Jim Jones (1900s outfielder) explained

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
Teams:

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 .