Battlefields
The Chicago White Sox and the Great War
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2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9798881802288 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9798881802288 (ISBN)
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This book charts the Chicago White Sox’s dual rise and fall before, during, and after World War I, ultimately revealing how the people, conditions, and conflicts that had simmered during wartime baseball led to the infamous Black Sox scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series.
A fascinating examination of how World War I impacted the Chicago White Sox and led to the infamous Black Sox scandal.
All sixteen clubs in Major League Baseball faced challenges and obstacles during World War I, the Chicago White Sox more so than many. Though owner Charles Comiskey supported military preparedness throughout the American League in 1917, the team was soon losing players to the war effort and floundering, despite winning the first wartime World Series that fall.
In Battlefields, Jim Leeke provides the first detailed examination of how World War I affected the team and ultimately led to the Black Sox scandal of 1919. Leeke recounts how, during the 1918 season, stars suddenly abandoned their team for jobs and spots on company baseball teams in essential industries, while others enlisted and still more were lost to the military draft. During the war-shortened season, Comiskey and the White Sox struggled to keep a competitive team on the field, fans in the seats, and black ink in the account books amid soaring prices and wartime taxes.
The White Sox emerged from the war in good shape, ready again to capture the first postwar American League pennant. But, as Leeke deftly shows, the problems and divisions that simmered during 1918 ultimately led to the infamous “Black Sox” scandal and the club’s fall into disgrace. Battlefields charts the Chicago club’s dual rise and fall in captivating detail.
A fascinating examination of how World War I impacted the Chicago White Sox and led to the infamous Black Sox scandal.
All sixteen clubs in Major League Baseball faced challenges and obstacles during World War I, the Chicago White Sox more so than many. Though owner Charles Comiskey supported military preparedness throughout the American League in 1917, the team was soon losing players to the war effort and floundering, despite winning the first wartime World Series that fall.
In Battlefields, Jim Leeke provides the first detailed examination of how World War I affected the team and ultimately led to the Black Sox scandal of 1919. Leeke recounts how, during the 1918 season, stars suddenly abandoned their team for jobs and spots on company baseball teams in essential industries, while others enlisted and still more were lost to the military draft. During the war-shortened season, Comiskey and the White Sox struggled to keep a competitive team on the field, fans in the seats, and black ink in the account books amid soaring prices and wartime taxes.
The White Sox emerged from the war in good shape, ready again to capture the first postwar American League pennant. But, as Leeke deftly shows, the problems and divisions that simmered during 1918 ultimately led to the infamous “Black Sox” scandal and the club’s fall into disgrace. Battlefields charts the Chicago club’s dual rise and fall in captivating detail.
Jim Leeke is a former journalist, creative director, and copywriter in Columbus, Ohio. He contributes to various baseball publications and writes about American, military, and aviation history. His numerous books include From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War, winner of the 2018 Larry Ritter Book Award.
Chapter 1. Commy
Chapter 2. Sarge
Chapter 3. Chick
Chapter 4: Buck
Chapter 5: Griff
Chapter 6. Swede
Chapter 7. Knuckles
Chapter 8. Scotty
Chapter 9: Doc
Chapter 10. Kid
Chapter 11. Phil
Chapter 12. Shoeless
Chapter 13. Red
Chapter 14. Hap
Chapter 15. Cocky
Chapter 16. Cracker
Chapter 17. Jenks
Chapter 18. Kenesaw
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 BW Photos |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9798881802288 / 9798881802288 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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