1942
Born June 24, 1942
Plateau, AL, USA
Cleon Jones Notable
Cleon Jones divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the New York Mets from 1963, then the Chicago White Sox through 1976.
Across 1,213 games he batted .281, with 1,196 hits and 565 runs. He finished with 93 home runs, 183 doubles and 91 stolen bases.
He played 1,111 games in the outfield, with 2,007 putouts and 47 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1969.
He was born in Plateau, AL, USA on June 24, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1969 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1969 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NYM | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .133 |
| 1965 | NYM | 30 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .149 |
| 1966 | NYM | 139 | 495 | 74 | 136 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 30 | 62 | 16 | .275 |
| 1967 | NYM | 129 | 411 | 46 | 101 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 57 | 12 | .246 |
| 1968 | NYM | 147 | 509 | 63 | 151 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 31 | 98 | 23 | .297 |
| 1969 | NYM | 137 | 483 | 92 | 164 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 75 | 64 | 60 | 16 | .340 |
| 1970 | NYM | 134 | 506 | 71 | 140 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 57 | 87 | 12 | .277 |
| 1971 | NYM | 136 | 505 | 63 | 161 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 53 | 87 | 6 | .319 |
| 1972 | NYM | 106 | 375 | 39 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 83 | 1 | .245 |
| 1973 | NYM | 92 | 339 | 48 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 28 | 51 | 1 | .260 |
| 1974 | NYM | 124 | 461 | 62 | 130 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 38 | 79 | 3 | .282 |
| 1975 | NYM | 21 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .240 |
| 1976 | CHW | 12 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 1213 | 4263 | 565 | 1196 | 183 | 33 | 93 | 524 | 360 | 702 | 91 | .281 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: Cleon Jones
Cleon Jones made a major-league debut on September 14, 1963.
1976
Final major-league game: Cleon Jones
Cleon Jones played a final major-league game on May 1, 1976.