James Benner Jackson (November 28, 1877 – October 9, 1955) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps (now known as the Cleveland Guardians) during the early 1900s. In three hundred and forty-eight career games, he had a .235 batting average with three hundred hits in 1,274 at-bats. He was right-handed.
In 1902, he was described by The Pittsburgh Press as "the brilliant center fielder of the Orioles."
Formative years
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 28, 1877, Jackson attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
During his three hundred and forty-eight-game career, Jackson played for multiple National League teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps in 1901 and 1902, and again from 1905 to 1906. He batted and threw right-handed.
Death
Jackson died in Philadelphia on October 9, 1955.