Politics
Say it ain’t so, Sen. Harkin.
June 3, 1999
Sports
Baseball: The legendary player was banned after being accused of taking money to fix the 1919 World Series. Now there is a renewed push to get him into the Hall of Fame.
Oct. 31, 1999
Baseball: Ted Williams and others believe Shoeless Joe Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame
June 20, 1999
At least one state lawmaker says it just ain’t so about Shoeless Joe.
March 20, 1985
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is “reviewing the entire file” of banned baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson, Sen.
May 29, 1999
Archives
Embedded in the sad story of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson is another legendary tale: that of his beloved bat, “Black Betsy,” which he used throughout his career, even after being banished from the game.
July 29, 2001
Sixty-eight years after he left baseball in disgrace, Shoeless Joe Jackson is becoming as much of a legend as the game’s most celebrated heroes.
Sept. 11, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
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April 30, 1989
Movies
In the current movie, “Field of Dreams,” Shoeless Joe Jackson bats right-handed and throws left-handed.
May 13, 1989
Shoeless Joe Jackson comes back to us now, seven decades later, seemingly trapped in a never-ending nightmare--still the haunted, broken figure from baseball’s past.
July 11, 1989