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Shoeless Joe Jackson got his nickname after taking his spikes off in a minor league game and playing in his socks because his new spikes gave him blisters on his feet the previous day.

Source: Shoeless Joe Jackson, The Official Site.

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Shoeless Joe Jackson got this nickname when he played a minor league game in stocking feet because he had blisters on account of a new pair of spikes he had worn earlier. Shoeless Joe Jackson played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920.

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He played multiple games with no shoes. He is from Union City, Michigan.

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He got his name when he bought some new cleats that were to small, so he played the rest of the game without them.

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