1954
Born May 1, 1954
Opelika, AL, USA
Roy Lee Jackson Notable
b. May 1, 1954 · New York Mets 1977–1980, Toronto Blue Jays 1981–1984, San Diego Padres 1985, Minnesota Twins 1986
Roy Lee Jackson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1977 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1986.
He went 28 and 34 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 559 innings in 280 games. He struck out 351. Across 282 games he batted .194, with 6 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Opelika, AL, USA on May 1, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NYM | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | NYM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1979 | NYM | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | NYM | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .188 |
| 1981 | TOR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | TOR | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | TOR | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | TOR | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | SDP | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | MIN | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 282 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .194 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6.00 |
| 1978 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9.24 |
| 1979 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.20 |
| 1980 | NYM | 1 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 70.2 | 78 | 33 | 20 | 58 | 4.20 |
| 1981 | TOR | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 62.0 | 65 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 2.61 |
| 1982 | TOR | 8 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 97.0 | 77 | 33 | 31 | 71 | 3.06 |
| 1983 | TOR | 8 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 92.0 | 92 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 4.50 |
| 1984 | TOR | 7 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 86.0 | 73 | 34 | 31 | 58 | 3.56 |
| 1985 | SDP | 2 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 40.0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 2.70 |
| 1986 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 | 57 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 28 | 34 | 280 | 18 | 34 | 559.0 | 531 | 234 | 203 | 351 | 3.77 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Roy Lee Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson made a major-league debut on September 13, 1977.
1986
Final major-league game: Roy Lee Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson played a final major-league game on October 1, 1986.