This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/19/2016
This rare Oct. 5, 1921 photo features two of the infamous “Eight Men Out” members including Chick Gandil, ringleader of the 1919 World Series fix on the right, next to a more carefree Swede Risberg. This image captures the pair before the scandal broke that nearly ruined baseball. It ran after the “Black Sox” perpetrators, which also included stars Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ed Cicotte, had been acquitted by a grand jury but still banned for life by Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis. Actually, Gandil was already gone, having quit in 1920 after a contract dispute with team owner Charlie Comiskey. Back of the 5.5 x 6.5 first generation photo has date stamped and handwritten names of the pair and the notation “Credit: Keystone View Co. Inc.” Photo is VG-EX with one fold mark on the upper right corner and mildly asymmetrical edges due to being cropped with scissors.