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Sheldon Jones
Sheldon Leslie Jones (Available)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 2, 1922 in Tecumseh, NE
High School: York (York, NE)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1946
Final Game: June 28, 1953
Died: April 18, 1991 in Greenville, NC
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1946 24 NYG NL 1 2 .333 3.21 6 4 1 1 0 0 28.0 21 10 10 4 17 24 1 0 0 122 107 1.357 6.8 1.3 5.5 7.7 1.41
1947 25 NYG NL 2 2 .500 3.88 15 6 5 0 0 0 55.2 51 27 24 2 29 24 3 0 1 240 105 1.437 8.2 0.3 4.7 3.9 0.83
1948 26 NYG NL 16 8 .667 3.35 55 21 17 8 1 5 201.1 204 89 75 16 90 82 6 0 10 879 118 1.460 9.1 0.7 4.0 3.7 0.91
1949 27 NYG NL 15 12 .556 3.34 42 27 9 11 1 0 207.1 198 93 77 19 88 79 10 0 4 902 120 1.379 8.6 0.8 3.8 3.4 0.90
1950 28 NYG NL 13 16 .448 4.61 40 28 4 11 2 2 199.0 188 114 102 26 90 97 7 0 2 858 89 1.397 8.5 1.2 4.1 4.4 1.08
1951 29 NYG NL 6 11 .353 4.26 41 12 14 2 0 4 120.1 119 77 57 12 52 58 4 0 8 523 92 1.421 8.9 0.9 3.9 4.3 1.12
1952 30 BSN NL 1 4 .200 4.76 39 1 18 0 0 1 70.0 81 45 37 8 31 40 1 0 3 321 76 1.600 10.4 1.0 4.0 5.1 1.29
1953 31 CHC NL 0 2 .000 5.40 22 2 8 0 0 0 38.1 47 24 23 3 16 9 5 1 0 179 82 1.643 11.0 0.7 3.8 2.1 0.56
8 Seasons 54 57 .486 3.96 260 101 76 33 4 12 920.0 909 479 405 90 413 413 37 1 28 4024 100 1.437 8.9 0.9 4.0 4.0 1.00
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .486 3.96 49 19 14 6 1 2 173 171 90 76 17 78 78 7 0 5 758 100 1.437 8.9 0.9 4.0 4.0 1.00
NYG (6 yrs) 53 51 .510 3.83 199 98 50 33 4 11 811.2 781 410 345 79 366 364 31 0 25 3524 104 1.413 8.7 0.9 4.1 4.0 0.99
BSN (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.76 39 1 18 0 0 1 70.0 81 45 37 8 31 40 1 0 3 321 76 1.600 10.4 1.0 4.0 5.1 1.29
CHC (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 22 2 8 0 0 0 38.1 47 24 23 3 16 9 5 1 0 179 82 1.643 11.0 0.7 3.8 2.1 0.56

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1951 29 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 1.385 10.4 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.00
1 WS 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 1.385 10.4 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 24 NYG NL 6 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 /1
1947 25 NYG NL 15 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -34 2 0 0 1 1
1948 26 NYG NL 55 74 64 5 13 3 1 0 6 0 1 19 .203 .215 .281 .497 33 18 1 0 9 1
1949 27 NYG NL 42 72 66 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 .121 .121 .152 .273 -27 10 2 0 6 1
1950 28 NYG NL 40 72 57 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 22 .105 .177 .105 .283 -24 6 3 0 10 1
1951 29 NYG NL 41 32 31 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 .097 .125 .194 .319 -16 6 0 0 0 1
1952 30 BSN NL 39 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 1 1
1953 31 CHC NL 22 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 260 291 257 12 35 4 3 0 13 0 0 7 71 .136 .159 .175 .334 -11 45 6 0 27
162 Game Avg. 162 181 160 7 22 2 2 0 8 0 4 44 .136 .159 .175 .334 -11 28 4 0 17
NYG (6 yrs) 199 275 242 11 34 4 3 0 12 0 0 7 68 .140 .165 .182 .346 -8 44 6 0 26
BSN (1 yr) 39 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 22 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 29 NYG NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 NYG NL 24 P 6 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.83 .960 1.02
1947 NYG NL 25 P 15 10 4 5 1 0 .900 0.60 .970 0.91
1948 NYG NL 26 P 55 50 10 38 2 1 .960 0.87 .964 0.91
1949 NYG NL 27 P 42 47 11 35 1 2 .979 1.10 .951 0.91
1950 NYG NL 28 P 40 33 8 25 0 0 1.000 0.83 .961 0.97
1951 NYG NL 29 P 41 30 5 23 2 2 .933 0.68 .963 0.96
1952 BSN NL 30 P 39 18 4 13 1 1 .944 0.44 .956 0.98
1953 CHC NL 31 P 22 11 4 6 1 2 .909 0.45 .955 0.87
8 Seasons P 260 204 47 149 8 8 .961 0.75 .959 0.94
8 Seasons TOT 260 204 47 149 8 8 .961 0.75 .920 0.94

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 NL--3.353--7th

Wins s c a p y
1948 NL--16--6th
1949 NL--15--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 NL--.667--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL--8.595--10th
1950 NL--8.502--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1948 NL--55--4th

Saves s c a p y
1948 NL--5--6th
1951 NL--4--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL--2--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 NL--19--9th
1950 NL--26--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 NL--90--6th
1949 NL--88--8th
1950 NL--90--9th

Hits s c a p y
1948 NL--204--9th

Losses s c a p y
1950 NL--16--5th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 NL--10--1st
1951 NL--8--3rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 NL--6--1st
1949 NL--10--1st
1950 NL--7--4th
1953 NL--5--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 NL--17--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 NL--118--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1948 NL--9--8th
1950 NL--10--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 16 (914), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

Before 1942 Season: Returned to Oklahoma City (Texas) by the Cleveland Indians after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1942 Season: Obtained by the New York Giants from 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.

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