Randy Jackson (baseball)

Ransom Joseph "Randy" Jackson (February 10, 1926 – March 20, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Chicago Cubs (1950–1955, 1959), Dodgers (1956–1958; two seasons in Brooklyn, one in Los Angeles), and Cleveland Indians (1958–1959).

His hitting and excellent play at third earned him consecutive trips to the All-Star Game in his last two seasons in Chicago.

In the 1954 game he came off the bench behind starter Ray Jablonski of the St. Louis Cardinals, in an 11–9 loss to the American League (AL).

Despite having over 200 fewer plate appearances than in his previous year, he managed a .274 average with 8 home runs and 53 RBI.

The following season (1957), Jackson suffered a major knee injury, ending his chances to become a star for the Dodgers.