It has been suggested that he only participated when "Swede" Risberg threatened Jackson and his family.Īs big of a shame as it is that players felt compelled to throw the World Series, it should also be considered a shame that one of the best players of his generation, if he truly was not a part of the scheme, had his career cut short early for something that he did not participate in. Trust me, this one is worth the watch again Let us know what you think of this episode in the comments NEW ECTV CHAT Discord server. It has also been alleged that Jackson was illiterate and did not understand the significance of the plot. The spitball is an illegal baseball pitch where the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance, such as saliva or petroleum jelly. Pitchers have long doctored baseballs to gain an unfair advantage.
It has been confirmed by multiple players that Jackson never even met with any of the gamblers. Types of cheating Newspaper article from 1920 lamenting the doctoring of baseballs Doctoring the baseball. Jackson also did not make any errors in the Series. In addition, Jackson had the World Series' leading. There has been doubt cast on Jackson's participation in the scandal by some of the other players involved. To this day, Jackson's participation in the fix is debated. As a result of the scandal, Eddie Chicotte, Oscar Flesch, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Frank McMullin, Charles "Swede" Risberg, George "Buck" Weaver and Claude "Lefty" Williams were banned from baseball.
Eight members of the White Sox threw at least one game of the 1919 World Series. The Black Sox Scandal is the biggest scandal in baseball's history.
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