Joe Jackson

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Joe Jackson, nicknamed "Shoeless Joe," was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his exceptional hitting ability and enduring association with the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball outfielder
baseball player
human
associatedWith 1919 Black Sox Scandal
surface form: Black Sox scandal
bats left
battingAverage .356
burialPlace Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalDepiction central figure in the novel and film "Field of Dreams"
portrayed in the film "Eight Men Out"
dateOfBirth 1887-07-16
dateOfDeath 1951-12-05
finalMLBDate 1920-09-27
finalMLBLeague Major League Baseball
finalMLBTeam Chicago White Sox
fullName Joseph Jefferson Jackson
hasHeritage American of working-class Southern background
hits 1772
homeRuns 54
knownFor exceptional hitting ability
involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal
MLBdebutDate 1908-08-25
MLBdebutLeague Major League Baseball
MLBdebutTeam Philadelphia Athletics
nickname Shoeless Joe Jackson
surface form: Shoeless Joe
notableAchievement hit .408 in 1911 season
key offensive player for 1917 World Series champion Chicago White Sox
one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history
notableWork 1911 MLB season
occupation professional baseball player
participantIn 1917 World Series
1919 World Series
placeOfBirth Pickens County, South Carolina
surface form: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Greenville, South Carolina
surface form: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
playedFor Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
surface form: Cleveland Naps

Philadelphia Athletics
positionPlayed outfielder
reasonForBan involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series
residence Greenville, South Carolina
surface form: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
runsBattedIn 792
sexOrGender male
significantEvent banned from Major League Baseball for life in 1921
sport baseball
subjectOf ongoing debates about reinstatement to Major League Baseball
teamDuringScandal Chicago White Sox
throws right

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