Jim Jones | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 25 December 1876 |
Birth Place: | London, Kentucky |
Death Place: | London, Kentucky |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 29 |
Debutyear: | 1897 |
Debutteam: | Louisville Colonels |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 5 |
Finalyear: | 1902 |
Finalteam: | New York Giants |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .230 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 24 |
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James Tilford Jones (December 25, 1876 – May 6, 1953) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors: for the Louisville Colonels, and and for the New York Giants.
Jones began his career as a pitcher. However, in his first game in the majors, he gave up 22 runs in 6.2 innings of relief against the Chicago Colts. The Colts scored a total of 36 runs in the game, which is still the major league record. He converted to the outfield full-time while in the minor leagues with the Cleveland Lake Shores in .
After his major league career ended, he continued to play in the minor leagues until . He also managed the Grand Rapids Champs in 1914 and the Maysville Burley Cubs in .