Black Sox Episode 2- Shoeless Joe

About this episode

This episode explores Joe Jackson's role in the Black Sox scandal and its impact on his career.

In the second episode of our look at the Black Sox scandal of 1919, we look at the enigmatic figure of Joe Jackson and how the scandal affected the man who just wanted to play ball.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Wood

Topics covered

• Black Sox scandal
• Joe Jackson
• baseball history
• sports ethics
• 1919 baseball season

Keywords

• Black Sox
• Joe Jackson
• baseball
• scandal
• 1919
• sports history
• ethics

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