finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1974 left washington , d.c. 1963 july 9 .251 7 162 162 shortstop / outfielder atlanta braves batting in average home runs runs batted in runs batted september 27 9 july 1944 sonny jackson
 houston colt .45 s sonny jackson right
sonny jackson

roland thomas `` sonny '' jackson -lrb- born july 9 , 1944 in washington , d.c. -rrb- is a former shortstop and outfielder for the houston colt .45 's / houston astros -lrb- 1963 -- 67 -rrb- and atlanta braves -lrb- 1968 -- 74 -rrb- .
jackson led the national league in singles -lrb- 160 -rrb- and sacrifice hits -lrb- 27 -rrb- in 1966 .
he helped the braves win the nl western division in 1969 .
in 12 seasons he played in 936 games and had 3,055 at bats , 396 runs , 767 hits , 81 doubles , 28 triples , 7 home runs , 162 rbi , 126 stolen bases , 250 walks , .251 batting average , .308 on-base percentage , .303 slugging percentage , 925 total bases , 57 sacrifice hits , 17 sacrifice flies and 11 intentional walks .
jackson 's best year at the plate came in his `` rookie '' season of 1966 .
although he had played in the `` big leagues '' for parts of seasons before , jackson qualified as a `` rookie '' in 1966 .
he had a .292 batting average and three home runs in 596 trips to the plate .
the same year he stole 49 bases .
this was a record for a rookie .
after his playing days , jackson continued to be active in baseball .
he was a coach and manager for several minor league teams in the atlanta braves and san francisco giants organization and a coach with the giants major league team .
