Leland's 2025 Summer Classic Auction offers an array of collectibles across such market segments as sports, music, and pop ...

Three pieces of rare Chicago sports memorabilia, including a signature from Shoeless Joe Jackson and a Michael Jordan ...

A baseball signed by Greenville baseball great “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is one of the premier items of a summer auction.

As an aside, Ray Liotta immortalized Shoeless Joe Jackson when he brought him back to life on the big screen in the Kevin Costner movie, Field of Dreams. In that movie, Jackson walked out of a ...

Did Shoeless Joe Jackson help throw the 1919 World Series, or was he unjustly punished? “God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times, and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise ...

"Shoeless Joe" Jackson, who played his last game in 1920, batted .356 for his career. Right: Shown with Hall of Famers Ty Cobb (left) and Sam Crawford, Jackson was among the greatest stars of his era.

Major League Baseball A ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson photo sold for $1.47 million. Here’s why it was so valuable. October 8, 2021 3 min ...

Shoeless Joe and other Chicago White Sox players were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series in what was referred to as the Black Sox Scandal. Jackson and seven others were accused of a plot to ...

It is now known that Shoeless Joe Jackson refused the $5,000 bribe on two separate occasions. Additionally, Joe Jackson attempted to inform Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox, about the fix.

Then there’s Shoeless Joe. While there are conflicting accounts as to what he acknowledged, Wallach concedes that Jackson accepted $5,000 from the gamblers and was fully aware of the scheme.

However, the debarment of Jackson for his “involvement” in the fix remains a controversial topic. It is now well-known that Shoeless Joe (photo) refused the $5,000 bribe on two occasions.

Shoeless Joe “loved young people,” she told me. “ (He) wanted to do something for them. There was a drugstore next door to his store, all the young boys would hang out there.