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Sheldon Jones
Sheldon Leslie Jones (Available)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 9, 1946
Final Game June 28, 1953
Born February 2, 1922 in Tecumseh, NE
Died April 18, 1991 in Greenville, NC

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1946 24 NYG NL   1   2   6   4   1   0   1  0   28.0   21   10   10   4   17   24   1   0   122       0  3.21  3.45  107 1.357
 1947 25 NYG NL   2   2  15   6   0   0   5  0   55.7   51   27   24   2   29   24   3   1   240       0  3.88  4.07  105 1.437
 1948 26 NYG NL  16   8  55  21   8   1  17  5  201.3  204   89   75  16   90   82   6  10   879       0  3.35  3.95  118 1.460
 1949 27 NYG NL  15  12  42  27  11   1   9  0  207.3  198   93   77  19   88   79  10   4   902       0  3.34  4.00  120 1.379
 1950 28 NYG NL  13  16  40  28  11   2   4  2  199.0  188  114  102  26   90   97   7   2   858       0  4.61  4.10   89 1.397
 1951 29 NYG NL   6  11  41  12   2   0  14  4  120.3  119   77   57  12   52   58   4   8   523       0  4.26  3.92   92 1.421
 1952 30 BSN NL   1   4  39   1   0   0  18  1   70.0   81   45   37   8   31   40   1   3   321       0  4.76  3.62   76 1.600
 1953 31 CHC NL   0   2  22   2   0   0   8  0   38.3   47   24   23   3   16    9   5   0   179       1  5.40  4.45   82 1.643
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .486  54  57 260 101  33   4  76 12  920.0  909  479  405  90  413  413  37  28  4024       1  3.96  3.98  100 1.437
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  48  19   6   0  14  2  173.0  171   90   76  16   77   77   6   5   757   0   0  3.96  3.98  100 1.437
 Career High     16  16  55  28  11   2  18  5  207.3  204  114  102  26   90   97  10  10   902   0   1  3.34  4.10  120 1.379

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 24 NYG NL   6    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0      0   3  .250  .250  .250   41    2   0           0   0
 1947 25 NYG NL  15   16    0    2   0  0   0    1   0      0   3  .125  .125  .125  -34    2   1           0   0
 1948 26 NYG NL  55   64    5   13   3  1   0    6   0      1  19  .203  .215  .281   33   18   9           0   1
 1949 27 NYG NL  42   66    2    8   0  1   0    1   0      0  15  .121  .121  .152  -27   10   6           0   2
 1950 28 NYG NL  40   57    3    6   0  0   0    3   0      5  22  .105  .177  .105  -24    6  10           0   3
 1951 29 NYG NL  41   31    1    3   1  1   0    1   0  0   1   6  .097  .125  .194  -16    6   0           0   0
 1952 30 BSN NL  39    8    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .125  .125  .125  -30    1   1           0   0
 1953 31 CHC NL  22    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      260  257   12   35   4  3   0   13   0  0   7  71  .136  .159  .175  -11   45  27   0   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        160    7   22   2  2   0    8   0  0   4  44  .136  .159  .175  -11   28  17   0   0   0   4
 Career High     55   66    5   13   3  1   0    6   0  0   5  22                          18  10   0   0   0   3

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 24 NYG NL    8    6    1   4.5    93| .250  .264| .250  .339| .250  .369| .500  .708|  41  .545  -0.7  -0.1     
 1947 25 NYG NL   17   15    0   0.0   107| .125  .275| .125  .351| .125  .408| .250  .759| -34  .000  -3.1  -0.3     
 1948 26 NYG NL   74   61    4   1.7   103| .203  .270| .215  .345| .281  .400| .496  .744|  33  .152  -6.4  -0.6     
 1949 27 NYG NL   72   66    1   0.4   104| .121  .270| .121  .344| .152  .405| .273  .749| -27  .012 -12.2  -1.2     
 1950 28 NYG NL   72   64    1   0.4   109| .105  .271| .177  .348| .105  .420| .282  .768| -24  .012 -10.6  -1.0     
 1951 29 NYG NL   32   28    1   1.0   104| .097  .269| .125  .343| .194  .407| .319  .750| -16  .055  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1952 30 BSN NL    9    8    0   0.0    95| .125  .258| .125  .330| .125  .384| .250  .714| -30  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1953 31 CHC NL    7    7    0   0.0   112| .000  .277| .000  .348| .000  .431| .000  .779|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       291  255    8   0.8   104| .136  .270| .159  .345| .175  .406| .334  .751| -11  .043 -41.8  -4.0     

* 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 ------+
 1946 24 NYG NL   P    6      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.83  1.02  1.61  2.25    4   28.0
 1947 25 NYG NL   P   15      4    5    1    0  .900  .968  0.60  0.91  1.45  2.12    6   55.7
 1948 26 NYG NL   P   55     10   38    2    1  .960  .964  0.87  0.91  2.15  2.11   21  201.3
 1949 27 NYG NL   P   42     11   35    1    2  .979  .952  1.10  0.91  2.00  2.04   27  207.3
 1950 28 NYG NL   P   40      8   25    0    0 1.000  .962  0.82  0.97  1.49  2.12   28  199.0
 1951 29 NYG NL   P   41      5   23    2    2  .933  .962  0.68  0.96  2.09  2.14   12  120.3
 1952 30 BSN NL   P   39      4   13    1    1  .944  .955  0.44  0.98  2.19  2.19    1   70.0
 1953 31 CHC NL   P   22      4    6    1    2  .909  .952  0.45  0.87  2.35  2.07    2   38.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1946 24 NYG NL   P    6      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.83  1.02  1.61  2.25    4   28.0
 1947 25 NYG NL   P   15      4    5    1    0  .900  .968  0.60  0.91  1.45  2.12    6   55.7
 1948 26 NYG NL   P   55     10   38    2    1  .960  .964  0.87  0.91  2.15  2.11   21  201.3
 1949 27 NYG NL   P   42     11   35    1    2  .979  .952  1.10  0.91  2.00  2.04   27  207.3
 1950 28 NYG NL   P   40      8   25    0    0 1.000  .962  0.82  0.97  1.49  2.12   28  199.0
 1951 29 NYG NL   P   41      5   23    2    2  .933  .962  0.68  0.96  2.09  2.14   12  120.3
 1952 30 BSN NL   P   39      4   13    1    1  .944  .955  0.44  0.98  2.19  2.19    1   70.0
 1953 31 CHC NL   P   22      4    6    1    2  .909  .952  0.45  0.87  2.35  2.07    2   38.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 260     47  149    8    8  .961  .959  0.75  0.94  1.92  2.11  101  920.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       260     47  149    8    8  .961  .959  0.75  0.94  1.92  2.11  101    920

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0   2.08  0  0  1  0   4.1   5   1   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1948 NL-9-8
1950 NL-10-6

ERA
1948 NL-3.35-7

Wins
1948 NL-16-6
1949 NL-15-8

Won-Loss %
1948 NL-.667-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1949 NL-8.59-10
1950 NL-8.50-10

Games
1948 NL-55-4

Saves
1948 NL-5-6
1951 NL-4-9

Shutouts
1950 NL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1949 NL-19-9
1950 NL-26-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1948 NL-90-6
1949 NL-88-8
1950 NL-90-9

Hits Allowed
1948 NL-204-9

Losses
1950 NL-16-5

Wild Pitches
1948 NL-10-1
1951 NL-8-3

Hit Batsmen
1948 NL-6-1
1949 NL-10-1
1950 NL-7-4
1953 NL-5-8

Games Finished
1948 NL-17-7

Adjusted ERA+
1948 NL-118-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 27 (848) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1633) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1117) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
Before 1942 Season: Returned to the Oklahoma City (Texas) by the Cleveland Indians after expiration of minor league working agreement.
Before 1942 Season: Obtained by the New York Giants from the Oklahoma City (Texas) as part of a minor league working agreement.
April 8, 1952: Traded by the New York Giants with $50,000 to the Boston Braves for Bob Elliott.
December 20, 1952: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Monk Dubiel.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Sac. Hits 1948 NL-9-8 1950 NL-10-6	ERA 1948 NL-3.35-7	Wins 1948 NL-16-6 1949 NL-15-8	Won-Loss % 1948 NL-.667-5	Hits Allowed/9IP 1949 NL-8.59-10 1950 NL-8.50-10	Games 1948 NL-55-4
Saves 1948 NL-5-6 1951 NL-4-9	Shutouts 1950 NL-2-9	Home Runs Allow. 1949 NL-19-9 1950 NL-26-7	Bases On Balls Allow. 1948 NL-90-6 1949 NL-88-8 1950 NL-90-9	Hits Allowed 1948 NL-204-9	Losses 1950 NL-16-5
Wild Pitches 1948 NL-10-1 1951 NL-8-3	Hit Batsmen 1948 NL-6-1 1949 NL-10-1 1950 NL-7-4 1953 NL-5-8	Games Finished 1948 NL-17-7	Adjusted ERA+ 1948 NL-118-8