1922
Born February 2, 1922
Tecumseh, NE, USA
Sheldon Jones Notable
Sheldon Jones played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1946 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1953.
He went 54 and 57 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 920 innings in 260 games. He struck out 413, completed 33 of his 101 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 260 games he batted .136, with 35 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Tecumseh, NE, USA on February 2, 1922, and died on April 18, 1991. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | NYG | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1948 | NYG | 55 | 64 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .203 |
| 1949 | NYG | 42 | 66 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .121 |
| 1950 | NYG | 40 | 57 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .105 |
| 1951 | NYG | 41 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .097 |
| 1952 | BSN | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1953 | CHC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 260 | 257 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 0 | .136 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYG | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 3.21 |
| 1947 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 55.2 | 51 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 3.88 |
| 1948 | NYG | 16 | 8 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 201.1 | 204 | 75 | 90 | 82 | 3.35 |
| 1949 | NYG | 15 | 12 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 207.1 | 198 | 77 | 88 | 79 | 3.34 |
| 1950 | NYG | 13 | 16 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 199.0 | 188 | 102 | 90 | 97 | 4.61 |
| 1951 | NYG | 6 | 11 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 120.1 | 119 | 57 | 52 | 58 | 4.26 |
| 1952 | BSN | 1 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 70.0 | 81 | 37 | 31 | 40 | 4.76 |
| 1953 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 54 | 57 | 260 | 101 | 12 | 920.0 | 909 | 405 | 413 | 413 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Died April 18, 1991
Image: Bowman, public domain