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In the upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field, Sparky Prisby, a nuclear plant engineer, wears a 1919 Shoeless Joe Jackson replica uniform. Jackson, he correctly points out, was never convicted in a court of law for his alleged role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The eight players were acquitted in court, with the jurors lifting the men on their shoulders. ''Shoeless Joe is a Hall of Famer, for sure,' said Prisby.
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In the upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field, Sparky Prisby, a nuclear plant engineer, wears a 1919 Shoeless Joe Jackson replica uniform. Jackson, he correctly points out, was never convicted in a court of law for his alleged role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The eight players were acquitted in court, with the jurors lifting the men on their shoulders. ''Shoeless Joe is a Hall of Famer, for sure," said Prisby.
(Globe Staff Photo and Text / Stan Grossfeld)