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The Scandalous Chicago White Sox of 1919 The Chicago White Sox in 1919 were simply the best team in the Major League. It could even be argued that they are possibly one of the best teams in the history of Baseball. However, in 1919 the Chicago White Sox did not even win the World Series, which they had been favored to win with odds of 5 to 1. Instead, they were beaten by the Cincinnati Reds five to three. The money won on bets were huge, and immediately rumors flew around by the end of the series that it may have been fixed. Christy Mathewson, of the New York Times, felt otherwise in her article, “Baseball Is Not Crooked In Spite Of Big Bets On Games”. She stated, “The rumors and mutterings about the honesty of the World Series is ridiculous to me”, and that there is, “too much pride and money involved” to lose the World Series. However, Christy Mathewson was mistaken and a year later investigations began. The first investigations began almost a year later just after the Philadelphia Phillies were investigated for rigging games against the Chicago Cubs. The Cooke County Jury investigated several players and one of them from the Giants had the information on the Sox. Rube Benton, a teammate of Bil