Joe Jackson really did learn how to write his name. The proof is in the form of a limited number of Shoeless autographs that have survived through the years.
It's rare to find a Jackson signature; even more difficult to find him sharing a ball with his 1919 Black Sox teammate Buck Weaver. They were gone from baseball by the early 20s, banished for life for supposedly taking part in a plan to throw the World Series in exchange for gamblers' money. Yet Huggins & Scott Auctions did locate such an autographed baseball and sold it late this week. It went for $69,000.
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