world series (baseball)

"[Offers a history of the sports scandal when] eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein."--Provided by publisher.

Readers learn about the World Series through the eyes of some of the most famous players, managers, fans, and officials in baseball history.

While covering the World Series, teen reporters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol uncover some inconsistencies in the life story of a popular, new pitcher and begin to investigate.