08/12/2026
⚠ COME JOIN THE JOES! ⚠ The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library is seeking new players for this year's Vintage Base Ball Game, to be held Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Field in West Greenville. Registration for new players ends Friday, Aug. 14, so don't delay -- sign up using the link in the first comment.
One of our favorite traditions at the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum is our annual Vintage Base Ball game against the Ty Cobb Museum from Royston, Georgia. The games began in 2009, when we hosted the Peaches at Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park in Greenville. The following year, the Joes hit the road and traveled to Royston. Each successive year, the museums have alternated who hosts the event.
Vintage Base Ball is baseball played by rules and customs from an earlier period in the sport's history. The game's name is typically written "base ball" rather than "baseball," as that was the spelling used before the 1880s. The ball of the 1860s was a bit larger, heavier and softer than the modern baseball.
New players will be required to attend our practice the evening of Friday, Oct. 23, also at the Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park. Questions? Contact team captain Chris Strub, [email protected]
