Show classic player card
Willie Mays League
9-5-2084
Ben Jones Third Base
Retired (1965, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .722 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 887 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 07-30-1929
HR 116 Drafted Round 14, Pick 212
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(138 games)
RBI 443
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance C-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A-
Speed C- Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (3.6%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B C+ (44.9%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   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
1950 NYN-PIT
17
61
3
14
3
0
0
2
2
 13 0 0
1
 1 0
.533
.254
.279
.049
.230
1951 PIT
14
52
8
14
0
0
2
3
4
 9 1 0
0
 0 0
.718
.333
.385
.115
.269
1952 PIT
132
463
43
106
19
1
16
49
32
 73 0 6
0
 2 1
.653
.275
.378
.149
.229
1953 PIT
124
449
55
115
22
3
23
80
47
 72 2 2
3
 2 2
.800
.328
.472
.216
.256
1954 PIT
99
357
51
105
15
5
18
60
35
 43 3 4
3
 0 0
.874
.358
.515
.221
.294
1955 PIT
115
396
41
110
17
0
17
49
34
 51 3 4
5
 0 0
.786
.336
.449
.172
.278
1956 CLE
135
485
50
132
22
0
17
62
41
 73 3 1
1
 2 0
.755
.332
.423
.151
.272
1957 CLE-BAL-KC
86
246
29
64
14
3
5
31
18
 45 1 0
1
 3 1
.716
.313
.402
.142
.260
1958 KC
95
112
14
27
4
1
3
16
10
 18 1 1
0
 0 2
.681
.306
.375
.134
.241
1959 KC
81
65
11
17
4
0
1
8
2
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
.653
.284
.369
.108
.262
1960 KC
74
53
8
11
2
0
1
2
4
 7 1 1
0
 0 0
.573
.271
.302
.094
.208
1961 KC
73
61
10
20
7
1
2
11
5
 13 0 0
0
 0 0
.953
.379
.574
.246
.328
1962 KC
64
56
7
15
3
0
1
5
5
 11 0 0
0
 0 1
.703
.328
.375
.107
.268
1963 KC-NYA-BAL-BAL-BAL
85
160
18
37
8
0
2
19
16
 18 0 1
1
 3 0
.618
.299
.319
.087
.231
1964 BAL
65
205
21
50
6
1
5
28
17
 39 0 3
0
 0 2
.654
.298
.356
.112
.244
1965 BAL
76
252
25
50
4
0
3
18
23
 48 0 1
0
 0 5
.514
.264
.250
.052
.198
Total
1335
3473
394
887
150
15
116
443
295
 548 15 24
15
 13 15
.722
.314
.407
.152
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Ben Jones has retired from the Baltimore Blue Balls
1963-04-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Blue Balls and the New York PG-13s. The New York PG-13s receive Joe Parmelee, Don Paul, Roy Messenger from the Baltimore Blue Balls in exchange for Paul Emerson, Ben Jones.
1963-04-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Blue Balls and the New York PG-13s. The New York PG-13s receive Joe Parmelee, Don Paul, Roy Messenger from the Baltimore Blue Balls in exchange for Paul Emerson, Ben Jones.
1963-04-29A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Blue Balls and the New York PG-13s. The New York PG-13s receive Joe Parmelee, Don Paul, Roy Messenger from the Baltimore Blue Balls in exchange for Paul Emerson, Ben Jones.
1963-04-05The New York PG-13s have acquired Ben Jones from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The Kansas City Sluggers have waived Ben Jones.
1962-09-05The Kansas City Sluggers have promoted Chris Burke to the major league team. The Kansas City Sluggers have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1962-05-06The Kansas City Sluggers have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team.
1962-04-22The Kansas City Sluggers have sent Ben Jones down to the minors.
1957-07-02A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Eternal Dragons and the Baltimore Black Tigers. The Baltimore Black Tigers receive Don Paul from the Kansas City Eternal Dragons in exchange for Ben Jones.
1957-06-06The Baltimore Black Tigers have promoted Casey Tincup to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Tigers have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1957-04-06A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rollers and the Baltimore Black Tigers. The Baltimore Black Tigers receive Nino Tyrone, Ben Jones, Jake Beirne, Michael Estrada from the Cleveland Rollers in exchange for Stan Berghammer, Bud Posada.
1955-06-20The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Mule Creek to the minors.
1955-05-16The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Sam "The Man" Flanagan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1954-05-28The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Sam "The Man" Flanagan to the minors.
1954-04-10The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Larry Ledbetter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1953-06-10The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Bob Skinner to the minors.
1953-06-10The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Bob Skinner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1953-06-10The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Bob Skinner to the minors.
1953-05-25The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Sam "The Man" Flanagan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1952-04-01The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Marty Manzanillo to the minors.
1951-04-19The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Marty Manzanillo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Ironmen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1951-04-01The Pittsburgh Ironmen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team.
1950-07-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Ironmen and the New York Horsemen. The New York Horsemen receive Elroy Face from the Pittsburgh Ironmen in exchange for Ben Jones.
1950-06-13The New York Horsemen have promoted Jimmy Sparks to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.
1950-05-17The New York Horsemen have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Jimmy Sparks to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Horsemen have promoted Mike Bubser to the major league team. The New York Horsemen have sent Ben Jones to the minors.