John Jones (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=John Jones
position=Outfield
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date|1901|5|13|mf=y
deathdate=death date and age|1956|11|3|1901|5|13
debutdate=September 26
debutyear=by|1923
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=August 20
finalyear=by|1932
finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.200
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=1
teams=
*Philadelphia Athletics (1923, 1932)
highlights=
*none

John William Jones, nicknamed "Skins" (May 13, 1901 – November 3, 1956), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and attended Penn State University. He died at a relatively young age -55 - in Baltimore, Maryland. His body was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville.

As a baseball player, Jones was 5'11" and 185 pounds. He threw and batted left-handed. He made his big league debut on September 26, 1923 at the age of 22 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He played in only that game in 1922, going 1 for 4 with a RBI and a strikeout. Jones would have to wait about nine years before he got to play in the Majors again-the next time he saw Major League action was in 1932 at the age of 31. That season, he collected one hit in six at-bats (over four games) and he struck out three times. Overall, Jones hit .200 in 10 career at-bats.

Jones played his final Major League game on August 20, 1932.

ources

* [http://baseballreference.com/j/jonesjo02.shtml Baseball Reference] page for John Jones.