eddiecicotte

Snazzy pitcher's warmup coat! Cicotte was Chicago's starting pitcher that day (10/10/17, per the negative) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_World_Series Chicago Manager "Pants" Rowland is on the right in this one. "Edward Victor Cicotte (June 19, 1884 – May 5, 1969), nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox. He was one of eight players permanently ineligible for professional baseball for his alleged participation in the Black Sox scandal in the 1919 World Series, in which the favored White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte

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Ed was one of the 8 White Sox involved in throwing the 1919 World Series vs Cincy. This was known as the Black Sox Scandal. BTW, the name is pronounced "Suh kah' dee" accent on second syllable. I knew a relative of his, but he pronounce it "See' Kaht" accent on first syllable. He told me that some people with the name pronounce it "See' Koat". Cicotte was a very good pitcher.

I'm loving the old-timey baseball pictures. Thanks so much for sharing these, LoC!

Nelson Algren's essay, "Ballet for Opening Day" from The Last Carousel gives some excellent commentary on the Black Sox.

I never read that, but thanks, Elliot. I have read "Eight Men Out" and seen the movie. Algren was one of the greatest Chicago writers, but after "The Man with the Golden Arm," what happened to him? Studs Terkel always spoke highly of him.

Background on the 1919 scandal here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal and on Eddie here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte

One of the "Eight Men Out", eight Chicago White Sox players permanently banned from baseball, accused of accepting bribes to lose the 1919 World Series, in which they were heavily favored. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_scandal

Part of the "Black Sox" in 1919.