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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 22	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5		17	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (1)	Apr 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (2)	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	20 (1)	May 6	WSH	@	DET	L,4-8	GF	16	3.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	21	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (7)	May 17	WSH		CHW	L,3-7		19	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 21	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (1)	May 23	WSH		PHA	L,6-8		17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	38 (3)	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	46 (4)	Jun 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	51 (4)	Jun 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	22	5.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
16	53 (1)	Jun 12	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	56 (2)	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	L,3-7		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	58 (1)	Jun 18	WSH		CHW	L,4-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	62 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	66 (3)	Jun 25	WSH		SLB	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	70 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		DET	L,1-5		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	72 (1)	Jul 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	75 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	80 (4)	Jul 8	WSH		PHA	W,7-4		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	84 (3)	Jul 12	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	85	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	88 (2)	Jul 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	89	Jul 19 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	91 (1)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8		16	3.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	92	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	94 (1)	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	97 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	98	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	113 (14)	Aug 12	WSH		NYY	L,1-22		16	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	115 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	119 (3)	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-8		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	120	Aug 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	123 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	125 (1)	Aug 23	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
40	133 (7)	Aug 31	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-3	GF	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	139 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,2-1		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	143 (3)	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		DET	L,4-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	151 (7)	Sep 26	WSH		PHA	L,2-11		20	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							43gm		119.2	6	31	0	37	0