Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Joseph Jefferson Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson

— 1888 • 1951 —

Joseph Jefferson Jackson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 25, 2024

1. Joseph Jefferson Jackson Marker

Inscription. Joe Jackson grew up playing textile league baseball in West Greenville. By 1908, he was playing for the Greenville Spinners, a minor league team in the Class D Carolina Association. According to legend, during the first game of a doubleheader, Jackson played in new spikes that caused his feet to blister. In the 2nd game, with the Spinners at bat in the seventh inning, Jackson took off his spikes and walked to the batter's box. No one noticed until he hit the ball and was rounding the bases in his stocking feet and a fan of the opposing team shouted, "You shoeless son of a gun!" A local sportswriter heard the remark and tagged Jackson with the nickname Shoeless Joe.

At the peek of his career with the Chicago White Sox, Jackson and seven teammates were implicated in a conspiracy to lose the 1919 World Series. During the series, Jackson played flawless baseball. He had twelve hits (a World Series record); no errors; the highest batting average (.375); accounted for 11 of 20 runs by the Sox; and hit the only home run in the Series. Though tried and found innocent, all eight players were banned from baseball for life. Jackson,

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who steadfastly maintained his innocence until his death in 1951, continues to be one of the most publicized and beloved players in the history of the game.

Erected 2017 by Joe Jackson Family, Friends and Fans, City of Greenville, The Sargent Foundation, John Burgess, The Greenville Drive, John I. Smith Charities, Richard K. Heusel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 34° 50.583′ N, 82° 24.54′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on South Main Street (South Carolina Route 124) east of South Markley Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker and statue are near the northwest entrance to Fluor Field on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 947 South Main Street, Greenville SC 29601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

Joseph Jefferson Jackson statue donation plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 25, 2024

2. Joseph Jefferson Jackson statue donation plaque

The home plate and back wall were constructed with original bricks from Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, where Jackson played baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Comiskey Park was built in 1910 and demolished in 1990.

Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trains (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allen Temple AME Church Bell (about 500 feet away); John Henry Moss (about 600 feet away); "Shoeless Joe" Jackson House (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Joseph Jefferson Jackson (about 700 feet away); Clay Buchholz (about 700 feet away); Jim Rice (about 700 feet away); Tommy Lasorda (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Joseph Jefferson Jackson Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 25, 2024

3. Joseph Jefferson Jackson Statue and Marker

The northwest corner of Fluor Field is in the background. The home plate to Jackson's right and the wall behind him is brick from old Comiskey Park, which was demolished in 1990.

Home plate made out of brick from the old Comiskey Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 25, 2024

4. Home plate made out of brick from the old Comiskey Park

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.