Ruppert Sanderson Jones (Rupe)
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: March 12, 1955 in Dallas, Texas, US
High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA).
Major League Stats / View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Billings | PION | Rk | KCR | 61 | 230 | 193 | 45 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 58 | .301 | .404 | .456 | .860 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | KCR | 121 | 513 | 440 | 73 | 141 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 65 | 84 | .320 | .404 | .527 | .931 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 1974 | 19 | Waterloo | MIDW | A | KCR | 68 | 288 | 249 | 44 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 42 | .353 | .431 | .570 | 1.001 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1974 | 19 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | 53 | 225 | 191 | 29 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 42 | .277 | .369 | .471 | .840 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1975 | 20 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 119 | 467 | 403 | 62 | 98 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 56 | 86 | .243 | .338 | .427 | .764 | 172 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | 21 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 102 | 427 | 359 | 65 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 73 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 90 | .262 | .366 | .513 | .879 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1984 | 29 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | 48 | 190 | 160 | 30 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 33 | .313 | .411 | .575 | .986 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 33 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Fgn | TEX | 50 | 179 | 154 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 23 | .253 | .331 | .455 | .786 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 33 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 50 | 179 | 154 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 23 | .253 | .331 | .455 | .786 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 33 | Hanshin | JPCL | Fgn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 34 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 27 | 90 | 80 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 25 | .200 | .256 | .313 | .568 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 Seasons | 528 | 2096 | 1789 | 305 | 496 | 95 | 25 | 74 | 333 | 82 | 25 | 266 | 399 | .277 | .370 | .482 | .852 | 863 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 14 | |||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 346 | 1353 | 1156 | 187 | 297 | 63 | 18 | 49 | 214 | 45 | 11 | 166 | 257 | .257 | .351 | .470 | .820 | 543 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 3 | |||||
| A (1 season) | A | 121 | 513 | 440 | 73 | 141 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 65 | 84 | .320 | .404 | .527 | .931 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| Fgn (1 season) | Fgn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 61 | 230 | 193 | 45 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 58 | .301 | .404 | .456 | .860 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Billings | PION | Rk | KCR | OF | 60 | 65 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .923 | 1.00 | |||
| 1974 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | KCR | OF | 120 | 211 | 195 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .967 | 1.70 | |||
| 1974 | 19 | Waterloo | MIDW | A | KCR | OF | 67 | 104 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .971 | 1.51 | |||
| 1974 | 19 | San Jose | CALL | A | KCR | OF | 53 | 107 | 101 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .963 | 1.94 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | OF | 119 | 199 | 171 | 15 | 13 | 5 | .935 | 1.56 | |||
| 1976 | 21 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | OF | 99 | 253 | 243 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .968 | 2.47 | |||
| 1984 | 29 | Evansville | AA | AAA | DET | OF | 48 | 102 | 97 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .961 | 2.04 | |||
| 1988 | 33 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | OF | 12 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.58 | |||
| 1989 | 34 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | OF | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 7 Seasons | 469 | 860 | 790 | 33 | 37 | 7 | .957 | 1.75 | |||||||||
Sabr ID: 12b9ab8b
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