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Sonny Jackson
Roland Thomas Jackson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.

MLB Debut September 27, 1963
Final Game July 9, 1974
Born July 9, 1944 in Washington, DC (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 21 NYN NL  162  628   91  183  15   9   4   48  68  19   49   59  .291  .343  .363  .706   100   228  10   5   2   3   5  
 1967 22 NYN NL  136  510   52  113  11   2   0   18  35  14   42   53  .222  .280  .251  .531    84   128   9   1   0   0   9  
 1968 23 ATN NL   88  313   25   70   9   1   1   16  19   4    9   39  .224  .258  .268  .527    82    84   3   1   0   6   7  
 1969 24 ATN NL  100  282   33   67   5   4   3   19   8   5   31   39  .238  .313  .316  .629    92    89   0   2   2   1   4  
 1970 25 ATN NL  119  347   44   68  12   0   0   23   7   6   76   34  .196  .341  .231  .572    79    80   0   3   0   2   7  
 1971 26 ATN NL   88  199   23   56   7   1   1   12   5   2    9   11  .281  .312  .342  .654    92    68   1   0   0   0   3  
 1972 27 ATN NL   56  119   15   35   8   2   0   13   0   0    7    7  .294  .331  .395  .726   104    47   1   1   0   0   2  
 1973 28 ATN NL   87  193   20   44   8   2   0   12   9   8   15   13  .228  .286  .290  .576    80    56   6   1   1   1   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      836 2591  303  636  75  21   9  161 151  58  238  255  .245  .311  .301  .612         780  30  14   5  13  40
 Per 600 PA           539   63  132  16   4   2   33  31  12   49   53                                 162   6   3   1   3   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With ATN      538 1453  160  340  49  10   5   95  48  25  147  143  .234  .307  .292  .599         424  11   8   3  10  26
   With NYN      298 1138  143  296  26  11   4   66 103  33   91  112  .260  .315  .313  .628         356  19   6   2   3  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      936 3055  396  767  81  28   7  162 126  51  250  265  .251  .308  .303  .611         925  57  17  11  11  52
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1966 21 NYN NL  37   86   4.8   2   0   0  .000  42  190  124  .653    0    0  .000  SS   3e40       32   
 1967 22 NYN NL  27   38   2.4   2   1   0  .500  31  156  102  .654    0    0  .000  SS   3e48      -36   
 1968 23 ATN NL  22   22   2.3   9   2   0  .222  14   62   30  .484    0    0  .000  SS   4e42      -23   
 1969 24 ATN NL  31   29   3.5   1   1   1 1.000  18   92   53  .576    0    0  .000  SS   3e31       23   
 1970 25 ATN NL  21   32   3.0   3   3   0 1.000  27  132   64  .485    0    0  .000  SS   4e48      -96   
 1971 26 ATN NL  35   21   3.8  42   8   1  .190   1   13    9  .692    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e8    29   
 1972 27 ATN NL  14   15   4.8  23   8   0  .348   2   29   22  .759    0    0  .000  UT             114   
 1973 28 ATN NL  59   15   2.5  24   7   0  .292   3   23   15  .652    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e5    40   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          260   3.4 106  30   2  .283 138  697  419  .601    0    0  .000                  -3   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1966 21 NYN NL  SS   160   278   500   42   78   .949   158  1295.0   5.41
 1967 22 NYN NL  SS   128   226   363   31   74   .950   128  1113.1   4.76
 1968 23 ATN NL  SS    82   169   210   14   39   .964    76   718.1   4.75
 1969 24 ATN NL  SS    94   156   276   18   43   .960    86   768.0   5.06
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1970 25 ATN NL  SS   114   166   321   27   53   .947   113   984.0   4.45
 1971 26 ATN NL  CF    37    80     7    1    1   .989    29   270.0   2.90
                 RF    13    15     0    0    0  1.000     6    74.1   1.82
 1972 27 ATN NL  SS    16    34    56    1   11   .989    13   125.0   6.48
                 CF    14    30     1    1    0   .969     9    94.2   2.95
 1973 28 ATN NL  CF    47    91     3    2    0   .979    36   318.1   2.66
                 SS     8     4    15    0    2  1.000     4    37.0   4.62
                 RF     9     5     0    1    0   .833     3    32.1   1.39
                 LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   602  1033  1741  133  300   .954   578  5040.2   4.95
                 CF    98   201    11    4    1   .981    74   683.0   2.79
                 RF    22    20     0    1    0   .952     9   106.2   1.69
                 LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1966  NYN   62-100  Steve Dewing
 1967  NYN   51-111  Chris Colucci, Steve Dewing
 1968  ATN   74-88   Brandon Colvin
 1969  ATN   85-77   Brandon Colvin
 1970  ATN   81-81   Brandon Colvin
 1971  ATN   89-73   Brandon Colvin
 1972  ATN   75-87   Rich McCoy, Tom Austad
 1973  ATN   59-103  Tom Austad

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