1878
Born February 18, 1878
Hiawatha, KS, USA
Benny Jones Notable
Benny Jones divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago Unions from 1898, then the Algona Brownies through 1903.
He went 2 and 7 with a 3.39 earned run average, pitching 87.7 innings in 10 games. He struck out 28 and threw 1 shutout. Across 17 games he batted .250, with 16 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Hiawatha, KS, USA on February 18, 1878, and died on December 16, 1943.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898* | CU | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1899* | CU | 7 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 1900* | CU | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1903* | AB | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 17 | 64 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898* | CU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5.19 |
| 1899* | CU | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43.0 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3.56 |
| 1900* | CU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1903* | AB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.89 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 87.2 | 94 | 33 | 16 | 28 | 3.39 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Benny Jones, that is 1898–1903. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1943