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Jackson was a 150-lb lefthanded batter who hit .292 and stole a post-1900 NL rookie record 49 bases in 1966. He and Joe Morgan were supposed to be Houston's double-play combo of the future, but Jackson hit just .237 his sophomore season and was traded to Atlanta. There he had injury problems, and never played more than 97 games at shortstop. He spent the 1971 season in the outfield. (PB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 27, 1963: Using a lineup of nine rookies the Colt 45s lose 10–3 to the Mets. The lineup includes P Jay Dahl, 17 (debut); C Jerry Grote, 20; 1B Rusty Staub, 19; 2B Joe Morgan, 20; 3B Glenn Vaughan, 19; SS Sonny Jackson, 19 (debut); and outfielders Brock Davis, 19, Aaron Pointer, 21, and Jim Wynn, 21. Dahl loses his only ML game at 17 and will die in an auto accident at 19. Houston 2B Joe Morgan will play 22 years, and 1B Rusty Staub, 23. Aaron Pointer singles for his only hit this year: his sisters will do better with a top-10 hit of "Fire," by Bruce Springsteen. Joe Hoerner and Danny Coombs follow Dahl to the mound in their ML debuts. 20-year-old P Larry Yellen debuted yesterday and 18-year-old OF Ivan Murrell debuts tomorrow. » October 8, 1967: The Braves trade P Denny LeMaster and SS Dennis Menke to the Astros for SS Sonny Jackson and 1B Chuck Harrison.