i need some help
i cant find anything that tells me what shoeless joe jacksons dreams and achivments are
2007-12-04 02:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by Kaylee M 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Name: Joseph Jefferson Jackson
Born: July 16, 1887 in Brandon Mills, South Carolina
Died: December 5, 1951
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Teams: 1908-09 Philadelphia
1910-15 Cleveland
1915-20 Chicago White Sox
Position: Outfield and First Base
Joe named his favorite bat "Black Betsy." It was 36-inches long and weighed 48 ounces.
He received his nickname "Shoeless," after playing a minor league game in his stockings because a new pair of spikes had given him blisters on his feet the previous day.
Joe started out as a pitcher on the mill league team, but because he threw the ball so hard and broke the catchers arm, they placed him in the outfield.
Joe Jackson was suspended from playing baseball in 1920 for allegations of his involvement in the throwing of the 1919 World Series.
In 1921, a Chicago jury acquitted Jackson of aiding to fix the 1919 World Series. But Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, first commissioner of baseball, went against the courts' decision and banned Jackson and seven other Chicago players from baseball for life.
Jackson's legendary bat, Black Betsy, sold for $577,610 at auction.
2007-12-04 02:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Joe(Static) 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Google Shoeless Joe Jackson
2007-12-04 02:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Google the Shoeless Joe Jackson as you will found the movie name The Fields of Dreams.
2007-12-04 05:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by DXTRCHN11 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.shoelessjoejackson.com/
Hope this helps
Goggle shoeless joe jackson for more answers
2007-12-04 02:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
There are a lot of web sites involving Jackson and the attached is one I have used in the past.
2007-12-04 02:33:37 · answer #5 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I would guess that his dream was to be in the Hall of Fame (which still hasn't come true).
2007-12-04 05:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by monsoonman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second link tells about why he should be in the Hall of Fame.
2007-12-04 02:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by Reduviidae 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
supposedly both Ty Cobb AND Babe Ruth claimed he was the best hitter they ever saw. That is saying something if true. I am sure by researching him you will come across those claims.
2007-12-04 03:29:23 · answer #8 · answered by jekel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Type in Black Sox. You will find him.
If you build it, he will come.
2007-12-04 02:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was the man!!!
2007-12-04 03:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by J Dub 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋