2006-10-18 12:38:21 · 12 answers · asked by conny b 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Back in 1908 Joe was playing for a team in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina and he had bought a new pair of spikes. He had worn the spikes one day and the next day his team was playing the Anderson, South Carolina team. The new pair of spikes had rubbed blisters on Joe's feet, so he wanted to sit this game out, however his team was short some players and Joe had to play. Joe tried to play in the new spikes but they hurt his feet real bad. During one inning Joe took the spikes off and played in just his socks, he came up to bat and hit a triple and as he was pulling up at third an Anderson fan hollered "You shoeless son of a gun you!" It was the only day Joe played in his stockinged feet, but the name stuck forever. Joe did not like this handle he carried all his life, but that is how the world knew him......"Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
2006-10-18 12:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by zedvilla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he got new cleats the day before a game, but they were hurting his feet, since not broken in enough..... so he took them off and played barefoot. He hit a triple... and was called a shoeless son of a $#*^& by a fan from the other team. The name 'Shoeless Joe Jackson' just kinda stuck after that.
2006-10-18 13:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Doz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The nickname "Shoeless" came from when he played for the team sponsored by the mill where he worked before he played in the major leagues. Suffering from a blister due to a new, stiff pair of cleat shoes and forced to play when a team mate didn't show up for a game, he took his shoes off before he went to hit, and when he got to base a fan started yelling inappropriate and vulgar comments at him. One of the things he was called was a "shoeless son-of-a-b****." The name stuck with him all the way to the major leagues.
2006-10-18 12:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by D-Man 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He once batted with out his shoes off because of a blister, and was heckled by a fan who called him a "shoeless son-of-a-*****", and the nickname "shoeless" stuck
2006-10-18 12:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
took his cleats off and played barefoot, hence shoeless joe jackson came about
2006-10-18 12:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Kristy L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he often wore womens high heeled shoes but to protect the integrity of Americas national pastime,he had to take them off and thus became Shoeless Joe.
2006-10-18 12:48:12 · answer #6 · answered by noitall 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm just guessing so I can come back to see the answers myself.
Good question...I would say that he showed up at first tryout or
spring training with no shoes or when he was discovered he didn't have any shoes. "Didn't Need None", he said
2006-10-18 12:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
When he started playing he could not afford shoes and so that's how he played the game. He felt uncomfortable wearing them and made a point not to wear them while playing.
2006-10-18 12:48:05 · answer #8 · answered by kgreives 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When he was younger he played barefoot.
2006-10-18 12:40:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can't remember
2006-10-18 12:39:56 · answer #10 · answered by Maninblack 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋