Sonny Dixon Trades and Transactions

The Sonny Dixon trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Sonny Dixon has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Sonny Dixon

Sonny Dixon Autograph on a 1962 Topps (#211)

Sonny Dixon Autograph on a 1962 Topps (#211)
 

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Birth Name:   John Craig Dixon
Nickname:   Sonny
Born On:   11-05-1924  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Charlotte, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-19-2011
Place of Death Data Died In:   Charlotte, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Steele Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina
High School:   Charlotte High School (Charlotte, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-20-1953 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-29-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sonny Dixon

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1941: Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators.
06-11-1954: Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.
06-11-1954: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Al Sima and Bill Wilson) to Philadelphia Athletics for Ed McGhee and Morrie Martin.
05-11-1955: Traded by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees for Johnny Sain and Enos Slaughter.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Sonny Dixon trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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