Walt Dixon
Walter Edward Dixon
Born: November 25, 1920
Chatham County, NC US
Deceased: September 25, 2003
Florence, SC US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235
Career: 1940-1958
Walt Dixon compiled a career batting average of .324 with 208 home runs and 532 RBI in his 1231-game career with the Canton Terriers, Rocky Mount Red Sox, Greensboro Red Sox, Scranton Miners, Scranton Red Sox, Roanoke Red Sox, Miami Beach Flamingos, Reidsville Luckies, Florence Steelers, Shelby Farmers, Greenwood Tigers, Headland Dixie Runners, Norton Braves, Middlesboro Athletics, Lafayette Oilers, Kokomo Giants, Crestview Braves, Lafayette Bulls, Magic Valley Cowboys and Burlington Bees. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5.10 | 20 | 120.0 | 111 | 100 | 68 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Greensboro Red Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.00 | 7 | 43.0 | 39 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.89 | 27 | 19 | 171.0 | 131 | 66 | 55 | 99 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Reidsville Luckies | 6 | 11 | .353 | 6.07 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 166.0 | 206 | 17 | 112 | 111 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Florence Steelers | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.05 | 39 | 240.0 | 217 | 142 | 108 | 155 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Florence Steelers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.09 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 70.0 | 72 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.04 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 | 120 | 75 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1950 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | D | ALFL | Headland Dixie Runners | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.72 | 5 | 2 | 29.0 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1953 | D | MTSS | Norton Braves | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.03 | 19 | 4 | 68.0 | 83 | 48 | 38 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Oilers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | MTSS | Middlesboro Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Crestview Braves | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 60 | .464 | 4.15 | 213 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1007.0 | 1025 | 541 | 464 | 2 | 617 | 0 | 177 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 26 | 56 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .268 | .429 | .696 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | PIED | Rocky Mount Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Greensboro Red Sox | 9 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 27 | 59 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .153 | .153 | .203 | .356 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Reidsville Luckies | 50 | 126 | 117 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .265 | .306 | .470 | .777 | 55 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Florence Steelers | 83 | 171 | 171 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .263 | .439 | .702 | 75 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | 70 | 238 | 201 | 36 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 36 | 30 | .368 | .466 | .582 | 1.048 | 117 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Florence Steelers | 16 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .167 | .239 | .310 | .549 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | 101 | 361 | 361 | 131 | 26 | 2 | 25 | .363 | .363 | .654 | 1.017 | 236 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | TRIS5 | Greenwood Tigers | 51 | 176 | 176 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 7 | .290 | .290 | .489 | .778 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 17 | 57 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .263 | .491 | .754 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | D | ALFL | Headland Dixie Runners | 98 | 446 | 362 | 94 | 126 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 83 | 26 | 79 | 25 | .348 | .468 | .610 | 1.079 | 221 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | D | MTSS | Norton Braves | 120 | 475 | 475 | 197 | 35 | 7 | 37 | .415 | .415 | .752 | 1.166 | 357 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | MTSS | Middlesboro Athletics | 80 | 270 | 270 | 91 | 17 | 5 | 13 | .337 | .337 | .581 | .919 | 157 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Oilers | 39 | 157 | 157 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .229 | .229 | .408 | .637 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Giants | 115 | 477 | 377 | 88 | 117 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 112 | 5 | 92 | 46 | .310 | .442 | .541 | .983 | 204 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Crestview Braves | 119 | 512 | 403 | 82 | 132 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 103 | 6 | 97 | 44 | .328 | .461 | .556 | 1.017 | 224 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 69 | 305 | 239 | 50 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 59 | 39 | .293 | .428 | .423 | .850 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Bulls | 57 | 236 | 188 | 54 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 13 | .372 | .489 | .649 | 1.138 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 82 | 233 | 200 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 28 | 26 | .255 | .346 | .470 | .816 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 1231 | 4420 | 3930 | 449 | 1273 | 239 | 30 | 208 | 532 | 46 | 2 | 446 | 237 | .324 | .393 | .559 | .952 | 2196 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Greensboro Red Sox | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | PIED | Roanoke Red Sox | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | B | TRIS5 | Reidsville Luckies | P | 29 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .960 | 1.655 |
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Florence Steelers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | OF | 47 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.128 |
| 1949 | D | WCAR | Shelby Farmers | P | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .909 | 1.111 |
| 1952 | D | ALFL | Headland Dixie Runners | OF | 85 | 154 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .940 | 1.847 |
| 1952 | D | ALFL | Headland Dixie Runners | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | D | ALFL | Headland Dixie Runners | 1B | 14 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 10 | .932 | 7.786 |
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Giants | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Giants | 1B | 110 | 783 | 45 | 21 | 43 | .975 | 7.527 |
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Crestview Braves | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Crestview Braves | 1B | 117 | 917 | 41 | 22 | 78 | .978 | 8.188 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 1B | 66 | 513 | 31 | 4 | 50 | .993 | 8.242 |
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Lafayette Bulls | 1B | 56 | 412 | 33 | 8 | 39 | .982 | 7.946 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 1B | 50 | 409 | 19 | 8 | 30 | .982 | 8.560 |
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 682 | 3357 | 233 | 86 | 254 | .977 | 5.264 |
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