In 1919, the Chicago White Sox are considered the greatest team in baseball and, in fact, one of the greatest ever assembled to that point, behind their greatest star, Joe Jackson. However, the team’s owner, Charles Comiskey, is a skinflint with little inclination to reward his players for a spectacular season.

• Eight Men Out
• John Sayles
• John Cusack
• Clifton James
• Michael Lerner