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Gordon Jones
Gordon Bassett Jones

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut August 6, 1954
Final Game September 11, 1965
Born April 2, 1930 in Portland, OR
Died April 25, 1994 in Lodi, CA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 24 STL NL   4   4  11  10   4   2   0  0   81.0   78   25   18   3   19   48   1   1   338       0  2.00  4.11  206 1.198
 1955 25 STL NL   1   4  15   9   0   0   1  0   57.0   66   38   37  10   28   46   1   0   262   5   0  5.84  4.08   70 1.649
 1956 26 STL NL   0   2   5   1   0   0   0  0   11.3   14    9    7   2    5    6   0   0    53   0   0  5.56  3.77   68 1.676
 1957 27 NYG NL   0   1  10   0   0   0   3  0   11.7   16    9    8   1    3    5   1   2    57   1   0  6.17  3.92   63 1.629
 1958 28 SFG NL   3   1  11   1   0   0   4  1   30.3   33   11    8   2    5    8   1   0   125   1   1  2.37  3.79  160 1.253
 1959 29 SFG NL   3   2  31   0   0   0  10  2   43.7   45   23   21   6   19   29   1   0   192   5   0  4.33  3.79   88 1.466
 1960 30 BAL AL   1   1  29   0   0   0  15  2   55.0   59   28   27   9   13   30   1   0   228   1   1  4.42  3.79   86 1.309
 1961 31 BAL AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  1    5.0    5    3    3   3    0    4   0   0    20   0   0  5.40  3.86   72 1.000
 1962 32 KCA AL   3   2  21   0   0   0  16  6   32.7   31   23   23  10   14   28   0   0   142   1   0  6.34  4.21   66 1.378
 1964 34 HOU NL   0   1  34   0   0   0  11  0   50.0   58   24   23   3   14   28   0   4   220   2   0  4.14  3.43   83 1.440
 1965 35 HOU NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.33  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .455  15  18 171  21   4   2  63 12  378.7  405  193  175  49  120  232   6   7  1640  16   2  4.16  3.89   94 1.386
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  60   7   1   0  22  4  134.0  143   68   61  17   42   82   2   2   580   5   0  4.16  3.89   94 1.386
 Career High      4   4  34  10   4   2  16  6   81.0   78   38   37  10   28   48   1   4   338   5   1  2.00  4.11  206 1.198

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 24 STL NL  11   24    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .125  .160  .167  -15    4   4   0       0   0
 1955 25 STL NL  15   14    2    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .071  .125  .071  -46    1   3   1   0   0   0
 1956 26 STL NL   5    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 27 NYG NL  10    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  172    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 28 SFG NL  11    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 29 SFG NL  31    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 30 BAL AL  29    5    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .400  .400  .400  119    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 32 KCA AL  21    5    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1964 34 HOU NL  34    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   45    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     171   67    2    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  15  .119  .143  .134  -26    9   9   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         63    2    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  14  .119  .143  .134  -26    9   9   1   0   0   0
 Career High     34   24    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   4                           4   4   1   0   0   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 24 STL NL   29   25    1   1.1   110| .125  .275| .160  .347| .167  .426| .327  .772| -15  .060  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1955 25 STL NL   19   17    0   0.0   105| .071  .265| .125  .336| .071  .420| .196  .757| -46  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1956 26 STL NL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .264| .000  .331| .000  .417| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1957 27 NYG NL    2    1    1  27.2   102| .500  .268| .500  .330| .500  .414|1.000  .744| 172  .962   0.2   0.0   0%
 1958 28 SFG NL    7    7    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .335| .000  .417| .000  .752|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1959 29 SFG NL    5    5    0   0.0   103| .000  .268| .000  .334| .000  .414| .000  .748|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1960 30 BAL AL    5    3    1   9.0   100| .400  .262| .400  .336| .400  .401| .800  .737| 119  .780   0.1   0.0   0%
 1962 32 KCA AL    6    6    0   0.0   106| .000  .268| .000  .341| .000  .417| .000  .758|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1964 34 HOU NL    4    3    0   0.0    89| .250  .258| .250  .314| .250  .382| .500  .697|  45  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       79   69    3   1.2   105| .119  .269| .143  .338| .134  .417| .277  .756| -26  .074 -12.3  -1.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1954 24 STL NL   P   11      7   11    1    0  .947  .957  1.64  0.87  2.00  2.07   10   81.0
 1955 25 STL NL   P   15      1    4    0    1 1.000  .943  0.33  0.83  0.79  2.04    9   57.0
 1956 26 STL NL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.82  1.59  2.07    1   11.3
 1957 27 NYG NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.82  0.00  2.08    0   11.7
 1958 28 SFG NL   P   11      2    9    1    1  .917  .957  1.00  0.77  3.27  1.96    1   30.3
 1959 29 SFG NL   P   31      1    6    0    1 1.000  .959  0.23  0.82  1.44  2.00    0   43.7
 1960 30 BAL AL   P   29      5    8    0    1 1.000  .970  0.45  0.78  2.13  1.96    0   55.0
 1961 31 BAL AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  1.80  1.98    0    5.0
 1962 32 KCA AL   P   21      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.19  0.79  1.10  2.09    0   32.7
 1964 34 HOU NL   P   34      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.32  0.84  1.98  2.14    0   50.0
 1965 35 HOU NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1954 24 STL NL   P   11      7   11    1    0  .947  .957  1.64  0.87  2.00  2.07   10   81.0
 1955 25 STL NL   P   15      1    4    0    1 1.000  .943  0.33  0.83  0.79  2.04    9   57.0
 1956 26 STL NL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.82  1.59  2.07    1   11.3
 1957 27 NYG NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.82  0.00  2.08    0   11.7
 1958 28 SFG NL   P   11      2    9    1    1  .917  .957  1.00  0.77  3.27  1.96    1   30.3
 1959 29 SFG NL   P   31      1    6    0    1 1.000  .959  0.23  0.82  1.44  2.00    0   43.7
 1960 30 BAL AL   P   29      5    8    0    1 1.000  .970  0.45  0.78  2.13  1.96    0   55.0
 1961 31 BAL AL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  1.80  1.98    0    5.0
 1962 32 KCA AL   P   21      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.19  0.79  1.10  2.09    0   32.7
 1964 34 HOU NL   P   34      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.32  0.84  1.98  2.14    0   50.0
 1965 35 HOU NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 171     22   50    2    4  .973  .959  0.42  0.81  1.71  2.04   21  378.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       171     22   50    2    4  .973  .959  0.42  0.81  1.71  2.04   21    379

An Important note about our fielding stats

Transactions
Before 1949 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
October 1, 1956: Sent by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 14, 1956. The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later, Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, and Bill Sarni to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle, and Whitey Lockman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.
November 30, 1959: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Jackie Brandt and Roger McCardell to the Baltimore Orioles for Billy O'Dell and Billy Loes.
November, 1961: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Baltimore Orioles.
August, 1962: Purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the Kansas City Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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