Shoeless Joe Jackson used to call his bat Black Betsy.
Black Betsy was his most famous but, he also had Blond Betsy, Caroliny, Ol' Genril and Big Jim. Most notable about Black Betsy was that it lasted his entire major league career.
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Shoeless Joe Jackson called his baseball bat "Black Betsy"
"Shoeless Joe Jackson's" real name was Joseph Jefferson Jackson. He played an outfielder in Major League Baseball in the early 1900's.
Shoeless Joe Jackson was born on July 16, 1887 in Brandon Mills, South Carolina. His actual name is Joseph Jefferson Jackson.
There is no known autograph of Shoeless Joe Jackson. He was illiterate. He may have been able to draw his name but there is no authenticated example, although there have been several proposed examples over the years but they all appear to have ben bogus.
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.