Eugene Jones (baseball) explained

Eugene Jones
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:March 9, 1922
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1943
Debutteam:Homestead Grays
Finalyear:1943
Finalteam:Atlanta Black Crackers
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Cecil Eugene Jones (March 9, 1922 – July 30, 1960) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Jones pitched for the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season. He appeared in six games on the mound for the Grays in 1943, posting a 2–0 record with 16 strikeouts in 23.2 innings. Jones also played briefly for the Atlanta Black Crackers that season.[1] [2] He died in Atlanta in 1960 at age 38.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eugene Jones . seamheads.com . April 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Eugene Jones . baseball-reference.com . April 15, 2021.