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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Jackson canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball outfielder
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
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surface form:
Black Sox scandal
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| 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"
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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
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involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| MLBdebutDate | 1908-08-25 ⓘ |
| MLBdebutLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBdebutTeam | Philadelphia Athletics ⓘ |
| nickname |
Shoeless Joe Jackson
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surface form:
Shoeless Joe
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| notableAchievement |
hit .408 in 1911 season
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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
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1919 World Series ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pickens County, South Carolina
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surface form:
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Greenville, South Carolina
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surface form:
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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| playedFor |
Chicago White Sox
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Cleveland Indians ⓘ Cleveland Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland Naps
Philadelphia Athletics ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | outfielder ⓘ |
| reasonForBan | involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenville, South Carolina
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surface form:
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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| 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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