1887
Born July 16, 1887
Pickens County, SC, USA
Shoeless Joe Jackson Notable
b. July 16, 1887 · Philadelphia Athletics 1908–1909, Cleveland Naps 1910–1914, Cleveland Indians 1915, Chicago White Sox 1915–1920
Shoeless Joe Jackson played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1908 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1920.
He batted .356 with 1,772 hits across 1,332 games, scoring 873 runs. He finished with 54 home runs, 307 doubles, 168 triples, 519 walks and 202 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples three times between 1912 and 1920, topping out at 26. He led the league in hits two times between 1912 and 1913, topping out at 226. He also led it in doubles. He played 1,289 games in the outfield, with 2,362 putouts and 100 errors.
He was born in Pickens County, SC, USA on July 16, 1887, and died on December 5, 1951. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 6 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1919 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | PHA | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .130 |
| 1909 | PHA | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .176 |
| 1910 | CLE | 20 | 75 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .387 |
| 1911 | CLE | 147 | 571 | 126 | 233 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 83 | 56 | 42 | 41 | .408 |
| 1912 | CLE | 154 | 572 | 121 | 226 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 90 | 54 | 19 | 35 | .395 |
| 1913 | CLE | 148 | 528 | 109 | 197 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 71 | 80 | 26 | 26 | .373 |
| 1914 | CLE | 122 | 453 | 61 | 153 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 34 | 22 | .338 |
| 1915 | CHW/CLE | 128 | 461 | 63 | 142 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 81 | 52 | 23 | 16 | .308 |
| 1916 | CHW | 155 | 592 | 91 | 202 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 78 | 46 | 25 | 24 | .341 |
| 1917 | CHW | 146 | 538 | 91 | 162 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 75 | 57 | 25 | 13 | .301 |
| 1918 | CHW | 17 | 65 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .354 |
| 1919 | CHW | 139 | 516 | 79 | 181 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 96 | 60 | 10 | 9 | .351 |
| 1920 | CHW | 146 | 570 | 105 | 218 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 121 | 56 | 14 | 9 | .382 |
| Career | — | 1332 | 4981 | 873 | 1772 | 307 | 168 | 54 | 785 | 519 | 233 | 202 | .356 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died December 5, 1951
1908
Major-league debut: Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson made a major-league debut on August 25, 1908.
1920
Final major-league game: Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson played a final major-league game on September 27, 1920.
1921
The Black Sox Are Banned for Life
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis bans the eight Chicago White Sox players implicated in the 1919 World Series fix for life, one day after a Chicago jury acquitted them of criminal conspiracy charges.
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