Dixie Upright

R. T. "Dixie" Upright (May 30, 1926 – November 13, 1986) was a left-handed, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 pound Major League Baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1953.

Prior to playing professional baseball, he attended Cannon High School in Kannapolis.

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947, Upright was sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction before the 1951 season.

He appeared in a total of nine games, collecting two hits (including a home run) in eight at-bats, for an average of .250.

In 1958, he hit .343 with 17 homers and 116 RBI for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the Western League, earning him a spot on the All-Star team.