Regarding Joe Jackson....
......the report of his 1/4/09 contract nothwithstanding, Joe's Major League debut was on August 25, 1908.
Connie Mack purchased Joe from Greenville (Carolina Association) for $1,000 on July 30, 1908. Connie Mack
was impressed with Joe's all-around ball playing for Greenville. Mack told Joe to report to the Phila. A's at
the end of the 1908 Carolina Association season. Joe played in several games for the A's in Aug-Sept 1908.
Reference....Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball (by Norman Macht)
These dates are consistent with the fact that the 1st series of the American Caramel set (E90-1) was printed
and issued late in 1908. Shoeless Joe was printed in the E90-1's first series (along with the majority of A's
players). Joe's "ugly" picture in the E90-1 set was derived from the 1908 Greenville team photo. Somewhere,
I have that photo, and will try to post it when I find it.
TED Z
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