Ron Jackson (first baseman)
- Ron Jackson (first baseman)
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name = Ron Jackson
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position = First baseman
birthdate = birth date|1933|10|22
deathdate = death date and age|2008|7|6|1933|10|22
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 15
debutyear = by|1954
debutteam = Chicago White Sox
finaldate = May 15
finalyear = by|1960
finalteam = Boston Red Sox
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .245
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 17
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 52
teams =
* Chicago White Sox (by|1954–by|1959)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1960)
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Ronald Harris Jackson (October 22, 1933 – July 6 2008) was a former backup first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1960 for the Chicago White Sox (1954–59) and Boston Red Sox (1960). Listed at 6' 7", 225 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Born in in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jackson owned and operated his own insurance company in Kalamazoo after retiring from baseball.
In seven-season career, Jackson was a .245 hitter (116-for-474) with 17 home runs and 52 RBI in 196 games, including 54 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, and six stolen bases.
In 148 first base appearances, Jackson recorded 1054 outs and 56 assists while commiting nine errors for a .992 fielding percentage.
Transactions
*1954, Signed by the Chicago White Sox out of the Western Michigan University ("bonus baby").
*1959, Traded by Chicago to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Frank Baumann.
*1960, Traded by Boston to the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Ray Boone (Jackson did not play for them).
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