Shoeless Joe Jackson, real name Joseph Jefferson Jackson, was an American professional baseball player who was eventually banned from the game after his role in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. He was born on July 16, 1888 in Greenville, South Carolina, and died on December 5, 1951 in Greenville. He played first base and left field and batted right-handed. Joe Jackson grew up watching his father play ball, and he loved it so much that he decided to give it a try when he became old enough. However, like many other boys his age, he had no choice but to work during the season if he wanted to be able to eat. So, at the age of 18, he started out as a pitcher for a minor league team in South Carolina. After having some success there, he moved up to the major leagues where he remained for three seasons. During that time, he played a total of 93 games and finished with a batting average of.272. His most memorable moment as a baseball player came in 1909 when he hit four home runs in one game. The Chicago White Sox were defeated by the Cleveland Indians that year because of this amazing display of power hitting. In 1914, Joe Jackson signed with the Boston Red Sox. At the time, they were the best team in baseball and they expected to win more games than they lost. But soon after their first game of the season, owner Edward Bennett Williams asked everyone to leave the team except for Joe and Charlie Jackson.