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Sonny Jackson   |   Major Leaguer   1963-1974

Full Name:  Roland Thomas Jackson
Born:  July 9,1944  in  Washington, DC
Height:  5-9  Weight:  155  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring,MD)
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Baseball Lists:  Singles Leaders

Debut:  September 27,1963

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Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Colt 45s in 1962  

Transactions:   [Jan 1,1963] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Astros.  [Oct 8,1967] - Traded by Astros with Chuck Harrison to Braves for Denis Menke and Denny Lemaster.  [Oct 23,1974] - Released by Braves.  [Apr 29,1976] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1963ModestoCalif18HouA+   139579122172197337          .297---.370-----
 HoustonNL18HocMLB ss113000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1964SanAntonioTex19HouAA   13857597164225230          .285---.351-----
 HoustonNL19HocMLB ss1923381001102300000 .348.400.391791--
1965Okla CityPCL20HouAAA   142584104193225129          .330---.390-----
 HoustonNL20HouMLB ss81023130000111100000 .130.167.13029769%
1966HoustonNL21HouMLB ss2150596801746532549144253302729 .292.341.33467563%
1967HoustonNL22HouMLB ss2,1129520671231830252293645018214 .237.285.28356859%
1968AtlantaNL23AtlMLB ss2,71053583781821191662535365110 .226.282.26855062%
1969AtlantaNL24AtlMLB ss898318417635127127353322623 .239.317.28960660%
1970AtlantaNL25AtlMLB ss11033286085143020114452711333 .259.347.32066755%
1971AtlantaNL26AtlMLB of1,71495475814120522576354511738 .258.302.32462650%
1972RichmondIL27AtlAAA   20795171002          .215---.228-----
 AtlantaNL27AtlMLB ss96012620306308107900004 .238.278.33361162%
1973AtlantaNL28AtlMLB of-ss9,1,411720629435201263221310141 .209.283.25253555%
1974AtlantaNL29AtlMLB of957030000010000000 .429.429.42985829%
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)936305539676781287162126512502651111571752 .251.308.30361158%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)43918173285466417698 .300---.364-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1969AtlantaNL24AtlCh10000000000000000 --------------
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)10000000000000000 --------------

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1963HoustonNL18HocMLBSS105160---.833--
 
1964HoustonNL19HocMLBSS78123231---.870--
 
1965HoustonNL20HouMLB3B100000--------
1965HoustonNL20HouMLBSS816151323---.969--
 
1966HoustonNL21HouMLBSS1502704493775673---.951--
 
1967HoustonNL22HouMLBSS1282043793561863---.943--
 
1968AtlantaNL23AtlMLBSS991323072246135---.952--
 
1969AtlantaNL24AtlMLBSS971612541743248---.961--
 
1970AtlantaNL25AtlMLBSS871232402638940---.933--
 
1971AtlantaNL26AtlMLBOF145336873510---.980--
 
1972AtlantaNL27AtlMLB3B613101240---.958--
1972AtlantaNL27AtlMLBSS1728522829---.976--
1972AtlantaNL27AtlMLBOF1060060---1.000--
 
1973AtlantaNL28AtlMLBSS364288513510---.963--
1973AtlantaNL28AtlMLBOF565111530---.981--
 
1974AtlantaNL29AtlMLBOF120020---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1966] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [1980] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.26%)
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