercepted Jackson's throw for some reason. Or at least tried to. The ball ended up deflecting past everyone, including catcher Ray Schalk. So the ice ended up being broken on the play.
Cincinnati wasn't through. A double to left followed, and it was 2-0, Reds. That also ended up being the final score. And it's not like the momentum didn't carry over to the next game. Or even game six.
It was the Reds winning game five, 5-0. So Cincy pitchers Jimmy Ring and Hod Eller had back-to-back shutouts in the 1919 World Series. Back-to-back three-hitters, too. In the bottom of the second, down went Chick Gandil on strikes, as Hod Eller was on the way to a Fall Classic record of six straight strikeouts (To this day, the only starter ever to accomplish this). The win didn't actually clinch the series for the National League winners, as it was best-of-nine. Still, up 4-1 in the October Classic, the Reds appeared to be home free. They'd have not one, but two opportunities to clinch it at home.
Supposedly, Chicago had a change of heart at this point. Supposedly. Their efforts the last two games, plus the opening tilt, had to be raising some eyebrows. It's not like the sixth contest started out any better.
For starters, the Reds' hurler was Dutch Ruether. He'd been amazing in game one. One unearned run allowed. And just six hits permitted in an easy win. Plus, Dickie Kerr was back, but not effective. Kerr had the White Sox only win so far with a fine effort in the first game in Chicago.
But here, Dickie just didn't seem to have it. Or maybe Cincinnati just were hitting better. In any event, it was 4-0 for the Reds after four innings. The home team could see the finish line. Yet, quickly the White Sox brought the Reds' faithful back to earth.
Eddie Collins drove home the first Chicago run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth. Yet, it looked bad, as Cincinnati managed to turn a double play when Dickie Kerr ran to an occupied base as Swede Risberg tagged and scored from third. Kerr was on the verge of hitting the showers in this contest, and wasn't helping on the bases, either.
Nonetheless, the Sox tied the game in the sixth, but no thanks to Chick Gandil. Buck Weaver was the catalyst. He doubled to start the inning. Joe Jackson drove him home with a single. The other big hit was Happy Felsch, who did Jackson better, by doubling. The type of hit you need to keep a rally going. Jackson scored on the play, to make it a one-run game.
Now here's where Chick Gandil was needed. All Chick could do pop out. Swede Risberg also was retired, and Felsch was still on second. Two away. Ray Schalk tied the game with a clutch single.
The game remained tied until extras. But it's not like Chicago didn't have their chances. And they really needed to take advantage of them. Cincinnati sure wasn't. They'd had a man on third with less than two outs in the fourth. However, Jake Daubert flied out to Joe Jackson in left. But Morrie Rath tagged at third and tried to score. Jackson nailed him at the dish. Because it was 4-0 for the Reds at this point, the play didn't seem like such a big deal.
However, it was one of the reasons it was 4-4 after nine innings. The home team left a man on third in the fifth. They put two on for Edd Roush in the seventh, but another double play ended that. Two more men were on with two away in the last of the eighth for Cincinnati. Bill James began to looses up in the Chicago bullpen. The situation sure cried out for a pinch hitter by Cincinnati. For some reason, the Reds let their pitcher, Jimmy Ring, bat for himself. Needless to say, Ring didn't do the job.
Now, Chicago made some noise in the top of the eighth, too. Shoeless Joe walked. With one away, our boy Chick Gandil walked. Edd Roush then saved Cincinnati with an excellent catch of Swede Risberg. Jackson was doubled off second base. It was the second double play Roush had helped turn against Chicago in this game. The Reds' centre fielder was having quite an afternoon. He'd gotten a hit, gotten hit, and scored a run. What hadn't happened to him?
Jimmy Ring may have been tiring in this game, though. The White Sox just hadn't had any luck with him in this World Series. Ring had won the pivotal game four with an excellent three-hit shutout. Here, Chicago seemed to be doing better, but he kept the shutout streak of his going. He walked another batter in the ninth. His pitching line read: Four innings, no runs, one hit, and one strikeout! The three bases on balls might have been a concern. But when you've gone thirteen straight innings without allowing a run, who cares?
But if the Chicago White Sox couldn't buy a run off Jimmy Ring, then the Cincinnati Reds couldn't buy a run off Dickie Kerr past the fourth frame. Although Cincinnati had eleven hits off him in only nine innings, the White Sox pitcher was battling all the way
It was in the top of the tenth that Chicago broke the 4-4 tie. Buck Weaver again ignited it. Again he doubled. Joe Jackson tried to sacrifice Weaver to third. Would you believe it, Jackson did better? He beat out the throw from catcher Bill Rariden. So now there were runners on the corners for the visiting White Sox. Happy Felsch fanned, which was the second strikeout by Jimmy Ring in just 4 1/3 innings pitched. Would our boy Chick Gandil come through?
Cincinnati moved the infield in to cut of the go-ahead run. Instead, it was the Chicago first basemen that hit a bouncer...Into the outfield! 5-4, White Sox. It seemed like they were destined for more, with two on and only one away. A liner by Swede Risberg was snared, and Joe Jackson was doubled off second. Seems like fate was against the White Sox, even if everyone was trying their best.
Well, no matter. Down went Cincinnati 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth. So the Reds still lead the series 4-2, with another chance to clinch at home in game seven.
The good news for the White Sox was they were facing Slim Sallee again. Chicago seemed to like facing him in the World Series. They'd gotten ten hits off him in the second contest here. Back in 1917, Sallee had pitched for the New York Giants against Chicago in the World Series.
The first time Sallee faced Chicago in that Fall Classic, he was narrowly beaten, 2-1. But he allowed just seven hits. The next outing for Slim in the 1917 World Series was a disaster. He lasted just 7 1/3 innings, giving up 13 hits. Add to that, another 10 hits by Chicago in the second contest two years later, and this might have been a bad situation for Cincinnati.
But then again, Eddie Cicotte was 0-2 in the 1919 Fall Classic. Even with a 1.57 earned run average, Eddie was just 1-1 in the World Series two years earlier. He'd never really pitched well in the postseason. Cicotte had given up 23 hits in 23 innings pitched in 1917. He'd given up 7 hits in just 3 2/3 innings in game one of the 1919 World Series. Game four had been better. Well, pitching-wise. His fielding had been terrible.
The end result was positive for the Chicago White Sox, as they won 4-1. The game itself was sort of like game three, in that they weren't overwhelming with their offence, and Cicotte sort of faded in the later stages of the game. Let me explain.
First, Chicago offence. It came early. Real early. And exclusively off the starting pitching.
In the last of the first, Shano Collins led off with a single off Slim Sallee. Then Eddie Collins, who was not related to Shano, bunted. Buck Weaver flew out, though, and the rally appeared to be dying.
However, Shoeless Joe Jackson singled home Shano Collins, and the home team was ahead for good. The Reds then began their day of bad fielding. Jackson took too big of a turn around first, and was hung up. Morrie Rath's peg to first basemen Jack Daubert didn't go as planned, enabling Jackson to get back safely. Did Chick Gandil help, though? Happy Felsch moved Jackson to second with a single. But all Gandil could do is force Felsch at second.
The third inning started out with a promise of a huge frame. Not only did Shano Collins single again, but Eddie Collins followed suit. Buck Weaver, though, hit into a double play. Joe Jackson salvaged a run in the inning with another RBI single. Still, it seemed like Chicago could have gotten more.
With one away in the fifth, it was time for the White Sox to score more. Eddie Collins singled with one out. Then the Reds' infield couldn't field. First, Buck Weaver reached on an error by Heinie Groh. Then Shoeless Joe Jackson reached on an error by Morrie Rath. Originally, this was scored a hit by Jackson. Changed to an error later, and one of four that Cincinnati made in the contest.
So Happy Felsch singled, scoring two runs unearned. It was 4-0 now, and Cincinnati was playing really bad. Whenever Jackson batted, the Reds made errors. Speaking of Shoeless Joe, he was now on second with just one out.
Poor Slim Sallee. 4 1/3 innings pitched. 9 hits allowed. It was time for a shower. In came Ray Fisher. Chick Gandil, looking for his fifth RBI of the 1919 Fall Classic, grounded right back to him, sending Joe Jackson to third. The inning ended as Swede Risberg fanned.
Cincinnati had a chance at Eddie Cicotte in the fifth. They put two men on. Dutch Ruether, who'd been hitting well, actually got up there as a pinch hitter (For pitcher Ray Fisher. The very man who couldn't close the deal on Chicago in game six, now had a chance to get his team back into contention here the next contest. But Ruether who was hitting .800 (4-6), popped out to Buck Weaver at third. Morrie Rath then grounded out to Buck Weaver at third.
The home team had a new pitched in the sixth innings. Cuban Dolf Luque came in. With two away, Shano Collins doubled. It would be the only hit off Luque. His effort in keeping Chicago at bay was rewarded soon enough. Cincinnati broke Eddie Cicotte's shutout bid in the last of the bottom of the six via a pair of two-baggers.
In the seventh, the Reds got two more on but did not score. Chick Gandil came back up in the top of the eight and hit one to left. Larry Koft, the shortstop, raced into short left to make the catch. It was an easy 1-2-3 inning for Dolph Luque. The ninth inning was no different for him. The Reds should have brought him in sooner. Cicotte didn't have an easy time in the ninth as Cincinnati refused to go away. A pair of two out singles put the tying run at the dish. Morrie Rath flew out to right.
So this 1919 World Series had been all Cincinnati's sans the third contest. But now, suddenly, Chicago was right back in the hunt. They'd been getting the clutch hits recently that had eluded them earlier.
Back home in Chicago, a determined Cincinnati team was determined to settle this nonsense. They rushed out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first. Chicago should have gotten one run back, as they put runners on second and third in the bottom of the frame. However, Nemo Leibold failed to tag up on a ball hit behind third in foul territory. So the inning ended with the Reds with a comfortable lead. They didn't look back.
In the top of the second, the visiting Cincinnati team added another run. It was done the ugly way. A double by Edd Roush scored Heinie Groh. Roush, however, rounded second and had ideas of getting to within ninety feet away from the dish. However, his counterpart in centre, Nemo Leibold, sprang into action. Normally, that position was played by Oscar "Happy" Felsch, one of the better outfielders of the day. Leibold got the ball back to Swede Risberg at short. Caught in a rundown, Edd Roush was putout shortly thereafter. It wouldn't be the Reds' centre fielders' only moment of embarrassment on the afternoon. He'd be a well-red-faced Red come the eighth inning. Still, it was now 5-0 for Cincy after 1 1/2 innings before our boy even had a chance to pick up a bat.
It seemed like the Reds' pitcher, Hod Eller, was hitable this game. He'd had little to not problems with the White Sox in the fifth contest. Here, it was a struggle for him. Like Slim Sallee in the second tilt, he managed to pitch out of trouble. At least for a while.
Chick Gandil wasn't helping matters. He was just two for his last twelve. And here, Chick got things off on the wrong foot as he lined out to Jake Daubert at first.
Gandil was the first batter in the second. From there, though, things got troublesome for Hod Eller. Swede Risberg walked. Catcher Ray Schalk should have been the second out, but his counterpart on Cincinnati, Bill Rariden, dropped the ball. It certainly appeared to be a costly error as Schalk singled. The Sox catcher was doing everything he could to help his team here. He'd been throwing out baserunners behind the dish at a record pace. Chicago had three hits off Hod Eller in 1 1/3 inning. That was their total in the entire fifth game.
Nonetheless, Hod bore down. For some reason or another, Chicago sent up pitcher Bill James to hit next. James had relieved a battered Lefty Williams in the first frame, but was no hitter (.142 lifetime). This would be his last major league game. Bill popped out. Nemo Leibold fanned.
The White Sox did get on the board in the last of the third as Shoeless Joe Jackson hit a solo home run. But the Reds quickly went back to work. They had a chance in the top of the fourth but failed to score despite Hod Eller getting hit by a pitch and two straight singles. Eller tried to score on the second single, but again Nemo Leibold had other ideas, nailing him at the dish.
A setback, for sure, for the Reds. But they weren't done. Chick Gandil got to bat in the bottom of the fourth, but was merely part of a 1-2-3 inning by Hod Eller, who appeared to have things back in order. Cincinnati gave him some breathing room as Larry Kopf hit a two out triple in the top of the fifth. Greasy Neale hit the ball to the hole in left. Both Buck Weaver and Swede Risberg were of the attitude, "It's yours!" Well, neither men got to the ball. 6-1, Reds.|
Soon, the lead swelled to 9-1 in the top of the sixth. However, Buck Weaver led off the bottom half of the inning with a single. Joe Jackson gave it a ride to centre for the first out. Happy Felsch also hit it to centre fielder Edd Roush, who wasn't having any problems in the field - yet. Chick Gandil ended the inning by flying out to Greasy Neal in right.
The Reds weren't exactly letting up, and extended their lead to 10-1 going into the bottom of the eight. Here's where the White Sox woke up, but really it was more a case of the outfield of the Reds sleeping on the job.
Nemo Leibold led off with a fly to right. Greasy Neale made the catch. One away. But then the wheels came off Hod Eller's chariot. Eddie Collins singled. Buck Weaver doubled. When Joe Jackson followed Weaver's two-bagger with one of his owm, it was 10-3. But that's really all the home team should have got.
Happy Felsch was retired on a pop out to Jake Daubert at first. Two away. The third out should have followed, but our boy came through, aided by the sun. Greasy Neale couldn't come up with a ball hit his direction. Gandil ended up on third. The triple cashed in Jackson. Edd Roush himself had problems with Swede Risberg. The error allowed Chick Gandil to score, making it 10-5.
Well, the visitors still were doublin' up on the home team, but their fielding was now terrible. Mercifully speaking, the inning came to an end as Ray Schalk was retired. The ninth inning wasn't too eventful, although Cincinnati got a man on and Chicago threatened with two runners in scoring position. The score remained 10-5 as the game and series ended with Joe Jackson grounding out to second basemen Morrie Rath.
For Chick Gandil, this was his last major league game. A holdout the next season, he stayed home. Chick had asked for $10,000 from Chicago despite all that he earned from being involved in the scandal. Ironically, it was during the 1920 season that he played in and outlaw league. With commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis' 1921 decree that all the "Black Sox" players were banned for life, this would be the only baseball Gandil and the seven others would ever play the rest of their lives. He lived until 1970. At the time of his death, he was one of only two players banned for life for fixing the 1919 World Series that were still alive. Swede Risberg would die five years later, which sort of closed the book on the fixing of the Fall Classic. The White Sox, as a team, would not return to the World Series until 1959. And the Pale Hose wouldn't win the World Series again until 2005.
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