Sonny Dixon

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: November 5, 1924 in Charlotte, NC us

Died: November 19, 2011 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC

High School: Charlotte HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: April 20, 1953 (Age 28-166d, 11,004th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1956 (Age 31-329d)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: John Craig Dixon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

4.17

102

263.0

WHIP

1.411

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-42 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	15 (9-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
J Astroth	1
B Wilson	1

Most Driven In By
J Finigan	1
S Jacobs	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	44	1	Apr 13	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.059	5.54	-0.09%	-0.21	P
2	45	4 (2)	Apr 18	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
3	46	6 (1)	Apr 20	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.021	1.25	-0.04%	-0.35	P
4	47	9 (2)	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,1-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	48	13 (3)	May 1	WSH		DET	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	49	14	May 2 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.73	-0.092	8.24	-0.12%	-0.41	P
7	50	19 (4)	May 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	51	21 (1)	May 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	52	22	May 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
10	53	25 (2)	May 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-10	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	54	28 (2)	May 19	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	55	30 (1)	May 22	WSH		PHA	L,3-10	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.006	.20	0.00%	-0.21	P
13	56	32 (1)	May 25	WSH		NYY	L,3-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
14	57	36 (3)	May 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	58	40 (3)	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.020	.68	-0.01%	-0.09	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	59	46 (5)	Jun 6 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Philadelphia Athletics
17	60	54	Jun 12	PHA		DET	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	61	56 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	62	58 (1)	Jun 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	63	62 (3)	Jun 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
21	64	66 (3)	Jun 26	PHA	@	BAL	L,4-5	6-10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.66	-0.080	.03	0.00%	-0.34	P
22	65	67	Jun 27 (1)	PHA	@	BAL	L,3-4	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	66	70 (2)	Jun 30	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	67	73 (2)	Jul 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-8	3-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.11	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
25	68	75 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
26	69	78 (2)	Jul 10	PHA		BOS	L,3-5	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
27	70	79	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-18	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
28	71	82 (2)	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	L,3-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9						P
29	72	85 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9						P
30	73	88 (2)	Jul 21	PHA		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9	.38	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.41	P
31	74	93 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.278	.444	9	.67	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.99	P
32	75	98 (4)	Jul 29 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	9	1.76	0.117	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	76	102 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	9						P
34	77	103	Aug 2	PHA	@	BAL	L,2-10	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9	.04	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
35	78	106 (2)	Aug 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9						P
36	79	107	Aug 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9						P
37	80	109 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	1-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522	9	1.33	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
38	81	113 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-7	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.240	.240	.320	.560	9						P
39	82	118 (4)	Aug 18	PHA		NYY	L,1-6	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.320	.589	9	.77	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.60	P
40	83	119	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.269	.320	.589	9						P
41	84	123 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.308	.567	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
42	85	125 (1)	Aug 25	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.310	.577	9	.56	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
43	86	129 (3)	Aug 28	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.267	.310	.577	9						P
44	87	131 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.267	.310	.577	9						P
45	88	132	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		BAL	W,8-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.233	.258	.300	.558	9						P
46	89	133	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.258	.300	.558	1						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	90	137 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.281	.524	9	.98	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
48	91	138	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.242	.281	.524	9						P
49	92	142 (3)	Sep 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.242	.281	.524	9						P
50	93	143	Sep 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9	2.99	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
51	94	145 (1)	Sep 12 (1)	PHA	@	BAL	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9						P
52	95	146	Sep 12 (2)	PHA	@	BAL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9						P
53	96	148 (1)	Sep 17	PHA		NYY	L,3-10	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.273	.530	2	.32	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
54	97	152 (3)	Sep 21 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.265	.515	9	3.43	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
							12-42		36	34	2	7	2	0	0	2	2	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.265	.515		.94	-0.179	.52	-0.26%	-1.71

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