Dalton Jones Notable

b. December 10, 1943 · Boston Red Sox 1964–1969, Detroit Tigers 1970–1972, Texas Rangers 1972

Dalton Jones played for three clubs across nine seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1964 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1972.

Across 907 games he batted .235, with 548 hits and 268 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 91 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He played 262 games at second base, with 483 assists and 32 errors. He turned 107 double plays. He also played 186 games at third base and 158 games at first base.

He was born in McComb, MS, USA on December 10, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	BOS	118	374	37	86	16	4	6	39	22	38	6	.230
1965	BOS	112	367	41	99	13	5	5	37	28	45	8	.270
1966	BOS	115	252	26	59	11	5	4	23	22	27	1	.234
1967	BOS	89	159	18	46	6	2	3	25	11	23	0	.289
1968	BOS	111	354	38	83	13	0	5	29	17	53	1	.234
1969	BOS	111	336	50	74	18	3	3	33	39	36	1	.220
1970	DET	89	191	29	42	7	0	6	21	33	33	1	.220
1971	DET	83	138	15	35	5	0	5	11	9	21	1	.254
1972	DET/TEX	79	158	14	24	2	0	4	19	10	33	1	.152
Career	—	907	2329	268	548	91	19	41	237	191	309	20	.235

On this day & linked events

1943

Born December 10, 1943

McComb, MS, USA

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