DramaHistory

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

"When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out."

Credits

John CusackBuck Weaver

Clifton JamesCharles Comiskey

Michael LernerArnold Rothstein

Christopher LloydBill Burns

John MahoneyKid Gleason