Charley Jones Notable

b. April 30, 1852 · Keokuk Westerns 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Cincinnati Reds 1876–1878, Chicago White Stockings 1877, Boston Red Caps 1879–1880, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1883–1887, New York Metropolitans 1887, Kansas City Cowboys 1888

Charley Jones played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Keokuk Westerns in 1875 and closing with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, from 1883 to 1887.

Across 895 games he batted .298, with 1,115 hits and 733 runs. He finished with 56 home runs, 172 doubles, 103 triples and 20 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games.

He led the league in runs batted in two times between 1879 and 1883, topping out at 80. He led the league in home runs once, in 1879, with 9. He also led it in runs and walks. He played 886 games in the outfield, with 1,697 putouts and 253 errors.

He was born in Alamance County, NC, USA on April 30, 1852, and died on June 6, 1911. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1875*	HAR/WES	14	54	5	14	2	5	0	11	0	6	1	.259
1876	CIN	64	276	40	79	17	4	4	38	7	17	0	.286
1877	CHC/CIN	57	240	53	75	12	10	2	38	15	25	0	.313
1878	CIN	61	261	50	81	11	7	3	39	4	17	0	.310
1879	BSN	83	355	85	112	22	10	9	62	29	38	0	.315
1880	BSN	66	280	44	84	15	3	5	37	11	27	0	.300
1883	CIN	90	391	84	115	15	12	10	80	20	0	0	.294
1884	CIN	112	472	117	148	19	17	7	71	37	0	0	.314
1885	CIN	112	487	108	157	19	17	5	35	21	0	0	.322
1886	CIN	127	500	87	135	22	10	6	68	61	0	3	.270
1887	CIN/NYP	103	400	58	111	18	7	5	69	31	27	15	.278
1888	KCC	6	25	2	4	0	1	0	5	1	5	1	.160
Major leagues	—	881	3687	728	1101	170	98	56	542	237	156	19	.299
All seasons	—	895	3741	733	1115	172	103	56	553	237	162	20	.298

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1887	NYP	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	2	1	4	0	3.00
Career	—	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	2	1	4	0	3.00

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Charley Jones, that is 1875–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1852

Born April 30, 1852

Alamance County, NC, USA

1911

Died June 6, 1911

1875

Major-league debut: Charley Jones

Charley Jones made a major-league debut on May 4, 1875.

1888

Final major-league game: Charley Jones

Charley Jones played a final major-league game on April 26, 1888.

Image: Charley_Jones.jpg, public domain