1874
Born August 23, 1874
Golden, CO, USA
Cowboy Jones Notable
b. August 23, 1874 · Cleveland Spiders 1898, St. Louis Perfectos 1899, St. Louis Cardinals 1900–1901
Cowboy Jones played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Spiders in 1898 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1901.
He went 25 and 34 with a 3.61 earned run average, pitching 526 innings in 70 games. He struck out 147, completed 52 of his 66 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 70 games he batted .159, with 32 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Golden, CO, USA on August 23, 1874, and died on February 9, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CLV | 9 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .071 |
| 1899 | STL | 12 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| 1900 | STL | 39 | 117 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .179 |
| 1901 | STL | 10 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .148 |
| Career | — | 70 | 201 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 1 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CLV | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 72.0 | 76 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 3.00 |
| 1899 | STL | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 85.1 | 111 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 3.59 |
| 1900 | STL | 13 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 292.2 | 334 | 115 | 82 | 68 | 3.54 |
| 1901 | STL | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 76.1 | 97 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 4.48 |
| Career | — | 25 | 34 | 70 | 66 | 0 | 526.1 | 618 | 211 | 155 | 147 | 3.61 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died February 9, 1958
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