Lynn Jones
[edit] Biography
Lynn Jones (Lynn Morris Jones) was born on January 1, 1953 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1979 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .296 with 4 home runs and 26 RBI. Jones played for the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Lynn Jones's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .296 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 95
| 213
| 33
| 63
| 4
| 26
| .296
| .349
| .390
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 30
| 55
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .255
| .364
| .364
| 2
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 71
| 174
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 19
| .259
| .328
| .322
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 58
| 139
| 15
| 31
| 0
| 14
| .223
| .259
| .259
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 49
| 64
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 6
| .266
| .299
| .344
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 47
| 103
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 10
| .301
| .330
| .388
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 110
| 152
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 9
| .211
| .261
| .257
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 67
| 47
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .128
| .226
| .170
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 527
| 947
| 109
| 239
| 7
| 91
| .252
| .308
| .321
| 34
| 5
| 73
| 86
| 6
| 14
| 13
| 1
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| CF
| 43
| 24
| 252.2
| 78
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| DH
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| RF
| 26
| 15
| 150
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| OF
| 84
| 52
| 512.2
| 142
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| LF
| 18
| 13
| 110
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| OF
| 17
| 10
| 93.2
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| RF
| 9
| 4
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 28.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| OF
| 60
| 45
| 405.2
| 85
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| RF
| 52
| 39
| 354.1
| 69
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 51.1
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 56
| 31
| 347
| 86
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| RF
| 51
| 29
| 320
| 75
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| LF
| 10
| 4
| 44
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| OF
| 30
| 9
| 115.1
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| RF
| 20
| 5
| 70.1
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| LF
| 13
| 3
| 49.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| OF
| 45
| 24
| 243.2
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| CF
| 7
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| RF
| 29
| 18
| 165
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| LF
| 58
| 1
| 159.1
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| RF
| 32
| 14
| 157.1
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| OF
| 101
| 28
| 439
| 115
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| CF
| 21
| 13
| 122.1
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| RF
| 19
| 5
| 67.1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| OF
| 62
| 9
| 166
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| CF
| 8
| 2
| 32
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| LF
| 37
| 2
| 66.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 86
| 47
| 481.2
| 143
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 455
| 208
| 2323
| 572
| 15
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 29
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 238
| 129
| 1322.1
| 286
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 154
| 32
| 519
| 135
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from Cincinnati Reds in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 4, 1978).
- Granted free agency (December 1, 1983).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 6, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 2, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories