Ron Jackson Stats

Ron Jackson was born on Sunday, October 22, 1933, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jackson was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 15, 1954, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Jackson baseball stats page.

"Of all the athletes I ever covered, Ron Jackson was the epitome of a real sportsman. He was modest, soft-spoken, a really good athlete and a good person. He never bad-mouthed anybody, yet he had a fire within him and was very competitive." - Kalamazoo Gazette Retired Sports Editor Jack Moss (Del Newell, Kalamazoo Gazette, 07/09/2008)

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Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Autograph on a 1958 Topps (#26)

Ron Jackson Autograph on a 1958 Topps (#26)
 

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Birth Name:   Ronald Harris Jackson
Nickname:   Ron
Born On:   10-22-1933  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kalamazoo, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-06-2008 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Kalamazoo, Michigan
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Central High School (Kalamazoo, PA)
College:   Western Michigan College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   06-15-1954 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-15-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 21 White Sox 40 93 10 26 4 0 4 0 10 6 - 20 5 1 2 1 .280 .333 .452
1955 22 White Sox 40 74 10 15 1 1 2 0 7 8 2 22 2 1 0 1 .203 .277 .324
1956 23 White Sox 22 56 7 12 3 0 1 0 4 10 1 13 0 0 0 2 .214 .333 .321
1957 24 White Sox 13 60 4 19 3 0 2 0 8 1 1 12 0 0 0 2 .317 .328 .467
1958 25 White Sox 61 146 19 34 4 0 7 0 21 18 0 46 0 1 2 4 .233 .323 .404
1959 26 White Sox 10 14 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .313 .500
1960 27 Red Sox 10 31 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 .226 .250 .290
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 196 474 54 116 18 1 17 0 52 45 4 119 7 3 5 13 .245 .315 .395
Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1954 White Sox 1B 35 24 681 256 7.3 253 244 9 3 15 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.03
1955 White Sox 1B 29 21 492 173 6.0 171 162 9 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.38
1956 White Sox 1B 19 15 411 149 7.8 149 138 11 0 16 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.79
1957 White Sox 1B 13 13 342 131 10.1 130 125 5 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .992 10.26
1958 White Sox 1B 38 35 864 306 8.1 305 289 16 1 29 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.53
1959 White Sox 1B 5 3 78 31 6.2 31 30 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.73
1960 Red Sox 1B 9 8 195 73 8.1 71 66 5 2 10 n/a n/a n/a .973 9.83
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 148 119 3,063 1,119 7.6 1,110 1,054 56 9 97 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.78
7 Years 148 119 3,063 1,119 7.6 1,110 1,054 56 9 97 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.78
Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 White Sox 2 1 .667 7 2 n/a 23.3 4.7 9.3 - - -
1955 White Sox 1 0 1.000 9 5 n/a 37.0 3.4 10.6 - - -
1956 White Sox 1 0 1.000 3 3 n/a 56.0 4.3 14.0 - - -
1957 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 30.0 5.0 7.5 - - -
1958 White Sox 2 0 1.000 24 0 n/a 20.9 3.2 7.0 - - -
1959 White Sox 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 14.0 0.0 7.0 - - -
1960 Red Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.2 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 6 1 .857 49 10 n/a 27.9 4.0 9.1 - - -
Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago White Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1960 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -


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