Before the 1919 World Series, gaining fame with his spitball. Faber was born in a house about 5 miles outside Cascade, a Dubuque County town of about 2,100 (1,200 when Faber was growing up).

On Oct. 9, 1919 — 105 years ago Wednesday — the heavily favored Chicago White Sox lost Game Eight of a best-of-nine World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.

Cascade native Red Faber didn't pitch in the 1919 World Series. But had he been healthy, the most infamous World Series may have ended differently.

Before the 1919 World Series, gaining fame with his spitball. Faber was born in a house about 5 miles outside Cascade, a Dubuque County town of about 2,100 (1,200 when Faber was growing up).

A new season of baseball is upon us as the Cincinnati Reds chase their next World Series championship. ... IN OCTOBER 1919, ... “And that was a signal that the fix was in.” ...

One hundred years ago, eight Chicago White Sox players schemed to throw the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, ... “Sure, there were gamblers trying to fix the Series.

1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as the “Black Sox Scandal.” White Sox owner Charles Comiskey ...