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Goose Goslin League
5-22-2065
Cleon Jones Right Field
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .236 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .630 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 343 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 04-22-1953
HR 19 Drafted Round 4, Pick 50
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(64 games)
RBI 150
SB 16
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (86.4%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1976 DET
21
93
8
15
2
0
1
4
5
 22 0 0
0
 0 1
.419
.204
.215
.054
.161
1977 DET
117
391
33
90
16
2
2
39
39
 68 4 3
2
 5 8
.601
.304
.297
.066
.230
1978 DET
76
240
27
59
8
4
2
19
31
 32 0 0
3
 0 1
.670
.332
.338
.092
.246
1979 CHA-SD
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.333
.333
.000
.000
.000
1980 NYN
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
1.000
.500
.500
.000
.500
1981 DET-SD
12
33
3
5
1
0
0
3
2
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.382
.200
.182
.030
.152
1982 CHA
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
 1 1 0
0
 0 0
1.100
.600
.500
.000
.500
1983 CHA
16
50
5
11
4
0
0
6
3
 8 0 0
2
 3 1
.564
.264
.300
.080
.220
1984 CHA-BOS
64
169
20
36
1
1
1
14
17
 25 0 1
4
 1 2
.532
.283
.249
.036
.213
1985 BOS-CHA
26
55
10
11
2
0
2
5
7
 8 1 0
2
 1 1
.647
.302
.345
.145
.200
1986 CHA
69
169
24
53
6
0
7
23
18
 34 0 1
3
 0 2
.851
.378
.473
.160
.314
1987 CHA
103
138
18
37
8
1
3
26
12
 26 0 1
0
 0 1
.730
.325
.406
.138
.268
1988 CHA
41
105
13
23
3
0
1
11
12
 20 1 1
0
 0 0
.579
.303
.276
.057
.219
Total
553
1451
164
343
51
8
19
150
147
 251 7 7
16
 10 17
.630
.308
.322
.085
.236
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Cleon Jones has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-08The Chicago Black Sox have waived Cleon Jones.
1989-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Danny Rosado to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Keefe Atkins to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Atlee Dillhoefer to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1986-05-05The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Fred Saunders to the minors.
1986-04-05The Chicago Black Sox have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1986-03-07The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Ray Perry for assignment.
1985-09-19The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire. The Chicago Black Sox have waived Jim Vatcher.
1985-08-28The Boston GREEN SOX have waived Cleon Jones.
1985-07-20The Boston GREEN SOX have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1985-06-26The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1985-06-01The Boston GREEN SOX have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1984-09-13Cleon Jones of the Boston GREEN SOX is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1984-05-19The Boston GREEN SOX have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Boston GREEN SOX have sent Len Jackson to the minors.
1984-04-18The Boston GREEN SOX have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1984-04-13The Chicago High Plains Drifters have waived Cleon Jones.
1984-04-05The Chicago High Plains Drifters have promoted Mike Eden to the major league team. The Chicago High Plains Drifters have promoted Dave Murphy to the major league team. The Chicago High Plains Drifters have sent Jesse Sumner to the minors. The Chicago High Plains Drifters have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1983-08-03The Chicago 8 Tracks have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1983-04-05The Chicago 8 Tracks have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1983-03-01The Chicago 33 1/3`s have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Chicago 33 1/3`s have promoted Rip Corkhill to the major league team. The Chicago 33 1/3`s have promoted Bob Akerfelds to the major league team.
1982-07-16The Chicago 33 1/3`s have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1982-03-01The Chicago WS CHAMPIONS have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Chicago WS CHAMPIONS have promoted Fred Holdsworth to the major league team. The Chicago WS CHAMPIONS have promoted Willie Neuhaus to the major league team. The Chicago WS CHAMPIONS have promoted Mike Hennigan to the major league team.
1982-03-01The Chicago WS CHAMPIONS have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1981-10-03The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have waived Cleon Jones.
1981-09-29The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1981-09-21The Detroit Diamonds have waived Cleon Jones.
1981-08-20The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1981-08-20The Detroit Diamonds have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1981-08-16The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have waived Cleon Jones.
1981-05-21The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1981-04-06The New York Youngstuds have waived Cleon Jones.
1981-03-01The New York Youngstuds have promoted Jesse Spies to the major league team. The New York Youngstuds have promoted Joe Peterek to the major league team. The New York Youngstuds have designated Laab Strepp for assignment. The New York Youngstuds have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1981-03-01The New York Youngstuds have promoted Laab Strepp to the major league team. The New York Youngstuds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1980-04-30The New York Youngstuds have promoted Shawn Riggins to the major league team. The New York Youngstuds have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1980-04-06The New York Youngstuds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1980-04-06The New York Youngstuds have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1980-04-01The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have waived Cleon Jones.
1979-06-19The San Diego Sandlot Mafia have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1979-04-28The Chicago Corn Holes have waived Cleon Jones.
1979-04-18The Chicago Corn Holes have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1979-04-06The Chicago Corn Holes have acquired Cleon Jones from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Bubba Hauger to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Robin Yount to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Rivers Tidwell to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have designated Cleon Jones for assignment. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Ron LeFlore. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Ike Brown. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Fred Stynes. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Lynn Irwin.
1978-05-07The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team.
1978-05-01The Detroit Diamonds have designated Cleon Jones for assignment.
1976-09-02The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Archie Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Bud Harrelson to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Dave Murphy.
1976-04-04The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Roy Hartsfield to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have sent Cleon Jones to the minors.
1976-04-04The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Cleon Jones to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have sent Roy Hartsfield to the minors.
1974-04-14The Detroit Diamonds have renamed Johnny Vandagrift to Cleon Jones.
1974-04-05A trade has been completed between the New York Youngstuds and the Detroit Diamonds. The Detroit Diamonds receive Art Pitlock, Michael Amott, Erik Page, Johnny Vandagrift from the New York Youngstuds in exchange for Joe McGinnity, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 DET (Perry Shinall).