Ken Jackson | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1963 |
Birth Place: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 12 |
Debutyear: | 1987 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 3 |
Finalyear: | 1987 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .250 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 2 |
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Kenneth Bernard Jackson (born August 21, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball player. Jackson played for the Philadelphia Phillies in .
Jackson attended Waskom High School in Waskom, Texas where, as a junior in 1980, he helped the school win a state championship. As a senior in 1981, he led Waskom to the state finals. Jackson was a pitcher in high school but, due to his small stature, was converted to infield at Angelina College. He signed a contract with the Phillies in 1982 and began his professional baseball career in Helena, Montana.[1]