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This scandal occurred because players were offered large sums of money to throw the games. Gamblers wanted to Reds to win because they were considered a large underdog heading into the series. If the Reds won, they would win lots of money from the bets they made. That way, they would be able to offers the players a bit of their winnings.

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The meeting where the scandal was first established took place in the Ansonia Hotel in New York. The World Series itself were held in the stadiums of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. The venue of the series was changed every two games or so to make it fair so each team would play on their home field.

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On September 21, 1919, players of the Chicago White Sox met with gamblers to discuss losing the 1919 World Series on purpose for money. On October 2, 1919, the World Series officially started.

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8 members of the Chicago White Sox were caught throwing the 1919 World Series for money. They let the Cincinnati Reds win by playing by playing worse than their ability had shown throughout the year, and this is how they got caught. The 8 perpetrators were placed on trial, and it resulted in all players being banned from  Major League Baseball for life. While all 8 players who were put on trial were banned, there is controversy on whether the renown player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson actually bagged the series.

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The 1919 World Series consisted of the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. There were 8 men banned from baseball and this included Arnold Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar Felsch, Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, Charles Risberg, George Weaver, and Claude Williams.