Gordon Jones (baseball)

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Gordon Jones
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Gordon Bassett Jones (April 2, 1930 – April 25, 1994) was an American

Kansas City Athletics (1962), Houston Colt .45s / Astros
(1964–65).

Playing career

Jones made his major league debut on August 6, 1954, starting game one of a

Milwaukee Braves) and allowed 18 earned runs in 81 innings
.

In 1955 he started in 9 of his 15 appearances for St. Louis, but with much less success. His record was 1–4 with a 5.84 ERA. After that season, he pitched almost exclusively in relief. His best season after 1954 was for the original San Francisco Giants of 1958, going 3–1 with a 2.37 ERA in 11 games.

Career totals for 171 games include a record of 15–18, 21

BB/9IP
of 2.85.

Jones handled 72 of 74 chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .973, and participating in 4 double plays. He made no errors during his last six major league seasons (119 games).

Coaching career

After his playing career, Jones served for 112 seasons as the Major League pitching coach of the Astros—the full 1966 season and the first three months of the 1967 campaign. He was fired on July 8, 1967, by manager Grady Hatton after a rift developed between Jones and some members of his pitching staff.[1] Veteran relief pitcher Jim Owens took Jones' place and remained the Astros' mound tutor through 1972.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Houston Fires Pitching Coach". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 9, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jim Owens". retrosheet.org. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

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Preceded by Houston Astros pitching coach
1966–1967
Succeeded by