Author Series: Dan Taylor

Longtime broadcaster and author Dan Taylor explores the 1926 scandal that involved two of the game’s top stars, each accused of fixing and betting on games. Sportswriters called the scandal worse than that of the infamous “Black Sox.”

After the banishment of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, the game was saved, thanks in part to an unlikely individual—Christy Walsh, the business manager for Babe Ruth. Walsh arranged for The Babe to star in a motion picture and convinced Ruth to hire a fitness expert, change his habits, and train diligently while working in Hollywood.

Dan Taylor is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball.