1902
Born September 15, 1902
Kingston, GA, USA
Rap Dixon Notable
b. September 15, 1902 · Harrisburg Giants 1924–1927, Baltimore Black Sox 1928–1931, 1934, Chicago American Giants 1930, Hilldale Club 1931, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932, 1934, 1937, Washington Pilots 1932, Philadelphia Stars 1933, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, New York Cubans 1935, Homestead Grays 1936
Rap Dixon played for 10 clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Harrisburg Giants in 1924 and closing with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1937.
He batted .329 with 695 hits across 585 games, scoring 503 runs. He finished with 75 home runs, 135 doubles and 107 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 5 innings in 1 game. He struck out 4.
He led the league in runs batted in two times between 1928 and 1929, topping out at 92. He led the league in stolen bases two times between 1928 and 1929, topping out at 22. He also led it in hits, home runs, runs, triples and walks. He played 575 games in the outfield, with 845 putouts and 31 errors.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1933 to 1934.
He was born in Kingston, GA, USA on September 15, 1902, and died on July 20, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1933, 1934 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | HBG | 48 | 170 | 20 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .282 |
| 1925 | HBG | 73 | 287 | 79 | 101 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 0 | 16 | .352 |
| 1926 | HBG | 47 | 186 | 44 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 12 | .323 |
| 1927 | HBG | 21 | 71 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| 1928 | BBS | 60 | 221 | 53 | 88 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 34 | 2 | 15 | .398 |
| 1929 | BBS | 76 | 277 | 77 | 115 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 92 | 33 | 0 | 22 | .415 |
| 1930 | BBS/CAG | 48 | 161 | 41 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .304 |
| 1931* | BBS/HIL | 50 | 174 | 35 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 6 | .241 |
| 1932 | PC/WAP | 59 | 216 | 50 | 71 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 10 | .329 |
| 1933* | PS | 30 | 114 | 30 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | .360 |
| 1934 | BBS/PC | 6 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1935 | BE/NYC | 34 | 104 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 7 | .279 |
| 1936 | HG | 28 | 101 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .257 |
| 1937 | PC | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Major leagues | — | 505 | 1823 | 438 | 612 | 116 | 40 | 70 | 404 | 233 | 12 | 98 | .336 |
| All seasons | — | 585 | 2111 | 503 | 695 | 135 | 49 | 75 | 456 | 272 | 13 | 107 | .329 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932* | PC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Rap Dixon, that is 1931–1933. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1944