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Sonny Jackson

Birthdate:

7/9/1944

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 155 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Washington, DC, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

1968 TOPPS BASEBALL CARD

Sonny Jackson could beat most ball players in a foot race. As a rookie he stole a career-high 49 bases in 1966 for the Astros, at the time the most in team history. That season he also set a Astros record with 174 hits and with 160 singles. On October 8, 1967 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves. A highly rated defensive shortstop with great range, Sonny Jackson played for Atlanta until 1974.

He started his professional career at age 19 with Modesto where he batted .297 with 172 hits in 579 at bats. Made two minor league All-Star teams. Batted a robust .330 with Oklahoma City in 1965.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1963	HOU (NL)	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1964	HOU (NL)	9	23	3	8	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.400	SLG
1965	HOU (NL)	10	23	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	SLG
1966	HOU (NL)	150	596	80	174	6	5	3	25	42	53	49	14	0	3	27	2	.292	.341	SLG
1967	HOU (NL)	129	520	67	123	18	3	0	25	36	45	22	9	1	0	8	2	.237	.285	SLG
1968	ATL (NL)	105	358	37	81	8	2	1	19	25	35	16	6	6	3	5	1	.226	.282	SLG
1969	ATL (NL)	98	318	41	76	3	5	1	27	35	33	12	7	2	2	6	2	.239	.317	SLG
1970	ATL (NL)	103	328	60	85	14	3	0	20	45	27	11	4	1	1	3	3	.259	.347	SLG
1971	ATL (NL)	149	547	58	141	20	5	2	25	35	45	7	6	1	1	7	3	.258	.302	SLG
1972	ATL (NL)	60	126	20	30	6	3	0	8	7	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.278	SLG
1973	ATL (NL)	117	206	29	43	5	2	0	12	22	13	6	3	0	1	1	4	.209	.283	SLG
1974	ATL (NL)	5	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	SLG
12 years		936	3055	396	767	81	28	7	162	250	265	126	51	11	11	57	17	.251	.308	.SLG

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