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Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

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Along with Larry Doby, Joseph “Shoeless Joe” Jefferson Jackson was one of South Carolina’s two most famous baseball players of all time. Born in 1888 in Pickens County, Jackson began working in local mills at age 6 and began playing for the Brandon Mill baseball team at age 13.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

Joseph Baker of Summerville, 2008 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

The name “Shoeless Joe” came into play after he shed his new spikes during the second game of his first doubleheader in the semi-pros. The cleats had given him blisters, and when the fledgling Greenville Spinners’ hitter scored a triple, his nickname was born.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Exhibit

Candy Jones of Greenville, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Sadly, Shoeless Joe is widely remembered for his association with the Black Sox Scandal in which players of the Chicago White Sox conspired to fix the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Even though Jackson was acquitted of any wrongdoing, he was banned forever from playing Major League Baseball. Today, decades after his death, he is still ineligible to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum Exhibit

Candy Jones of Greenville, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

It is important to note that no evidence exists to incriminate Joe and in fact, much evidence exists to absolve him, including his record during the series. In those games, Jackson made a record 12 hits with a batting average of .375. He also committed no errors and threw a runner out at the plate. Further, all seven other members of the scandal later confessed Jackson’s innocence, and in 1999, upon review of court records and contemporary news accounts, the US House of Representatives voted to ask the MLB to reverse their verdict. Over a decade later, the MLB has yet to heed this request.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Base

William Thursby of Ware Shoals, 2017 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Now used as a museum to remember Greenville’s beloved baseball son, Jackson’s house was dismantled and moved three miles from its original location of 119 East Wilburn Avenue to the historic West End of Greenville behind the new Fluor Baseball Field. The address is 356 Field Street – a nod to Shoeless Joe’s lifetime batting average of .356, which stands as the third highest in baseball’s history.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Sign

William Thursby of Ware Shoals, 2017 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Photographer Candy Jones shares the view of the kitchen below which is located within the museum — she notes that it is decorated in the 1940s-1940s style, like when Joe and Kate Jackson lived in the home. She also shared “My Dad and Joe’s brother Jerry were best friends. When my parents had a child in 1951, who only lived one day, Jerry knew that my parents did not have the money to bury the child. He allowed my sister to be buried in an open plot under the Jackson Headstone. This is one reason why I started learning more about Joe Jackson. I am a part time volunteer at the museum.”

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum Kitchen

Candy Jones of Greenville, 2019 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

As of 2019, the museum will be relocated nearby as the site it currently sits upon has been sold for further development.

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Shoeless Joe Jackson Sign

William Thursby of Ware Shoals, 2017 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Shoeless Joe Jackson Sign

William Thursby of Ware Shoals, 2017 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Plan Your Trip: Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

Where is Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum located?
Address: 356 Field Street, Greenville, SC 29601
GPS Coordinates: 34.841507,-82.407296
Website: http://www.shoelessjoejackson.org/
What else should I see?
Fluor Field 0.1 mile
Allen Temple AME Church 0.2 mile
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    1. Alison says

      June 18, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      Did Shoeless Joe Jackson and his wife ever have any children?

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      • SC Picture Project says

        April 2, 2019 at 12:44 AM

        No they did not, great question!

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