1924
Born November 5, 1924
Charlotte, NC, USA
Sonny Dixon Notable
b. November 5, 1924 · Washington Senators 1953–1954, Philadelphia Athletics 1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955, New York Yankees 1956
Sonny Dixon played for four clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1953 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1956.
He went 11 and 18 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 263 innings in 102 games. He struck out 90. Across 102 games he batted .180, with 11 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Charlotte, NC, USA on November 5, 1924, and died on November 19, 2011. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WSH | 43 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .154 |
| 1954 | PHA/WSH | 54 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .206 |
| 1955 | KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 102 | 61 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WSH | 5 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 120.0 | 123 | 50 | 31 | 40 | 3.75 |
| 1954 | PHA/WSH | 6 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 137.0 | 162 | 68 | 39 | 49 | 4.47 |
| 1955 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 |
| 1956 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Career | — | 11 | 18 | 102 | 12 | 9 | 263.0 | 296 | 122 | 75 | 90 | 4.17 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died November 19, 2011
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain