When Does "Eight Men Out" (1963) Take Place?
"Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series" is a historical fiction novel written by Eliot Asinof that released August 1963. So when is "Eight Men Out" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because it primarily depicts the real-world baseball games of the 1919 World Series, which were held from October 1st, 1919 AD to October 9th, 1919 AD.

1919 AD
We know this because it primarily depicts the real-world baseball games of the 1919 World Series, which were held from October 1st, 1919 AD to October 9th, 1919 AD.
It as adapted to film in 1988.