Randy Jackson
[edit] Biography
Randy Jackson (Ransom Joseph Jackson) was born on February 10, 1926 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1950 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 16 home runs and 76 RBI. Jackson played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Randy Jackson's best season was 1951, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 76 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 111
| 13
| 25
| 3
| 6
| .225
| .271
| .396
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 145
| 557
| 78
| 153
| 16
| 76
| .275
| .332
| .425
| 24
| 6
| 47
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 21
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 116
| 379
| 44
| 88
| 9
| 34
| .232
| .285
| .351
| 8
| 5
| 27
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 12
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 139
| 498
| 61
| 142
| 19
| 66
| .285
| .341
| .476
| 22
| 8
| 42
| 61
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 20
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 126
| 484
| 77
| 132
| 19
| 67
| .273
| .333
| .450
| 17
| 6
| 44
| 55
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 138
| 499
| 73
| 132
| 21
| 70
| .265
| .340
| .445
| 13
| 7
| 58
| 58
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 11
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 101
| 307
| 37
| 84
| 8
| 53
| .274
| .333
| .446
| 15
| 7
| 28
| 38
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 13
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 48
| 131
| 7
| 26
| 2
| 16
| .198
| .246
| .252
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 35
| 65
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 4
| .185
| .243
| .277
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 91
| 7
| 22
| 4
| 13
| .242
| .266
| .429
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 64
| 156
| 15
| 34
| 5
| 17
| .218
| .256
| .365
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 74
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 10
| .243
| .341
| .378
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 44
| 81
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 10
| .235
| .326
| .358
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 923
| 3105
| 405
| 812
| 99
| 402
| .262
| .322
| .421
| 112
| 43
| 278
| 363
| 7
| 42
| 36
| 12
| 104
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 32
| 98
| 7
| 23
| 4
| 13
| .235
| .257
| .408
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 955
| 3203
| 412
| 835
| 103
| 415
| .261
| .320
| .421
| 115
| 44
| 281
| 382
| 7
| 42
| 36
| 12
| 108
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 56
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 323
| 24
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 203
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 265
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 124
| 124
| 1114.2
| 118
| 266
| 18
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 247
| 20
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1956
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 184
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1957
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 34
| 32
| 274.1
| 27
| 53
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 14
| 122
| 13
| 41
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 24
| 22
| 202.2
| 25
| 57
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 3B
| 41
| 36
| 324.2
| 38
| 98
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 18
| 166.2
| 20
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 3B
| 24
| 20
| 178.2
| 20
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 844
| 212
| 1892.1
| 868
| 1725
| 123
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (October 9, 1947).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Don Elston to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Don Hoak, Russ Meyer and Walt Moryn (December 9, 1955).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Cleveland Indians (August 4, 1958).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Smith (May 4, 1959).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (October 8, 1959).
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