Ron Jackson (baseball, born 1933)

Ronald Harris Jackson (October 22, 1933 – July 6, 2008) was a backup first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1960 for the Chicago White Sox (1954–59) and Boston Red Sox (1960). Listed at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m), 225 pounds (102 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. The native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, owned and operated his own insurance company in Kalamazoo after retiring from baseball.
In seven-season career, Jackson was a .245 hitter (116–for–474) with 17 home runs and 52 RBI in 196 games, including 54 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, and six stolen bases.
In 148 first base appearances, Jackson recorded 1054 outs and 56 assists while committing nine errors for a .992 fielding percentage.

• 1954, Signed by the Chicago White Sox out of the Western Michigan University (bonus baby).
• 1959, Traded by Chicago to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Frank Baumann.
• 1960, Traded by Boston to the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Ray Boone (Jackson did not play for them).