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Sheldon Jones

Birthdate:

2/2/1922

Died:

4/18/1991

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Tecumseh, NE, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Throwing one of the fastest fastballs in this era, Sheldon Jones won 16 games for the 1948 New York Giants, posting a splendid 16-8 record with a very fine 3.35 earned run average, completed 8 of 21 games. His pitching arsenal included a mid 90 mph fastball, a curve ball and a changeup. Including 1948 Sheldon Jones rang up three straight seasons of at least 13 wins. The 6 ft 1 inch, 180 pound power pitcher pitched his first six major league seasons under Giants manager Leo Durocher, 1946-1951.

Pitching in relief in the 1951World Series against the rival Yankees, Sheldon Jones gained a save in Game 3 with 1.1 innings of work, helping the Giants win the game 6-2. In Game 4 he worked three innings of relief and was not the pitcherof record in a 6-2 loss. For the two-games he allowed 5 hits in 4.1 innings and had a 2.08 ERA. After the Series he worked mainly as a reliever for the Boston Braves and the Cubs.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1946	NYG (NL)	6	4	1	2	0	1	0	28.0	21	10	10	4	17	0	24	0	1	0	3.21
1947	NYG (NL)	15	6	2	2	0	0	0	55.2	51	27	24	2	29	0	24	1	3	0	3.88
1948	NYG (NL)	55	21	16	8	5	8	1	201.1	204	89	75	16	90	0	82	10	6	0	3.35
1949	NYG (NL)	42	27	15	12	0	11	1	207.1	198	93	77	19	88	0	79	4	10	0	3.34
1950	NYG (NL)	40	28	13	16	2	11	2	199.0	188	114	102	26	90	0	97	2	7	0	4.61
1951	NYG (NL)	41	12	6	11	4	2	0	120.1	119	77	57	12	52	0	58	8	4	0	4.26
1952	BSN (NL)	39	1	1	4	1	0	0	70.0	81	45	37	8	31	0	40	3	1	0	4.76
1953	CHC (NL)	22	2	0	2	0	0	0	38.1	47	24	23	3	16	0	9	0	5	1	5.40
8 years		260	101	54	57	12	33	4	920.0	909	479	405	90	413	0	413	28	37	1	3.96

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1946	NYG (NL)	6	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
1947	NYG (NL)	15	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	SLG
1948	NYG (NL)	55	64	5	13	3	1	0	6	1	19	0	0	0	0	9	0	.203	.215	SLG
1949	NYG (NL)	42	66	2	8	0	1	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	6	0	.121	.121	SLG
1950	NYG (NL)	40	57	3	6	0	0	0	3	5	22	0	0	0	0	10	0	.105	.177	SLG
1951	NYG (NL)	41	31	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	.125	SLG
1952	BSN (NL)	39	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	SLG
1953	CHC (NL)	22	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
8 years		260	257	12	35	4	3	0	13	7	71	0	0	0	0	27	0	.136	.159	.SLG

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