Charley Jones

For the football player, see Charley Jones (American football).

For other people named Charles Jones, see Charles Jones (disambiguation).

Charley Jones
Outfielder
Born: April 30, 1850 Alamance County, North Carolina
Died: Unknown
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 1875 for the Keokuk Westerns
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1888 for the Kansas City Cowboys
Career statistics
Batting average	.298
Home runs	56
RBI	552
Teams
Keokuk Westerns (1875) Hartford Dark Blues (1875) Cincinnati Reds (1876-1877) Chicago White Stockings (1877) Cincinnati Reds (1877-1878) Boston Red Caps (1879-1880) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1883-1887) New York Metropolitans (1887) Kansas City Cowboys (1888)

Charles Wesley Jones (born Benjamin Wesley Rippay^[1] on April 30, 1850 - ?) was an American left fielder in the National Association and Major League Baseball who hit 56 home runs and batted .298 during his twelve-year career. Born in Alamance County, North Carolina, he played for several teams: the Keokuk Westerns, Hartford Dark Blues, Cincinnati Reds (NL), Chicago White Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), New York Metropolitans, and Kansas City Cowboys. A popular but controversial player, despite his hitting ability he never played for a league champion.

His best period was from 1883–1885, when he hit 22 home runs, had 186 RBI, and batted .310. Through the first nine seasons of the major leagues' existence, Jones held the career record for home runs, despite missing two of those seasons (1881–82) as a result of being blackballed from the sport. In 1887, he dropped to 4th place. By 1889, he was just tenth, and by 1890 he was no longer among the top ten.

Fact

• On June 10, 1880, Jones became the first big leaguer to hit two homers in the same inning. Both home runs came off Buffalo Bisons' pitcher Tom Poorman in the eighth inning of a 19–3 rout.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions

Preceded by George Hall	Career home run record holder 1877-1884	Succeeded by Harry Stovey
Preceded by Paul Hines	National League Home Run Champion 1879	Succeeded by John O'Rourke & Harry Stovey
Preceded by Paul Hines	National League RBI Champion 1879 {with John O'Rourke)	Succeeded by Cap Anson
Preceded by George Hall	Single season home run record holder 1879-1883	Succeeded by Harry Stovey

References

1. ^ "Charley Jones". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/J/Pjonec104.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Mop Up Duty Charley Jones Bio
• North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

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Name	Jones, Charley
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Date of birth	April 30, 1850
Place of birth	Alamance County, North Carolina
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