1944
Born July 9, 1944
Washington, DC, USA
Sonny Jackson Notable
Sonny Jackson played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Houston Colt .45's in 1963 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1974.
Across 936 games he batted .251, with 767 hits and 396 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 81 doubles and 126 stolen bases.
He played 630 games at shortstop, with 1,801 assists and 149 errors. He turned 282 double plays. He also played 212 games in the outfield.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on July 9, 1944. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | HOU | 9 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .348 |
| 1965 | HOU | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .130 |
| 1966 | HOU | 150 | 596 | 80 | 174 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 49 | .292 |
| 1967 | HOU | 129 | 520 | 67 | 123 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 22 | .237 |
| 1968 | ATL | 105 | 358 | 37 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 16 | .226 |
| 1969 | ATL | 98 | 318 | 41 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 12 | .239 |
| 1970 | ATL | 103 | 328 | 60 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 45 | 27 | 11 | .259 |
| 1971 | ATL | 149 | 547 | 58 | 141 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 7 | .258 |
| 1972 | ATL | 60 | 126 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .238 |
| 1973 | ATL | 117 | 206 | 29 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 6 | .209 |
| 1974 | ATL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Career | — | 936 | 3055 | 396 | 767 | 81 | 28 | 7 | 162 | 250 | 265 | 126 | .251 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: Sonny Jackson
Sonny Jackson made a major-league debut on September 27, 1963.
1974
Final major-league game: Sonny Jackson
Sonny Jackson played a final major-league game on July 9, 1974.