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Deacon Jones

Grover William Jones

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 18, 1934 in White Plains, New York, US
High School: White Plains HS (White Plains, NY)
School: Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1955	21	Waterloo	IIIL	B	CHW	78		267		85	11	7	9						.318		.513		137
1956	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B	CHW	118		380		147	26	8	26						.387		.703		267
1956	22	Dubuque	MIDW	D	CHW	100		330		135	25	6	26						.409		.758		250
1956	22	Waterloo	IIIL	B	CHW	18		50		12	1	2	0						.240		.340		17

1959	25	Lincoln	IIIL	B	CHW	122		428		128	31	2	11						.299		.458		196
1960	26	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CHW	80	166	144	25	43	2	4	5	27	2	0	22	24	.299	.392	.472	.864	68
1961	27	Charleston	SALL	A	CHW	132	529	427	81	121	19	5	13	78	18		102	63	.283	.422	.443	.864	189
1962	28	Savannah/Lynchburg	SALL	A	CHW	136	615	499	119	159	30	5	26	101	11		98	68	.319	.423	.555	.978	277	2	3	13	9
1963	29	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	CHW	97	388	338	64	116	17	3	19	73	7	2	50	55	.343	.428	.580	1.008	196
1964	30	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW	135	552	474	79	124	27	4	14	79	7	3	75	84	.262	.362	.424	.786	201	1	0	2
1964	30	Lynchburg	SOUL	AA	CHW	86	351	311	53	93	20	2	11	62	5	3	40	50	.299	.379	.482	.861	150
1964	30	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CHW	49	201	163	26	31	7	2	3	17	2	0	35	34	.190	.333	.313	.646	51	1	0	2
1965	31	Sarasota	FLOR	A	CHW	100		320		104	15	8	8						.325		.497		159
1966	32	Fox Cities	MIDW	A	CHW	114		368		130	36	4	18						.353		.620		228
1967	33	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-WRk	CHW	45		122		43	13	0	5						.352		.582		71
1967	33	White Sox	FLIL	WRk	CHW
1967	33	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	45		122		43	13	0	5						.352		.582		71

1969	35	White Sox	FLIS	WRk	CHW	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
12 Seasons						1158	4137	3769	368	1200	227	50	154	358	45	5	347	294	.318	.375	.528	.903	1989	3	3	15	9
A (5 seasons)				A		527	1954	1736	200	557	113	22	70	179	29		200	131	.321	.389	.532	.921	924	2	3	13	9
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		226	755	645	115	190	26	9	27	117	11	2	107	113	.295	.395	.488	.883	315	1	0	2
B (3 seasons)				B		218	745	745		225	43	11	20						.302	.302	.470	.772	350
WRk (2 seasons)				WRk		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
AA (1 season)				AA		86	351	311	53	93	20	2	11	62	5	3	40	50	.299	.379	.482	.861	150
D (1 season)				D		100	330	330		135	25	6	26						.409	.409	.758	1.167	250

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1960	26	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CHW	2B	21	92	47	40	5	16	.946	4.14
1960	26	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CHW	1B	13	84	75	8	1	6	.988	6.38
1961	27	Charleston	SALL	A	CHW	1B	131	1170	1106	48	16	72	.986	8.81
1962	28	Savannah/Lynchburg	SALL	A	CHW	1B	136	1228	1145	73	10	103	.992	8.96
1963	29	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	CHW	1B	95	817	766	44	7	62	.991	8.53
1964	30	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW	1B	134	1250	1155	85	10	95	.992	9.25
1964	30	Lynchburg	SOUL	AA	CHW	1B	85	828	768	52	8	65	.990	9.65
1964	30	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CHW	1B	49	422	387	33	2	30	.995	8.57
1965	31	Sarasota	FLOR	A	CHW	1B	62	481	437	38	6		.988	7.66

1969	35	White Sox	FLIS	WRk	CHW	1B	1	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	4.00
7 Seasons							593	5126	4735	336	55	354	.989	8.55
1B (7 seasons)						1B	572	5034	4688	296	50	338	.990	8.71
2B (1 season)						2B	21	92	47	40	5	16	.946	4.14

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1973	39	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	1 of 2	120	44	76	.367
1 Season							120	44	76	.367

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1955	21	Waterloo White Hawks	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	CHW
1956	22	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League	D	CHW
1956	22	Waterloo White Hawks	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	CHW
1957	23	Military Service
1958	24	Military Service
1959	25	Lincoln Chiefs	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	CHW
1960	26	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW
1961	27	Charleston White Sox	South Atlantic League	A	CHW
1962	28	Savannah/Lynchburg White Sox	South Atlantic League	A	CHW
1962	28	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1962-09-08	1962-09-30
1963	29	Indianapolis Indians	International League	AAA	CHW
1963	29	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1963-04-27	1963-09-28
1964	30	Lynchburg White Sox	Southern League	AA	CHW
1964	30	Indianapolis Indians	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW
1965	31	Sarasota Sun Sox	Florida State League	A	CHW
1966	32	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	A	CHW
1966	32	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1966-09-04	1966-10-01
1967	33	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	A	CHW
1967	33	FIL White Sox	Florida Instructional League	WRk	CHW

1969	35	FIL White Sox	Florida Instructional League South	WRk	CHW

Sabr ID: 4bc646b2

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