Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced on Dec. 21, 1926 that Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker stood accused of betting on a fixed baseball game.
With the lifetime banishment of the “Black Sox” by the stern commissioner still fresh in their minds, fans wondered whether the Georgia Peach and the pride of Hubbard, Texas would ever play or manage again.
The shocking revelation shed light on the biggest mystery in sports. Following the 1926 season, Cobb and Speaker had resigned without a word of explanation as player-managers of the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
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