Slim Jones
Stuart "Slim" Jones (May 6, 1913 – November 19, 1938) was an American Negro League pitcher from Baltimore, Maryland. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox and the Philadelphia Stars from 1932 to 1938.[1]
| Slim Jones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 6, 1913 Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Died: November 19, 1938 (aged 25) Baltimore, Maryland | |||
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| debut | |||
| 1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1938, for the Philadelphia Stars | |||
| Negro league statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 107-55 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.17 | ||
| Strikeouts | 620 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Jones died in Baltimore, Maryland, in November 1938.
14 years after his death, Jones received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[2]
References
- The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1701. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
Further reading
- Johnny Goodtimes (May 13, 2011). "The Tragedy of Slim Jones". phillysportshistory.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
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