Ronnie Damien Jackson
[edit] Biography
Ron Jackson (Ronnie Damien Jackson) was born on May 9, 1953 in Birmingham, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1975 for the California Angels. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 8 home runs and 40 RBI. Jackson played for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Jackson's best season was 1979, when he knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 13
| 39
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .231
| .268
| .282
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 127
| 410
| 44
| 93
| 8
| 40
| .227
| .289
| .344
| 18
| 3
| 30
| 58
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 10
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 106
| 292
| 38
| 71
| 8
| 28
| .243
| .301
| .390
| 15
| 2
| 24
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 6
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 105
| 387
| 49
| 115
| 6
| 57
| .297
| .337
| .421
| 18
| 6
| 16
| 31
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 159
| 583
| 85
| 158
| 14
| 68
| .271
| .337
| .429
| 40
| 5
| 51
| 59
| 9
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 14
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 131
| 396
| 48
| 105
| 5
| 42
| .265
| .316
| .391
| 29
| 3
| 28
| 41
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 15
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 54
| 175
| 17
| 46
| 4
| 28
| .263
| .305
| .383
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 31
| 95
| 12
| 27
| 1
| 12
| .284
| .337
| .421
| 8
| 1
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 85
| 270
| 29
| 73
| 5
| 40
| .270
| .316
| .396
| 17
| 1
| 18
| 26
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 53
| 142
| 15
| 47
| 2
| 19
| .331
| .381
| .415
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 102
| 348
| 41
| 80
| 8
| 39
| .230
| .291
| .351
| 16
| 1
| 27
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 10
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 33
| 91
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 5
| .165
| .222
| .209
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .286
| .357
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 119
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .193
| .236
| .244
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 926
| 2986
| 356
| 774
| 56
| 342
| .259
| .314
| .385
| 165
| 22
| 213
| 329
| 35
| 31
| 23
| 17
| 73
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 78.1
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 9
| 9
| 78.1
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 114
| 103
| 943
| 85
| 222
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 30
| 25
| 236
| 33
| 48
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 43
| 33
| 285.1
| 278
| 27
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 31
| 26
| 240.2
| 25
| 32
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 75
| 71
| 616.1
| 580
| 56
| 4
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 157
| 152
| 1346.1
| 1447
| 137
| 9
| 175
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 119
| 91
| 830
| 983
| 74
| 10
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 15
| 6
| 75.2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 14
| 6
| 75.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 36
| 32
| 296.2
| 309
| 26
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 61
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 21
| 205
| 218
| 15
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 65
| 53
| 501.2
| 527
| 41
| 4
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 5
| 51
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 37
| 31
| 280
| 315
| 19
| 2
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 39
| 36
| 322
| 41
| 92
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 15
| 10
| 115.2
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 34
| 31
| 276.2
| 334
| 21
| 3
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 111.2
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 18
| 169
| 186
| 13
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 7
| 58
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 7
| 57
| 12
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1984
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 14
| 115
| 21
| 22
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 552
| 480
| 4305.1
| 4650
| 388
| 37
| 491
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 56
| 36
| 371.2
| 85
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 52
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 251
| 214
| 1955.2
| 212
| 437
| 32
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 51
| 33
| 345.1
| 78
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by California Angels with Danny Goodwin to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Dan Ford (December 4, 1978).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later (August 23, 1981); Minnesota Twins received Tim Corcoran (September 4, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by California Angels (April 11, 1982).
- Released by California Angels (August 2, 1984).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (August 14, 1984).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (December 17, 1984).
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