Tom Jones (baseball)

Tom Jones
Tom Jones
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	First Baseman
	Born: January 22, 1877; Honesdale, Pennsylvania
	Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Danville, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 25, 1902, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	October 9, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	336
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1902); St. Louis Browns (1904–1909); Detroit Tigers (1909–1910);

Thomas Jones (January 22, 1877 – June 19, 1923) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played eight seasons in the American League with the Baltimore Orioles (1902), St. Louis Browns (1904–09), and Detroit Tigers (1909–10). Born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, he batted and threw right-handed.

He made his debut on August 25, 1902 with the Baltimore Orioles. With the Browns in 1906, he led the American League in sacrifices (40). In 1908, Jones led the AL in putouts (1,616) and double plays (79). During the 1909 season, he was traded to the Tigers from the Browns for Claude Rossman and played in the 1909 World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1,058 career games, Jones batted .251 with 964 hits and 135 stolen bases.

Jones died in Danville, Pennsylvania, at age 46.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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