1915
Born January 9, 1915
New Roads, LA, USA
Jonas Gaines Notable
b. January 9, 1915 · Newark Eagles 1937, Washington Elite Giants 1937, Baltimore Elite Giants 1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1944–1948, Chicago American Giants 1941
Jonas Gaines played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Newark Eagles in 1937 and closing with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1948.
He went 35 and 28 with a 3.38 earned run average, pitching 538 innings in 87 games. He struck out 345, completed 38 of his 69 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 96 games he batted .116, with 22 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1941, with 4.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1939 and 1946.
He was born in New Roads, LA, USA on January 9, 1915, and died on August 6, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1939, 1942, 1946 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NE/WEG | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1938 | BEG | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | BEG | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | BEG/CAG | 12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .074 |
| 1942 | BEG | 10 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| 1944 | BEG | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | BEG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | BEG | 17 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | BEG | 13 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| 1948 | BEG | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| Career | — | 96 | 189 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .116 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NE/WEG | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26.1 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 8.20 |
| 1938 | BEG | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21.2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4.98 |
| 1939 | BEG | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 46.1 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 5.05 |
| 1941 | BEG | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 67.2 | 55 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 2.39 |
| 1942 | BEG | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 84.2 | 57 | 15 | 32 | 58 | 1.59 |
| 1944 | BEG | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 44.0 | 50 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 3.07 |
| 1945 | BEG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 1946 | BEG | 8 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 89.2 | 82 | 35 | 31 | 45 | 3.51 |
| 1947 | BEG | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 66.0 | 82 | 27 | 26 | 55 | 3.68 |
| 1948 | BEG | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 83.1 | 74 | 28 | 26 | 59 | 3.02 |
| Career | — | 35 | 28 | 87 | 69 | 4 | 538.2 | 512 | 202 | 193 | 345 | 3.38 |
On this day & linked events
1998