John Jones (baseball)

John Jones
Outfielder
Born: May 13, 1901(1901-05-13)
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Died: November 3, 1956(1956-11-03) (aged 55)
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
September 26, 1923 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 20, 1932 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Career statistics
Batting average     .200
Home runs     0
Runs Batted In     1
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John William Jones, nicknamed "Skins" (May 13, 1901 – November 3, 1956), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and attended Penn State University. He died at a relatively young age -55 - in Baltimore, Maryland. His body was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville.

As a baseball player, Jones was 5'11" and 185 pounds. He threw and batted left-handed. He made his big league debut on September 26, 1923 at the age of 22 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He played in only that game in 1923, going 1 for 4 with a RBI and a strikeout. Jones would have to wait about nine years before he got to play in the Majors again-the next time he saw Major League action was in 1932 at the age of 31. That season, he collected one hit in six at-bats (over four games) and he struck out three times. Overall, Jones hit .200 in 10 career at-bats.

Jones played his final Major League game on August 20, 1932.

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