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Sonny Dixon
John Craig Dixon
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 5, 1924 in Charlotte, NC
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1953
Final Game: September 29, 1956
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1953 28 WSH AL 5 8 .385 3.75 43 6 20 3 0 3 120.0 123 57 50 13 31 40 2 0 1 504 104 1.283 9.2 1.0 2.3 3.0 1.29
1954 29 TOT AL 6 9 .400 4.47 54 6 29 1 0 5 137.0 162 78 68 11 39 49 3 1 1 608 86 1.467 10.6 0.7 2.6 3.2 1.26
1954 29 WSH AL 1 2 .333 3.03 16 0 6 0 0 1 29.2 26 15 10 3 12 7 0 0 0 125 118 1.281 7.9 0.9 3.6 2.1 0.58
1954 29 PHA AL 5 7 .417 4.86 38 6 23 1 0 4 107.1 136 63 58 8 27 42 3 1 1 483 80 1.519 11.4 0.7 2.3 3.5 1.56
1955 30 KCA AL 0 0 16.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 26 3.600 32.4 5.4 0.0 0.0
1956 31 NYY AL 0 1 .000 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 23 186 2.308 10.4 0.0 10.4 2.1 0.20
4 Seasons 11 18 .379 4.17 102 12 52 4 0 9 263.0 296 141 122 25 75 1 90 5 1 2 1146 93 1.411 10.1 0.9 2.6 3.1 1.20
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .379 4.17 61 7 31 2 0 5 157 177 84 73 15 45 54 3 1 1 684 93 1.411 10.1 0.9 2.6 3.1 1.20
WSH (2 yrs) 6 10 .375 3.61 59 6 26 3 0 4 149.2 149 72 60 16 43 47 2 0 1 629 107 1.283 9.0 1.0 2.6 2.8 1.09
KCA (2 yrs) 5 7 .417 5.04 40 6 24 1 0 4 109.0 142 66 61 9 27 0 42 3 1 1 494 78 1.550 11.7 0.7 2.2 3.5 1.56
NYY (1 yr) 0 1 .000 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 23 186 2.308 10.4 0.0 10.4 2.1 0.20

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1953 28 WSH AL 43 32 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .154 .267 .192 .459 27 5 0 0 2 1
1954 29 TOT AL 54 36 34 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .206 .250 .265 .515 42 9 0 0 0 0 1
1954 29 WSH AL 16 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 1
1954 29 PHA AL 38 30 28 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .250 .300 .321 .621 71 9 0 0 0 0 1
1955 30 KCA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 31 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 102 69 61 3 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 21 .180 .254 .230 .483 33 14 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 110 97 5 17 5 0 0 3 0 0 10 33 .180 .254 .230 .483 33 22 0 0 3
WSH (2 yrs) 59 38 32 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 .125 .222 .156 .378 5 5 0 0 2 0
KCA (2 yrs) 40 30 28 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .250 .300 .321 .621 71 9 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 WSH AL 28 P 43 37 6 31 0 0 1.000 0.86 .954 0.88
1954 TOT AL 29 P 54 6 138.0 51 11 39 1 1 .980 3.26 0.93 .959 2.01 0.93
1954 WSH AL 29 P 16 0 29.2 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 3.03 0.63 .960 2.00 0.93
1954 PHA AL 29 P 38 6 108.1 41 10 30 1 1 .976 3.32 1.05 .959 2.01 0.93
1955 KCA AL 30 P 2 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.40 0.50 1.000 2.16 0.85
1956 NYY AL 31 P 3 0 4.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.15 0.67 .950 1.87 0.83
4 Seasons P 102 6 144.0 91 18 72 1 1 .989 5.62 0.88 .957 2.01 0.90
4 Seasons TOT 102 6 144.0 91 18 72 1 1 .989 5.62 0.88 .946 2.01 0.90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1953 AL--43--6th
1954 AL--54--1st

Saves s c a p y
1954 AL--5--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1953 AL--20--9th
1954 AL--29--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (832), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 5 (1974), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1856), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

June 11, 1954: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos.

June 11, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Al Sima, Bill Wilson and $20,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for Morrie Martin and Ed McGhee.

May 11, 1955: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with cash to the New York Yankees for Johnny Sain and Enos Slaughter.

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