Sonny Jackson Stats & Facts
Sonny Jackson Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 69 Weight: 150 Born: Sunday, July 09, 1944 in Washington, DC USA Died: in , Debut: 9/27/1963 Last Game: 7/9/1974 Full Name: Roland Thomas Jackson
Dock Ellis walks a batter without ever throwing a pitch to him.
On June 13 1973, At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, in the 4th inning, Dock Ellis walks a batter without ever throwing a pitch to him. After going 2-0 on the Atlanta left fielder Sonny Jackson, the Pirates right-hander is replaced by Ramon Hernandez, who throws two more balls to Dick Dietz, a pinch-hitter for Jackson,…
Dave Rader completes an unusual unassisted double play for a catcher and Bobby Bonds walks it off for the Giants
In the top of the 11th inning in San Francisco’s 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Candlestick Park, Dave Rader completes an unusual unassisted double play for a catcher. After catching an attempted sacrifice bunt which is popped up with Braves runners on first and second base, the Giants’ backstop races to second base and steps on the bag before Sonny Jackson, who had headed toward third on contact, can get back.
Hank Aaron stumbles and falls rounding third base in the bottom of the ninth leading to a Braves loss
1968 – Even the greats are human. Atlanta’s Hank Aaron, representing the winning run, stumbles and falls rounding third base in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Sonny Jackson and is caught in a rundown. Doug Rader tags him out on a play where Aaron should have scored easily. Instead, the game goes into extra innings where Rader and Jim Wynn smack doubles to key a 6-3 ten-inning triumph.
