Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: baltimore orioles - finalyear: 1987 - statyear: 1987 - statlabel: win-loss record earned run average strikeouts whip - teams: * baltimore orioles -lrb- 1984 -- 1987 -rrb- - position: pitcher - statvalue: 26 -- 28 4.66 377 1.364 - throws: right - debutteam: baltimore orioles - bats: both - debutdate: september 22 - birth date: 17 october 1960 - finaldate: september 14 - name: ken dixon - birth place: monroe , virginia - debutyear: 1984 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ken dixon .
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kenneth john dixon -lrb- born october 17 , 1960 in monroe , virginia -rrb- , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in major league baseball from 1984 to 1987 .he was drafted in 1980 by the baltimore orioles in the third round out of amherst county high school .dixon played for the orioles before being traded to the seattle mariners for mike morgan .