2. Who is Joseph Jefferson Jackson? Born in Brandon Mills, what is now part of Greenville, Shoeless Joe is a local baseball hero of sorts. Shoeless Joe gained his nickname after playing a game in only his socks, due in part to a bad pair of sneakers giving him blisters on his feet.
3. His Baseball Career During his time in baseball, he played for three different teams: -Philadelphia- (1908-1909) -Cleveland- (1910-1915) -Chicago White Socks- (1915-1920)
4. The World Series During his time with the Chicago White Socks, he helped bring his team to the World Series twice. However, during the 1919 World Series, Jackson and seven others were accused of throwing the game. Although a jury acquitted him later on, he was forever banned from professional baseball. After the ban, Joe settled down and opened a dry cleaning business.
5. Statistics and Fun Facts "I copied Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever saw. He's the guy who made me a hitter."-- Babe Ruth His bat, nicknamed “Black Betsy”, sold for $577,610.
