" ▁were ▁acqu itted ▁in ▁a ▁criminal ▁consp i racy ▁trial . ▁However , ▁baseball ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁had ▁established ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Commission er ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁game ' s ▁integrity , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁commission er , ▁Ken es aw ▁Mountain ▁Land is , ▁b anned ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁involved , ▁including ▁We aver , ▁for ▁life . ▁The ▁White ▁So x ▁would ▁not ▁win ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁again ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Series , ▁seg ue ing ▁into ▁the ▁" live ▁ball " ▁era , ▁marked ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁time ▁of ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁several ▁teams . ▁The ▁two ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁World ▁Series ▁w inners ▁to ▁date , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁championship ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ; ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁that ▁were ▁highly ▁successful ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁( the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ) ▁went ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁without ▁another ▁World ▁Series ▁win . ▁The ▁Red ▁So x ▁and ▁White ▁So x ▁finally ▁won ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁C ubs ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁( until ▁the ▁ 2