Shoeless Joe Jackson
[edit] Biography
Shoeless Joe Jackson (Joseph Jefferson Jackson) was born on July 16, 1889 in Pickens County, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on August 25, 1908 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1911, his rookie year, he hit .408 with 7 home runs and 83 RBI. Jackson played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Shoeless Joe Jackson's best season was 1911, when he stole 41 bases, hit for a .408 average and knocked in 83 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .130
| .130
| .130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| PHI
| A
| 5
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .176
| .222
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 75
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 11
| .387
| .446
| .587
| 2
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CLE
| A
| 147
| 571
| 126
| 233
| 7
| 83
| .408
| .468
| .590
| 45
| 19
| 56
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 154
| 572
| 121
| 226
| 3
| 90
| .395
| .458
| .579
| 44
| 26
| 54
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CLE
| A
| 148
| 528
| 109
| 197
| 7
| 71
| .373
| .460
| .551
| 39
| 17
| 80
| 26
| 5
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| 122
| 453
| 61
| 153
| 3
| 53
| .338
| .399
| .464
| 22
| 13
| 41
| 34
| 5
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 83
| 303
| 42
| 99
| 3
| 45
| .327
| .389
| .469
| 16
| 9
| 28
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 158
| 21
| 43
| 2
| 36
| .272
| .378
| .399
| 4
| 5
| 24
| 12
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 128
| 461
| 63
| 142
| 5
| 81
| .308
| .385
| .445
| 20
| 14
| 52
| 23
| 6
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CHI
| A
| 155
| 592
| 91
| 202
| 3
| 78
| .341
| .393
| .495
| 40
| 21
| 46
| 25
| 5
| 16
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| 146
| 538
| 91
| 162
| 5
| 75
| .301
| .375
| .429
| 20
| 17
| 57
| 25
| 7
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 65
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 20
| .354
| .425
| .492
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 516
| 79
| 181
| 7
| 96
| .351
| .422
| .506
| 31
| 14
| 60
| 10
| 4
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| CHI
| A
| 146
| 570
| 105
| 218
| 12
| 121
| .382
| .444
| .589
| 42
| 20
| 56
| 14
| 7
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1332
| 4981
| 873
| 1772
| 54
| 785
| .356
| .423
| .517
| 307
| 168
| 519
| 158
| 59
| 131
| 202
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1909
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1911
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 32
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 273
| 30
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1913
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 211
| 28
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 13
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 15
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1916
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 17
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 341
| 18
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 252
| 15
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1920
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1289
| 0
| 0
| 2362
| 183
| 100
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 15
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland Naps (July 30, 1910) completing trade in which Philadelphia Athletics traded Morrie Rath and a player to be named later to Cleveland Naps in exchange for Bris Lord (July 23, 1910).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Braggo Roth, Ed Klepfer, $31500 and a player to be named later (August 21, 1915); Cleveland Indians received Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916).
[edit] Trivia
- World Series Champion: 1917
- Finished 2nd in the MVP voting in 1913
- Has a .356 career AVG, 3rd all-time
- Has a .423 career OBP, 17th all-time
- Lead the league in triples 3 times. His 168 is good enough for 26th best all-time
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