A baseball bearing Jackson’s shaky signature brought $78,000 in 2011. Even a scrap of paper with his autograph sold for $23,100 nearly 25 years ago.

A baseball bearing Jackson's shaky signature brought $78,000 in 2011. Even a scrap of paper with his autograph sold for $23,100 nearly 25 years ago.

'Shoeless' Joe Jackson-signed ball sells for $50k as one of baseball's rarest signatures Because he was functionally illiterate, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's autograph is highly coveted among collectors.

Greenville area resident Joe Jackson, the great great nephew of baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson, chatted with 7 News Sports Tuesday afternoon, not long after learning that his uncle, and all-t… ...

Major League Baseball on Tuesday removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, two of the sport’s most famous players who were previously kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game ...

Who was 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson? Jackson was an MLB outfielder from 1908-20, but was most known for his time with the White Sox.

Manfred’s spine turns to jelly once againThe lifetime bans for Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson have been cast aside by commissioner Rob Manfred, much like a gambling ticket that lost ...

Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, holds a 1911 autographed photo of Cleveland ballplayer Joe Jackson. It may be the only autographed photo of “Shoeless Joe.” ...

Yet, a baseball, carrying only the faintest markings of Jackson’s autograph, as well as the signatures of four members of the 1938 Detroit Tigers (Elden Auker, Tommy Bridges, Rudy York, and Don Ross), ...

It turns out that book held what may be the only autographed photo of Shoeless Joe Jackson, the Holy Grail of baseball signatures.

Jackson was illiterate and rarely signed anything but paychecks and legal documents, making his autographs among the rarest in sports.