Dick Jackson (baseball)
Richard Alvin Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1897 – October 3, 1939), nicknamed "Workie", was an American Negro league second baseman from 1921 to 1931.
| Dick Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: April 8, 1897 Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Died: October 3, 1939 (aged 42) Greenville, South Carolina | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1921, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1931, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 for the Bacharach Giants. He played for the club again the following season, then spent four seasons with the Harrisburg Giants. Jackson went on to play for the Baltimore Black Sox from 1926 to 1928, then spent two seasons with the Hilldale Club before finishing his career back with Baltimore in 1931. He died in Greenville in 1939 at age 42.[1][2][3]
References
- "Dick Jackson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Dick Jackson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Nancy Snell Griffith. "Dick Jackson". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Dick Jackson biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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