Knowledge

Tom Jones (baseball)

Source 📝

533: 479: 311:. He played six seasons for the Browns from 1904 to 1909 and became known as one of the best defensive first basemen in baseball. He led all American League players, regardless of position, with 487 outs made in 1904 and 1,616 putouts in 1908. He ranked second in putouts in 1904, 1905, 1907, and 1910. Among the league's first basemen, he ranked second in assists for six consecutive years from 1904 to 1909, led in 36: 592: 567: 349:
Over the course of eight major league seasons, Jones appeared in 1,058 games, 1,033 of them as a first baseman, and compiled a .258 batting average with 964 hits and 135
597: 572: 315:
in 1904 (11.46) and 1905 (11.90), and also led with 79 double plays in 1908. His career range factor of 11.20 ranks third all-time in major league history behind
562: 304:
minor league club of 1903. Jones appeared in 127 games at first and second base and compiled a .335 batting average with 103 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.
361: 587: 365: 577: 203: 199: 189: 185: 175: 300:. After the 1902 season, the Orioles moved to New York and became the Yankees. Jones remained in Baltimore with the newly formed 301: 293: 230: 171: 582: 343: 492: 346:. In 1910, Jones concluded his major league career with the Tigers, compiling a .255 batting average in 135 games. 335: 297: 242: 130: 517: 281: 64: 532: 478: 377: 80: 463: 438: 226: 557: 552: 410: 339: 261: 354: 308: 234: 181: 249: 272:
in 1908. His career range factor of 11.20 ranks third all-time in major league history.
525: 471: 331: 327: 253: 238: 195: 546: 316: 222: 150: 44: 35: 320: 312: 265: 353:. Defensively, he totaled 10,872 putouts, 698 assists, 456 double plays, and 183 350: 269: 360:
After his major league career ended, Jones played for five seasons with the
218: 140: 248:
He was one of the best defensive first basemen of his era. He led all
257: 323:. He also led the American League with 40 sacrifice hits in 1906. 464:"St. Louis Gets Old Penn Parker: Tom Jones to Enter Big League" 292:
Jones made his major league debut on August 25, 1902, with the
260:
in 1908. Among the league's first basemen, he ranked second in
296:. He appeared in 37 games for the Orioles and compiled a .283 221:
player. He played professional baseball, principally as a
110:
August 25, 1902, for the Baltimore Orioles
268:
in 1904 (11.46) and 1905 (11.90), and also led with 79
120:
October 9, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers
264:
for six consecutive years from 1904 to 1909, led in
326:On August 20, 1909, the Browns traded Jones to the 163: 149: 139: 129: 124: 114: 104: 26: 593:Baltimore Orioles (International League) players 568:Baseball players from Wayne County, Pennsylvania 217:(June 21, 1874 – June 19, 1923) was an American 225:, from 1902 to 1915, including eight years in 8: 470:. September 23, 1903. p. 9 – via 338:and also appeared in all seven games of the 307:In September 1903, Jones was drafted by the 252:players, regardless of position, with 487 34: 23: 524:. August 20, 1909. p. 7 – via 598:Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players 389: 241:(1909–1910). He compiled a .251 career 167: 433: 431: 7: 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 395: 393: 16:American baseball player (1874–1923) 573:Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) players 563:Major League Baseball first basemen 439:"Tom Jones Minor League Statistics" 334:. He appeared in 44 games for the 14: 531: 493:"Career Range Factor/Game as 1B" 477: 518:"Hedges Gets Rossman for Jones" 588:Minor league baseball managers 1: 468:Harrisburgh Daily Independent 245:in 813 major league games. 614: 168: 159: 119: 109: 86: 70: 51: 42: 33: 578:St. Louis Browns players 522:St. Louis Post-Dispatch 282:Honesdale, Pennsylvania 256:made in 1904 and 1,616 65:Honesdale, Pennsylvania 583:Detroit Tigers players 497:Baseball-Reference.com 443:Baseball-Reference.com 415:Baseball-Reference.com 378:Danville, Pennsylvania 81:Danville, Pennsylvania 380:, in 1923 at age 48. 288:Professional baseball 227:Major League Baseball 366:American Association 368:from 1911 to 1915. 115:Last MLB appearance 344:Pittsburgh Pirates 280:Jones was born in 362:Milwaukee Brewers 340:1909 World Series 302:Baltimore Orioles 294:Baltimore Orioles 237:(1904–1909), and 231:Baltimore Orioles 212: 211: 172:Baltimore Orioles 605: 537: 536: 535: 529: 514: 508: 507: 505: 503: 489: 483: 482: 481: 475: 460: 454: 453: 451: 449: 435: 426: 425: 423: 421: 407: 330:in exchange for 309:St. Louis Browns 235:St. Louis Browns 182:St. Louis Browns 77: 61: 59: 38: 29: 24: 613: 612: 608: 607: 606: 604: 603: 602: 543: 542: 541: 540: 530: 516: 515: 511: 501: 499: 491: 490: 486: 476: 462: 461: 457: 447: 445: 437: 436: 429: 419: 417: 409: 408: 391: 386: 374: 298:batting average 290: 278: 250:American League 243:batting average 131:Batting average 100: 99: 93: 79: 75: 63: 57: 55: 27: 22: 21:Baseball player 17: 12: 11: 5: 611: 609: 601: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 545: 544: 539: 538: 526:Newspapers.com 509: 484: 472:Newspapers.com 455: 427: 388: 387: 385: 382: 376:Jones died in 373: 370: 332:Claude Rossman 328:Detroit Tigers 289: 286: 277: 274: 239:Detroit Tigers 210: 209: 208: 207: 196:Detroit Tigers 193: 179: 166: 165: 161: 160: 157: 156: 153: 151:Runs batted in 147: 146: 143: 137: 136: 133: 127: 126: 125:MLB statistics 122: 121: 117: 116: 112: 111: 107: 106: 102: 101: 94: 88: 87: 84: 83: 78:(aged 48) 68: 67: 49: 48: 40: 39: 31: 30: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 610: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 550: 548: 534: 527: 523: 519: 513: 510: 498: 494: 488: 485: 480: 473: 469: 465: 459: 456: 444: 440: 434: 432: 428: 416: 412: 406: 404: 402: 400: 398: 396: 394: 390: 383: 381: 379: 371: 369: 367: 363: 358: 356: 352: 347: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 324: 322: 318: 317:Jiggs Donahue 314: 310: 305: 303: 299: 295: 287: 285: 283: 275: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 246: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 223:first baseman 220: 216: 205: 201: 197: 194: 191: 187: 183: 180: 177: 173: 170: 169: 162: 158: 154: 152: 148: 144: 142: 138: 134: 132: 128: 123: 118: 113: 108: 103: 97: 91: 85: 82: 74:June 19, 1923 73: 69: 66: 62:June 21, 1874 54: 50: 47: 46: 45:First baseman 41: 37: 32: 25: 19: 521: 512: 500:. Retrieved 496: 487: 467: 458: 446:. Retrieved 442: 418:. Retrieved 414: 375: 359: 351:stolen bases 348: 342:against the 325: 321:Frank Isbell 313:range factor 306: 291: 279: 270:double plays 266:range factor 247: 215:Thomas Jones 214: 213: 95: 89: 76:(1923-06-19) 71: 52: 43: 18: 558:1923 deaths 553:1874 births 411:"Tom Jones" 372:Later years 336:1909 Tigers 284:, in 1874. 276:Early years 547:Categories 384:References 58:1874-06-21 502:March 29, 448:March 29, 420:March 29, 229:with the 141:Home runs 105:MLB debut 28:Tom Jones 233:(1902), 219:baseball 364:of the 262:assists 258:putouts 90:Batted: 355:errors 96:Threw: 164:Teams 98:Right 92:Right 72:Died: 53:Born: 504:2016 450:2016 422:2016 319:and 254:outs 204:1910 200:1909 190:1909 186:1904 176:1902 135:.251 155:336 549:: 520:. 495:. 466:. 441:. 430:^ 413:. 392:^ 357:. 528:. 506:. 474:. 452:. 424:. 206:) 202:– 198:( 192:) 188:– 184:( 178:) 174:( 145:4 60:) 56:(

Index


First baseman
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Baltimore Orioles
1902
St. Louis Browns
1904
1909
Detroit Tigers
1909
1910
baseball
first baseman
Major League Baseball
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
batting average
American League
outs
putouts
assists
range factor
double plays
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Baltimore Orioles

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.