Alex Jones (baseball)
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Alexander H. Jones (December 25, 1869 – April 4, 1941) was an American
left-handed
.
Biography
Born in
Washington Senators (1892), Philadelphia Phillies (1894) and Detroit Tigers (1903). Jones always was a bad luck pitcher either due to injury or playing on a bad baseball team. His most productive season came in 1892, when he posted a 3.31 ERA
in 16 combined starts for the Colonels and Senators, but finished with a negative record of 5–14. The remainder of the time, he jumped between the minors and majors for almost twenty years.
In a four-season career, Jones posted a 7–15 record with a 3.73 ERA in 26 appearances, including 18 complete games and one shutout, giving up 137 runs (54 unearned) on 199 hits and 77 walks while striking out 65 in 200+1⁄3 innings of work.
Death
Jones died in Woodville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 71.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet