Cowboy Jones
From BR Bullpen
Albert Edward Jones (Bronco)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.
- Debut June 24, 1898
- Final Game June 21, 1901
- Born August 23, 1874 in Golden, CO USA
- Died February 9, 1958 in Inglewood, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Cowboy Jones was the first Colorado-born player to come to the major leagues, and the only one to play in the majors in the 19th Century.
His best year was as a rookie with the 1898 Cleveland Spiders, a performance which apparently saved him from staying with the 1899 Spiders, a shell of a team that is sometimes considered the worst major league team ever.
While his ERA was low in 1898, he gave up a lot of unearned runs. In subsequent years, his ERA went up, but he gave up a smaller percentage of unearned runs.
In three of his four years, he was managed (at least part of the year) by Patsy Tebeau, and in his last year he was managed by another Patsy, Patsy Donovan. Three of his four teams finished over .500.
He is the only major leaguer who is formally remembered by the name "Cowboy", although several others bore the nickname Cowboy.
The most similar pitcher, according to the similarity scores method, is Dixie Walker, the pitcher who was the father of Dixie Walker the batting champ.
