Sonny Dixon

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Full Name: John Craig Dixon	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2.5"/205	First Game: April 20, 1953
Birthdate: November 5, 1924	Final Game: September 29, 1956
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on November 5, 1924 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sonny Dixon (John Craig Dixon) played for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 4 year career. Dixon broke into the bigs on April 20, 1953 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.75 ERA in 120 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Sonny Dixon's best season was 1954, when he posted a 4.47 ERA.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1953	WAS	A	43	6	5	8	3.75	40	57	50	3	0	3	120	123	13	31	0	1	2
1954	WAS	A	16	0	1	2	3.03	7	15	10	0	0	1	29.2	26	3	12	0	0	0
1954	PHI	A	38	6	5	7	4.86	42	63	58	1	0	4	107.1	136	8	27	0	1	3
1954	TOT	A	54	6	6	9	4.47	49	78	68	1	0	5	137	162	11	39	0	1	3
1955	KC	A	2	0	0	0	16.20	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.2	6	1	0	0	0	0
1956	NY	A	3	0	0	1	2.08	1	3	1	0	0	1	4.1	5	0	5	1	0	0
Total			102	12	11	18	4.17	90	141	122	4	0	9	263	296	25	75	1	2	5

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1953	WAS	A	P	43	0	0	6	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	WAS	A	P	16	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	PHI	A	P	38	0	0	10	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1954	TOT	A	P	54	0	0	11	39	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1955	KC	A	P	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	NY	A	P	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	102	0	0	18	72	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1953	WAS	A	43	26	1	4	0	0	.154	.267	.192	1	0	4	7	0	2	0	0	0
1954	WAS	A	16	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1954	PHI	A	38	28	2	7	0	2	.250	.300	.321	2	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0
1954	TOT	A	54	34	2	7	0	2	.206	.250	.265	2	0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0
1955	KC	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	NY	A	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total			102	61	3	11	0	2	.180	.254	.230	3	0	6	21	0	2	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1941).
Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gus Keriazakos (June 11, 1954).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Al Sima, Bill Wilson and $20000 to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Ed McGhee and Morrie Martin (June 11, 1954).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with cash to New York Yankees in exchange for Johnny Sain and Enos Slaughter (May 11, 1955).

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