Randy Jackson (baseball)

Ransom Joseph "Randy" Jackson (February 10, 1926 – March 20, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1950–1955), Los Angeles Dodgers (1956–1958; two seasons in Brooklyn, one in Los Angeles), Cleveland Indians (1958–1959), and ended his career back with the Cubs (1959).

Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson 1953.jpg
Jackson in 1953.
Third baseman
Born: (1926-02-10)February 10, 1926
Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: March 20, 2019(2019-03-20) (aged 93)
Athens, Georgia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1950, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1959, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.261
Home runs103
Runs batted in415
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jackson died at his home in Athens, Georgia on March 20, 2019, aged 93.[1]

References

  1. "Ransom Jackson, hit last home run for Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 93". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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