Uriah Louis "Ri" Jones (February 4, 1859 – November 29, 1936) was an American Major League Baseball player who played infielder from 1883 to 1884. He played for the Louisville Eclipse and Cincinnati Outlaw Reds.
Ri Jones | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Terrace Park, Ohio | February 4, 1859|
Died: November 29, 1936 Fresno, California | (aged 77)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 13, 1883, for the Louisville Eclipse | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 27, 1884, for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs scored | 37 |
Teams | |
During the few years that Jones played professional baseball, he would spend his winters working on the railroads. Believing there was no future for him in baseball, Jones eventually quit the sport so that he could work on the railroads year-round.[1]
References
edit- ^ Lane, Howard (May 24, 1931). "Baseball Memories". The Fresno Bee. p. 34. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)