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Joseph Jefferson Wofford "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (1888-1951), one of the greatest natural hitters in baseball history, was born in Pickens Co. and moved to Greenville as a boy. He worked at the Brandon Mill, joined the mill baseball team as a teenager, and was a star long 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 seven teammates were banned from baseball for fixing the 1919 Series. His last home, built in 1940 at 119 E. Wilburn Ave. southwest of here, was where he died in 1951.
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