If you compare Jackson to the great hall of famers Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb they match up rather equally. People say that either Ruth or Cobb are the best that ever played the game. Jackson could be considered one of the best if it had not been for the 1919 World Series. As you know Jackson and Cobb had their own rivalry and those two stacked up very evenly and they were either one or two in the stat books. Well when you compare Jackson with Ruth, Jackson comes out on top on most categories. In Ruth's rookie season he batted a .200 while Jackson had a staggering .408. In the category of lifetime batting average Jackson again topples Ruth. Ruth batted a .342 in twenty-two seasons and Jackson batted .356 in thirteen seasons (Rielly). These are just a few of the stats of how Jackson matches up with two of the greatest hall of famers Ruth and Cobb.

e fielder misplays it and you take off sprinting, not stopping till you get to third. You step on second with all cylinders pumping and showing no signs of stopping. The outfielder throws the ball, you slide, "He's safe," says the umpire. That was an unbelievable triple. You gave everything you had. You know it will not be enough since seven of your teammates are throwing the game for money.

Jackson showcased his talents in the first months of his professional ball playing. He attracted the attention of the Philadelphia Athletics (Rielly). After Connie Mack read his scouting report he signed Jackson and had him report after the Greenville season was over. At first Jackson was hesitant of going to a big city so he delayed his departure many times. After many months without Jackson, Mack sent one of his veteran players to escort Jackson to Philadelphia where he started his major career in August 1908 ("Joe Jackson"). Even though Jackson had an astonishing start he was still miserable. He felt so uncomfortable that he headed back home to South Carolina. Mack threatened to have him banned from the game if he did not report back to the Athletics. He returned, but only for a little bit and soon left for home again ("Joe Jackson"). Jackson may have moved up to early to the majors from the minors and was not ready, but Mack was not about ready to let this possible Hall of Famer go freely.

Mack believed that he could be the best player so he arranged for him to play another couple of seasons in the minors, first with Savannah and then moving up to New Orleans. He batted a respectful .358 and a .354 during those two years in the minors ("Joe Jackson"). Even though he did so well, Mack believed that he could not reach his full potential with the Athletics. So Jackson was off to Cleveland. He spent the next four years there delivering an outstanding performance every year. He became a prominent player and a favored player with the fans ("Joe Jackson"). During his first full season he was in a duel with the great Ty Cobb for the American League batting championship. Cobb was able to edge him out with a .420 average. Jackson had to settle for second with a .408. With that, he became the only rookie ever to hit above .400 to this day and the only AL player to hit above .400 and not win the title (Rielly). Hitting .400 as a rookie is a great accomplishment and his hard work ethic that was established back working in the mills with his parents played a big part in that great feat. Even though Cobb outlasted Jackson for the title he quoted that Jackson was "the greatest natural hitter" (Ward). It must be saying a lot if Ty Cobb, one of the greats, said that his competition is "the greatest natural hitter." In the 1915 season, it was time for Cleveland to take advantage of their player Jackson and get something out of him. So they traded him to the Chicago White Sox's ("Joe Jackson"). Unknown to Jackson that would be the greatest team he ever played for, but it would also be the last.

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