Tom Jones
[edit] Biography
Tom Jones (Thomas Jones) was born on January 22, 1877 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 25, 1902 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1902, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. Jones played for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Tom Jones's best season was 1904, when he knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 159
| 22
| 45
| 0
| 14
| .283
| .292
| .384
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| 156
| 625
| 53
| 152
| 2
| 68
| .243
| .270
| .309
| 15
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 135
| 504
| 44
| 122
| 0
| 48
| .242
| .290
| .282
| 16
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 144
| 539
| 51
| 136
| 0
| 30
| .252
| .290
| .315
| 22
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 40
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 155
| 549
| 53
| 137
| 0
| 34
| .250
| .298
| .291
| 17
| 3
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 31
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 155
| 549
| 43
| 135
| 1
| 50
| .246
| .290
| .284
| 14
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 97
| 337
| 30
| 84
| 0
| 29
| .249
| .299
| .294
| 9
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| 44
| 153
| 13
| 43
| 0
| 18
| .281
| .317
| .340
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| TOT
| A
| 141
| 490
| 43
| 127
| 0
| 47
| .259
| .305
| .308
| 18
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 30
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 135
| 432
| 32
| 110
| 1
| 45
| .255
| .325
| .308
| 12
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 10
| 33
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1058
| 3847
| 341
| 964
| 4
| 336
| .251
| .294
| .303
| 122
| 34
| 193
| 0
| 44
| 205
| 135
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 341
| 22
| 17
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 1443
| 92
| 19
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 56
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1904
| STL
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 1502
| 105
| 25
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 1476
| 116
| 25
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 1687
| 103
| 31
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 1616
| 90
| 24
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 950
| 70
| 11
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 452
| 33
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1909
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 1402
| 103
| 19
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 1405
| 67
| 23
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 56
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1033
| 0
| 0
| 10872
| 698
| 183
| 456
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Browns from Baltimore (Eastern) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 26, 1903).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Claude Rossman (August 20, 1909).
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