Ronald Harris Jackson (October 22, 1933
– July 6, 2008) was a backup first baseman in Major League Baseball who
played from 1954 through 1960 for the Chicago White Sox (1954–59) and Boston Red Sox (1960). Listed at 6 feet
7 inches (2.01 m), 225 pounds (102 kg), he batted and threw
right-handed. The native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, owned
and operated his own insurance company in Kalamazoo after retiring from
baseball. In seven-season career, Jackson was a .245 hitter (116–for–474) with
17 home runs and 52 RBI in 196 games, including 54 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, and six stolen bases. In 148 first base appearances, Jackson recorded
1054 outs and 56 assists while committing nine errors for a .992 fielding percentage.