Today I'll continue with my "deep dive" into the 1919 Black Sox scandal with part three of my three-part series on Joe Jackson. Today's topic is the"Tainted $5,000."...
Today, I’d like to address Shoeless Joe Jackson’s play in the 1919 World Series and determine how it relates to his involvement (or non-involvement) in the Black Sox scandal.
"You know, he was such a remarkable hitter, it was almost impossible for him to swing without meeting the solidly." -1919 White Sox pitcher, Dickie Kerr, speaking of teammate, Joe Jackson.
“There are things in this world to be regarded above money – keeping faith in your friends, for instance. All of which goes to show that you don’t have to know how to read and write to be a man of principle and conscience.” –Joe Jackson
There's probably no topic that's more emotionally charged when discussing the Black Sox scandal than Joe Jackson's guilt or innocence. It's still hotly debated almost 100 years later.
"You shoeless sonofagun you!” –A fan yelling at 20-year old Greenville Spinner outfielder, Joseph Jackson, who was playing that day in his stocking feet.
And the rest, as they say, is history...