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Eight Men Out (1988)

Eight Men Out (1988)

Drama History

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

Release Date: 1988, September 2
Directors: John Sayles
Countries: United States of America
Production: Orion Pictures, Orion Pictures, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Cast: David Strathairn, Bill Irwin, Kevin Tighe, John D. Craig, Michael Rooker, Christopher Lloyd, Brad Garrett, Michael Lerner, John Anderson, D. B. Sweeney, John Cusack, Don Harvey

Overview:

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.

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sports baseball historical figure