Dick Jackson | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Birth Date: | April 8, 1897 |
Birth Place: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Death Place: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1921 |
Debutteam: | Bacharach Giants |
Finalyear: | 1931 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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Richard Alvin Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1897 - October 3, 1939), nicknamed "Workie", was an American Negro league second baseman from 1921 to 1931.
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]
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