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{{cquote|Shoeless’ performance for the White Sox in left field was astounding. In 13 fielding opportunities, Jackson made absolutely no errors and threw a Red out at the plate trying to score on a fly ball. Another one of Joe’s throws to home would have been in time had Cicotte not deflected the ball away from catcher Ray Schaulk. If he were to throw the Series, Joe would have made at least one error in 8 games. In this case, not a single botched catch or errant throw. Of the 12 errors the White Sox made, 9 were owned by the other 7 Black Sox. Shoeless Joe played flawlessly in left field.}}

{{cquote|Shoeless’ performance for the White Sox in left field was astounding. In 13 fielding opportunities, Jackson made absolutely no errors and threw a Red out at the plate trying to score on a fly ball. Another one of Joe’s throws to home would have been in time had Cicotte not deflected the ball away from catcher Ray Schaulk. If he were to throw the Series, Joe would have made at least one error in 8 games. In this case, not a single botched catch or errant throw. Of the 12 errors the White Sox made, 9 were owned by the other 7 Black Sox. Shoeless Joe played flawlessly in left field.}}

Shoeless Joe was the victim of judicial activism and collusion by owners.  He was acquitted at trial, but merely a day after the verdict and without doing any investigation, Commissioner (and former judicial activist) Landis made him the scapegoat for misconduct by others.  Shoeless Joe then won a civil case against the White Sox, but the judge tossed out the jury verdict.<ref>https://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/shoelessjoetrialmilwaukee.html</ref>  The smears of Shoeless Joe by ''Eight Men Out'' and other accounts of him fail to include how a jury held in favor of him in his civil trial.

Shoeless Joe was the victim of judicial activism and collusion by owners.  He was acquitted at trial, but merely a day after the verdict and without doing any investigation, Commissioner (and former judicial activist) Kenesaw Mountain Landis wrongly made the high-profile Jackson the scapegoat for misconduct by others.  Shoeless Joe then won a civil case against the White Sox, but the judge tossed out the jury verdict.<ref>https://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/shoelessjoetrialmilwaukee.html</ref>  The smears of Shoeless Joe by ''Eight Men Out'' and other accounts of him fail to include how a jury held in favor of him in his civil trial.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the perpetrator of this injustice, had repeatedly abused his power as a federal district court judge, and was repeatedly reversed on appeal.  He had previously been overturned for an activist ruling against Standard Oil.  He imposed numerous draconian sentences against people who resisted the draft during [[World War I]], some of which were reversed on appeal while others were commuted. In agreeing to become baseball commissioner, he insisted on absolute power, and then he abused it. The tyrant Landis was a racist who kept blacks out of the major leagues, yet his name is engraved into [[MLB]] MVP awards to the dismay of recipients.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the perpetrator of this injustice, had repeatedly abused his power as a federal district court judge, and was repeatedly reversed on appeal.  He had previously been overturned for an activist ruling against Standard Oil.  He imposed numerous draconian sentences against people who resisted the draft during [[World War I]], some of which were reversed on appeal while others were commuted. In agreeing to become baseball commissioner, he insisted on absolute power, and then he abused it. The tyrant Landis was a racist who kept blacks out of the major leagues, yet his name is engraved into [[MLB]] MVP awards to the dismay of recipients.