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Edd Roush League
3-25-2049
August Jones Second Base
Retired (1964, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .637 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 253 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 07-03-1927
HR 16 Drafted Round 28, Pick 444
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(23 games)
RBI 115
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L Endurance D+   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L C- Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed D- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (90.3%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B (89.7%) 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 CHA-DET-CIN
19
62
3
13
3
0
1
8
3
11 2 1
0
0 2
.571
.265
.306
.097
.210
1957 WAS
21
75
7
22
3
0
1
10
7
15 1 0
0
0 0
.735
.361
.373
.080
.293
1958 WAS
82
168
18
34
5
0
5
12
13
32 0 1
0
0 2
.580
.258
.321
.119
.202
1959 WAS
60
162
15
49
5
1
3
24
16
31 0 0
0
0 2
.766
.365
.401
.099
.302
1960 WAS
60
207
18
45
5
0
2
29
17
39 1 2
0
0 2
.548
.278
.271
.053
.217
1961 WAS
39
100
13
25
3
0
2
10
13
14 0 0
0
0 1
.676
.336
.340
.090
.250
1962 WAS
54
103
5
26
6
0
0
12
7
16 0 1
0
0 4
.608
.297
.311
.058
.252
1963 WAS
42
144
13
39
4
0
2
10
9
21 0 0
0
0 4
.654
.314
.340
.069
.271
Total
377
1021
92
253
34
1
16
115
85
179 4 5
0
0 17
.637
.307
.330
.082
.248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01August Jones has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-09-09The Washington Sluggers have promoted August Jones to the major league team.
1957-09-09The Washington Sluggers have acquired August Jones from the waiver wire.
1956-04-15The Kansas City Kookaburras have waived August Jones.
1955-05-06The Kansas City Kookaburras have renamed Ginger August to August Jones.
1955-04-06The Kansas City Kookaburras have acquired Ginger August from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Cincinnati RedLegs have waived Ginger August.
1950-06-18A trade has been completed between the Detroit Lookouts and the Cincinnati RedLegs. The Cincinnati RedLegs receive Elmer Stovey, Ginger August, Corey Coley, Jorge Cambrias from the Detroit Lookouts in exchange for Joe Borowski, Hank Williams, Ken Mack.
1950-06-10A trade has been completed between the Detroit Lookouts and the Chicago Orphans. The Chicago Orphans receive Geoff Czorzi, Josh Stoeppe from the Detroit Lookouts in exchange for Denny Umbricht, Ginger August, Mike Shreve, Tony Heine.
1950-04-23The Chicago Orphans have promoted Ginger August to the major league team. The Chicago Orphans have sent Fred Sisler to the minors.