Casey Jones | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | July 19, 1918 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Mississippi |
Death Place: | Memphis, Tennessee |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1940 |
Debutteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
Finalyear: | 1955 |
Finalteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
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Clinton Casey Jones Jr. (July 19, 1918 - November 17, 1998) was an American Negro league catcher who played for the Memphis Red Sox from 1940 to 1955.
A native of Dublin, Mississippi, Jones broke into the Negro leagues in 1940 with the Memphis Red Sox,[1] and played his entire career with the team. He was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950 and 1951, and remained with the Red Sox through the 1955 season.[2] Jones died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1998 at age 80.
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. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 425. 2001. 9780803280007.