Deacon Jones (infielder)
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Grover William "Deacon" Jones (April 18, 1934 – May 7, 2023) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He appeared in 40 Major League games as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox (1962–63; 1966).
Life and career
Jones attended Ithaca College.
In his 11-year minor-league career (1955–56; 1959–67; 1969), Jones
Dubuque Packers
in 1956. He also had 135 hits, smashed 26 homers and had a .758 slugging percentage in only 330 at bats.
After retiring as a player, Jones served as a scout and
minor-league coach and manager in the White Sox organization through 1973. Jones was a coach for the Houston Astros from 1976–82, and with the San Diego Padres from 1984–87. Jones joined the Baltimore Orioles
as a minor-league hitting coach and liaison with minority communities.
In later years, Jones served as the special assistant to the president for the
Sugar Land Skeeters, a member of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He remained as a special advisor when the Skeeters became the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros
.
Jones died on May 7, 2023, at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ^ "Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 2". Retrosheet. September 28, 1963. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Deacon Jones Passes Away at 89". Minor League Baseball. MLB Advanced Media. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project