Bennett, Jay. "Did Shoeless Joe Jackson Throw the World Series." JSTOR. N.p., Nov. 1993. Web. 19 Sept. 2013 In the 1919 World Series the White Sox were upset by the Cincinnati Reds. Two years later two players confessed to throwing the World Series. Eight players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson were convicted of throwing the World Series. Despite this all the players were found innocent, however Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis still banned all eight player from MLB. Yes, it can be argued that he did throw it due to the fact that he did receive a bribe. However his statistics tell otherwise as he had record setting statistics throughout the series. As well his PGP (Player Game Percentage) and Wp (Win Percentage) were higher than others due to his exceptional performance throughout the game and in the clutch. I will use this article to support my essay with his PGP and WP as both of those statistics are very important in telling how a player played. This could have been the statistic needed to prove Joe’s Innocence in the scandal.
Tuika-Soske, Bryan. "Chicago White Sox: Shoeless Joe Jackson Awaits Justice 50 Years After His Death White Sox." Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report, 24 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.
Imagine going to court innocent, proved innocent but still convicted guilty. This is what happened to shoeless Joe after the 1919 World Series. Evidence shows he wasn’t involved and statistics prove it. He would have had good reason to do so though as the White Sox Owner Comiskey was a horrible one as he treated his players awfully. He underpaid them, didn’t meet his promises to players, in fact he didn’t even wash his players laundry. This was very unfortunate for Joe as he deserved better considering he is the best natural hitter ever. Not only this, but he was also a great player in the backfield; an overall outstanding player. The Scandal started with Gandil approached the gamblers offering to throw the Series for $80,000 in return. He gathered ^ other players but they needed power and so they asked Joe to join but he refused. However they still use his name and also Joe tried to get Owner Comiskey to bench him so he was not a part of the Scandal, he refused. It then summarizes the Series. Joe played outstanding in the Series breaking records in hitting and playing very well on defense with no flaws. In fact Joe only had three errors the entire series with two strike outs and once being gunned down in attempt to steal a base. Then what got the Scandal going was a reporter who recognized something was up. It then got publicized and so the team lawyer went to work. He got Joe drunk enough to sign a confession. This confession however did not show in court and so they were all found innocent but banned from baseball. I will use this article to support my essay through his statistics at the plate and defensively from the series, an almost flawless performance. As well as I will use the “signed confession”, the way it was told to be signed.
Cohen, Ben. "Hunting Shoeless Joe's Holy Grail." 1919 Black Sox Scandal—Hunting Shoeless Joe Jackson's Holy Grail. Wall Street Journal, 1 Aug. 2013. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.
What happened to the told to be signed confession from Shoeless Joe in 1920? This confession has never been found since it had been reportedly stolen right before court in 1920. Recently the search really sprung back as the convention is coming up. Josh Evans offered 1 million dollars to the one who brings in the confession… If it does exist. The confession never came about; and so people do believe it never came about, “It’s a myth, it never existed, in fact, never did” says Jacob Pomrenke. According to the legend Joe signed an acknowledgement stating he would receive $20, 000 for throwing the World Series. He would come to only receive $5,000. In truth this “confession” did exist, it always has, it was a testimony stating he
