Ron Jackson
First baseman, Baseball Player
1933 – 2008
Who was Ron Jackson?
Ronald Harris Jackson was a backup first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1960 for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 7 inches, 225 pounds, he batted and threw right-handed. The native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, owned and operated his own insurance company in Kalamazoo after retiring from baseball.
In seven-season career, Jackson was a .245 hitter with 17 home runs and 52 RBI in 196 games, including 54 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, and six stolen bases.
In 148 first base appearances, Jackson recorded 1054 outs and 56 assists while committing nine errors for a .992 fielding percentage.
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1933
Kalamazoo - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Western Michigan University
- Lived in
- Kalamazoo
- Died
- Jul 6, 2008
Kalamazoo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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