Namespaces Article Talk. See baseball statistics for an explanation of these statistics. Jackson then tried to tell White Sox owner Charles Comiskey about the fix, but Comiskey refused to meet with him. Later in life, Jackson played ball under assumed names throughout the south. Most recently up for auction was the infamous "Black Betsy" bat used during the World Series. An article in the September issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine argued that Eliot Asinof 's book Eight Men Out , purporting to confirm Jackson's guilt, was based on inaccurate information; for example, Jackson never confessed to throwing the Series as Asinof claimed.
Views Read Edit View history. An article in the September issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine argued that Eliot Asinof 's book Eight Men Out , purporting to confirm Jackson's guilt, was based on inaccurate information; for example, Jackson never confessed to throwing the Series as Asinof claimed. Reprints are also collectible, though considerably less expensive and have a low resale value. The following season, Jackson batted. Manager Pants Rowland. House of Representatives passed a resolution lauding Jackson's sporting achievements and encouraging MLB to rescind his ineligibility. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shoeless Joe Jackson.
