Dr. David J. Fletcher is a 1972 alum of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., where he played baseball. Sometimes taking three trains as a teenager to go to baseball games in Chicago, Fletcher attended some 20 White Sox games in 1972, and witnessed first-hand what Dick Allen meant to the city. In 1980, he graduated from Rush Medical College, and practiced medicine in the U.S. Army. Along with his private medical practice Safeworks Illinois (www.SafeworksIllinois.com) in Champaign, Ill., Fletcher has become a noted baseball historian. In July 2005, he was granted the Hilda Award at the Shrine... Read More
Joe Jackson vs. Chicago American League Baseball Club (Never Before Seen Trial Transcript)
June 7, 2023
8 1/2 by 11 | 664 pgs.
$50.00
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Dr. David Fletcher
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Jacob Pomrenke
Jacob Pomrenke is the Director of Editorial Content for the Society for American Baseball Research. He has been a SABR member since 1998 and is the chairman and newsletter editor for the Black Sox Scandal Research Committee. He is the editor of Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox (2015) and the Eight Myths Out project (2019). He has been interviewed as a subject-matter expert on baseball scandals for MLB Network, ESPN, PBS, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other TV, radio, print, and online outlets. Before he joined the SABR staff in 2011, he... Read More
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“Joe Jackson vs. Chicago American League Baseball Club” unveils the compelling and long-lost trial transcript that chronicles the dramatic legal battle surrounding one of baseball’s most notorious scandals. Transporting readers back to 1924, this remarkable book delves deep into the courtroom drama that unfolded when “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, a legendary outfielder, found himself at the center of the infamous Black Sox scandal. With meticulous detail, the trial transcript illuminates the testimonies, cross-examinations, and legal maneuverings that captivated the nation, as Jackson fought to clear his name and defend his integrity. Through this never-before-seen documentation, readers are given an unprecedented glimpse into the tension, emotions, and complexities of the trial, shedding new light on a pivotal moment in baseball history and the fate of a legendary player.