Notable Performances
Jackson led all players with his .375 average. Some believed that most of his offensive potency came in games that were not fixed and/or when the game seemed out of reach. He hit the Series' lone home run in the final (eighth) game, a solo shot in the third inning, by which time the Reds were already ahead 5–0. His five hits with runners in scoring position came in: Game 6, sixth inning, game not fixed, Kerr pitching; Game 7, first and third innings, when the conspirators rebelled and Cicotte won; Game 8, two in the four-run eighth, which started with the Reds ahead 10–1.
Shoeless Joe had 12 hits overall, a World Series record at that time.
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