Charley Jones (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Charley Jones (Charles Wesley Jones) was born on April 30, 1850 in Alamance County, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1875 for the Keokuk Westerns. In 1876, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI. Jones played for the Keokuk Westerns, Hartford Dark Blues, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Stockings, Boston Red Caps, New York Metropolitans and Kansas City Cowboys over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Charley Jones's best season was 1884, when he hit for a .314 average and knocked in 71 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1875
| WES
| n
| 12
| 47
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .277
| .277
| .489
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| TOT
| n
| 13
| 51
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .255
| .255
| .451
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| CIN
| N
| 64
| 276
| 40
| 79
| 4
| 38
| .286
| .304
| .420
| 17
| 4
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| 17
| 69
| 16
| 21
| 1
| 10
| .304
| .342
| .478
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| 38
| 163
| 36
| 51
| 1
| 26
| .313
| .353
| .466
| 8
| 7
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .375
| .444
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| TOT
| N
| 57
| 240
| 53
| 75
| 2
| 38
| .313
| .353
| .471
| 12
| 10
| 15
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1878
| CIN
| N
| 61
| 261
| 50
| 81
| 3
| 39
| .310
| .321
| .441
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 83
| 355
| 85
| 112
| 9
| 62
| .315
| .367
| .510
| 22
| 10
| 29
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 66
| 280
| 44
| 84
| 5
| 37
| .300
| .326
| .429
| 15
| 3
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| 90
| 391
| 84
| 115
| 10
| 80
| .294
| .328
| .471
| 15
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CIN
| a
| 112
| 472
| 117
| 148
| 7
| 71
| .314
| .376
| .470
| 19
| 17
| 37
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| 112
| 487
| 108
| 157
| 5
| 35
| .322
| .362
| .462
| 19
| 17
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| 127
| 500
| 87
| 135
| 6
| 68
| .270
| .356
| .390
| 22
| 10
| 61
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 62
| 247
| 30
| 63
| 3
| 29
| .255
| .306
| .360
| 11
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| 41
| 153
| 28
| 48
| 2
| 40
| .314
| .400
| .451
| 7
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| 103
| 400
| 58
| 111
| 5
| 69
| .278
| .343
| .395
| 18
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| 6
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
| .160
| .192
| .240
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 331
| 1412
| 272
| 431
| 23
| 214
| .305
| .336
| .457
| 77
| 34
| 66
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 13
| 51
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .255
| .255
| .451
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 550
| 2275
| 456
| 670
| 33
| 328
| .295
| .353
| .435
| 93
| 64
| 171
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 894
| 3738
| 733
| 1114
| 56
| 552
| .298
| .345
| .444
| 172
| 102
| 237
| 130
| 34
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1875
| WES
| n
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1875
| TOT
| n
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1876
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 11
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 12
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1877
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1877
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1877
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 138
| 15
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .845
|
| 1877
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1878
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 20
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 11
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 12
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .876
|
| 1884
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 207
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1885
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 22
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1886
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 23
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 18
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1887
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 25
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 3
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 885
| 0
| 0
| 1697
| 163
| 252
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to New York Metropolitans for $1000 (July 11, 1887).
- Released by New York Metropolitans (@October, 1887).
- Signed by Kansas City Cowboys (1888).
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