Why isn Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame?
As stated in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Rules for Election, “any player on Baseball’s ineligible list shall not be an eligible candidate” for consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) or the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans. Shoeless Joe Jackson was placed on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list in 1920 by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. In order for Jackson to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, the following criteria must be met: 1) Since he is deceased, a party acting on behalf of Jackson’s estate must apply to the Office of the Commissioner for reinstatement to Major League Baseball; and 2) Should Jackson’s estate apply for reinstatement and his eligibility is regained, he would then be a viable candidate for consideration by the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans. Once Jackson’s name is on the ballot for the Committee on Baseball Veterans, Jackson would have to receive votes on at least 75 percent o
