Jimmy Sexton
[edit] Biography
Jimmy Sexton (Jimmy Dale Sexton) was born on December 15, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1977 for the Seattle Mariners. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .206 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI. Sexton played for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 14
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .216
| .256
| .378
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 88
| 141
| 17
| 29
| 2
| 6
| .206
| .273
| .298
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 43
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .209
| .320
| .209
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 69
| 139
| 19
| 34
| 2
| 14
| .245
| .289
| .317
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 146
| 193
| 26
| 39
| 2
| 7
| .202
| .280
| .275
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 90
| 179
| 27
| 42
| 3
| 17
| .235
| .278
| .324
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 236
| 372
| 53
| 81
| 5
| 24
| .218
| .279
| .298
| 9
| 3
| 32
| 71
| 1
| 4
| 36
| 2
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 12
| 12
| 96
| 12
| 40
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 58
| 37
| 339.1
| 59
| 95
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 23.1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 12
| 6
| 61
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 47
| 38
| 338.1
| 56
| 101
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 7
| 57
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 13.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 26.2
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 133
| 93
| 848.1
| 139
| 266
| 16
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 22
| 7
| 93.1
| 10
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 25, 1970).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Craig Reynolds to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Grant Jackson (December 7, 1976).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Houston Astros in exchange for Leon Roberts (December 5, 1977).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later (February 10, 1981); Houston Astros received Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (June 15, 1983).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 23, 1983).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (August 10, 1983).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 15, 1983).
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