Charley Jones
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: April 30, 1852 Alamance County, North Carolina | |||
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Died: June 6, 1911 New York City | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 4, 1875, for the Keokuk Westerns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 26, 1888, for the Kansas City Cowboys | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .298 | ||
| Home runs | 56 | ||
| RBI | 552 | ||
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Charles Wesley Jones (born Benjamin Wesley Rippay[1] on April 30, 1852 – June 6, 1911) was an American left fielder in the National Association and Major League Baseball who hit 56 home runs and batted .298 during his twelve-year career. Born in Alamance County, North Carolina, he played for several teams: the Keokuk Westerns, Hartford Dark Blues, Cincinnati Reds (NL), Chicago White Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), New York Metropolitans, and Kansas City Cowboys. A popular but controversial player, despite his hitting ability he never played for a league champion.
His best period was from 1883 to 1885, when he hit 22 home runs, had 186 RBI, and batted .310. Through the first nine seasons of the major leagues' existence, Jones held the career record for home runs, despite missing two of those seasons (1881–82) as a result of being blackballed from the sport. In 1887, he dropped to 4th place. By 1889, he was just tenth, and by 1890 he was no longer among the top ten.
Fact
- On June 10, 1880, Jones became the first big leaguer to hit two homers in the same inning. Both home runs came off Buffalo Bisons' pitcher Tom Poorman in the eighth inning of a 19–3 rout.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
- List of Major League Baseball home run records
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
References
- ↑ "Charley Jones". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Mop Up Duty Charley Jones Bio
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
| Preceded by George Hall |
Career home run record holder 1877–1884 |
Succeeded by Harry Stovey |
| Preceded by George Hall |
Single season home run record holder 1879–1883 |
Succeeded by Harry Stovey |