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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-3-2079
Gary Jones Center Field
Retired (1985, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .227 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .618 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 239 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 06-30-1951
HR 16 Drafted Round 3, Pick 42
(1974)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(24 games)
RBI 94
SB 28
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.5%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A- (79.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 CHN
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
1975 CHN
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0 1 0
0
0 0
.286
.286
.000
.000
.000
1976 CHN
53
121
12
24
4
1
3
10
7
33 0 1
3
4 1
.563
.240
.322
.124
.198
1977 CHN
133
471
60
110
12
8
8
51
38
96 3 4
15
3 7
.637
.293
.344
.110
.234
1981 BOS
22
68
6
18
2
1
0
3
5
13 0 0
2
0 1
.639
.315
.324
.059
.265
1982 BOS
44
131
8
28
7
1
3
8
6
27 1 0
1
3 1
.605
.254
.351
.137
.214
1983 BOS
58
190
23
44
6
2
2
13
20
29 1 1
7
3 1
.622
.307
.316
.084
.232
1984 BOS
18
64
6
14
5
1
0
8
4
16 0 0
0
3 0
.593
.265
.328
.109
.219
Total
333
1053
116
239
36
14
16
94
81
215 6 6
28
16 11
.618
.284
.333
.106
.227
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Gary Jones has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-05-05The Chicago WIND have waived Gary Jones.
1985-04-29The Chicago WIND have acquired Gary Jones from the waiver wire.
1984-08-26The Boston Pile Drivers waive Gary Jones.
1984-08-18The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Clem Pyecha to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment.
1984-08-17The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Dave Parisse to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Alan Elno to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Tru Fancy for assignment.
1984-07-31The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Oscar "Grouch" Chaney to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Matt Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Doug Cotter to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Karl Bianca for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Bob Freeman to the minors.
1984-05-24The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tru Fancy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mike Whelan for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Clem Pyecha for assignment.
1984-05-10The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Clem Pyecha to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment.
1984-04-25The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Alan Elno to the minors.
1984-04-25The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Gary Jones from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01The Boston Pile Drivers have waived Gary Jones.
1983-10-01The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment.
1983-05-26The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Tru Fancy for assignment.
1983-05-26The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Gary Jones from the waiver wire.
1983-05-14The Boston Pile Drivers waive Gary Jones.
1983-04-05The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment.
1982-07-27Gary Jones of the Boston Pile Drivers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1982-04-25The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tony Keating to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Mack Rohr to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Justyn A. Holeman to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Tru Fancy to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Joe Donovan to the minors.
1981-09-13The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kat "Man" Hyrne to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kevin Nichole to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Alan Elno to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tru Fancy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Troy Aude to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Taylor Hayes to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Foghorn Kimmick to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Jojo McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated John Nichting for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Plitt for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Ed Rackley for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Dalton Echols for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mike Walker for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Gary Jones for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mack Rohr for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Joe Murphy for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Joe Dean for assignment.
1981-07-27The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Hank Terwilliger to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Myrl Martin to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Arthur Flegenheimer to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Joe Murphy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Bubba Jones to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Mack Rohr for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Ross Foster for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Tru Fancy to the minors.
1981-07-27The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Gary Jones from the waiver wire.
1979-04-05The Chicago SOX have waived Gary Jones.
1978-07-02The Chicago SOX have acquired Gary Jones from the waiver wire.
1978-04-14The Chicago Might have acquired Bobby Bradford from the waiver wire. The Chicago Might have waived Gary Jones.
1978-04-01The Chicago Might have promoted Karl McColl to the major league team. The Chicago Might have sent Gary Jones to the minors.
1976-05-30The Chicago Might have promoted Bris Dean to the major league team. The Chicago Might have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Might have designated Wally Gentry for assignment. The Chicago Might have sent Tom Beard to the minors. The Chicago Might have sent Dalton Echols to the minors.
1976-04-30The Chicago Might have sent Gary Jones to the minors.
1976-04-04The Chicago Might have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team.
1976-04-01The Chicago Might have promoted Bris Dean to the major league team. The Chicago Might have sent Gary Jones to the minors.
1976-04-01The Chicago Might have promoted Tom Beard to the major league team. The Chicago Might have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Might have designated Al Way for assignment.
1975-09-23The Chicago Might have promoted Darryl Ventura to the major league team. The Chicago Might have sent Gary Jones to the minors.
1975-09-07The Chicago Might have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team.
1974-04-08The Chicago Might have promoted Harry Harris to the major league team. The Chicago Might have promoted Jerome Brown to the major league team. The Chicago Might have promoted Jeff Appling to the major league team. The Chicago Might have sent Gary Jones to the minors. The Chicago Might have sent Ed Williams to the minors. The Chicago Might have sent Luis Ridgway to the minors.
1974-04-02The Chicago Might have promoted Gary Jones to the major leagues.