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This house, built in 1940 and originally located 3 mi. southwest at 119 E. Wilburn Ave., was the last home of Joseph Jefferson Wofford "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (1888-1951), one of the greatest natural hitters in baseball history. Born in Pickens Co., Jackson moved to Greenville as a boy, worked at the Brandon Mill, joined the mill baseball team as a teenager, and was already a star before reaching the major leagues in 1908. In 1911, his first full season, he batted .408. He played for the Philadelphia A’s from 1908 to 1910, the Cleveland Naps from 1910 to 1915, and the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920, compiling a lifetime average of .356. He helped the White Sox win the 1917 World Series, but he and 7 teammates were banned from baseball for fixing the 1919 Series. Jackson died in this house in 1951; it was moved here in 2006 and opened as a museum in 2008.
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Greenville, South Carolina · United States
