1897
Born April 8, 1897
Greenville, SC, USA
Dick Jackson Notable
b. April 8, 1897 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1921, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, Harrisburg Giants 1924–1926, Baltimore Black Sox 1926–1928, 1931, Hilldale Club 1929–1930
Dick Jackson played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1921 and closing with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1931.
Across 416 games he batted .261, with 396 hits and 209 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 66 doubles and 28 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1924, with 8. He played 368 games at second base, with 972 assists and 98 errors. He turned 122 double plays.
He was born in Greenville, SC, USA on April 8, 1897, and died on October 3, 1939.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | AC | 17 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| 1922* | NYB | 39 | 138 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .254 |
| 1924 | HBG | 55 | 202 | 29 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| 1925 | HBG | 65 | 253 | 32 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .300 |
| 1926 | BBS/HBG | 35 | 127 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .220 |
| 1927 | BBS | 61 | 231 | 40 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 5 | .225 |
| 1928 | BBS | 29 | 129 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .302 |
| 1929 | HIL | 73 | 248 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| 1930* | HIL | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1931* | BBS | 39 | 142 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Major leagues | — | 318 | 1190 | 173 | 314 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 146 | 57 | 6 | 20 | .264 |
| All seasons | — | 416 | 1520 | 209 | 396 | 66 | 26 | 13 | 180 | 73 | 8 | 28 | .261 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dick Jackson, that is 1921–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1939