Slim Jones

Stuart "Slim" Jones (May 6, 1913 – November 19, 1938) was an American Negro leagues pitcher from Baltimore, Maryland. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox and the Philadelphia Stars from 1932 to 1938.[1]

Slim Jones
Pitcher
Born: (1913-05-06)May 6, 1913
Baltimore, Maryland
Died: November 19, 1938(1938-11-19) (aged 25)
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Last appearance
1938, for the Philadelphia Stars
Negro league statistics
Win–loss record107-55
Earned run average3.17
Strikeouts620
Teams

Jones died in Baltimore, Maryland, in November 1938.

14 years after his death, Jones received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2]

References

  1. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1701. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
  2. "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

Further reading


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