1913
Born May 6, 1913
Baltimore, MD, USA
Slim Jones Notable
Slim Jones played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1938.
He went 32 and 21 with a 3.48 earned run average, pitching 422 innings in 84 games. He struck out 295, completed 30 of his 45 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 125 games he batted .219, with 55 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 12 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1934, with 2. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1934, with 6. He also led it in strikeouts and wins.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1934 to 1935.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on May 6, 1913, and died on November 19, 1938. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1934, 1935 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BBS | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | SOX | 12 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1934 | PS | 31 | 77 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .195 |
| 1935 | PS | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .107 |
| 1936 | PS | 20 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1937 | PS | 12 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1938 | PS | 29 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| Career | — | 125 | 251 | 27 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .219 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BBS | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 3.96 |
| 1933 | SOX | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.0 | 52 | 31 | 27 | 51 | 4.23 |
| 1934 | PS | 20 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 203.0 | 141 | 36 | 47 | 164 | 1.60 |
| 1935 | PS | 4 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 67.1 | 86 | 44 | 18 | 36 | 5.88 |
| 1936 | PS | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 42.2 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 7.17 |
| 1937 | PS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.06 |
| 1938 | PS | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12.2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2.84 |
| Career | — | 32 | 21 | 84 | 45 | 5 | 422.0 | 372 | 163 | 130 | 295 | 3.48 |
On this day & linked events
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