David Jones (baseball)
| David Jones | |
|---|---|
| Catcher / Outfielder | |
| Born: April 5, 1861 Utica, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: May 1, 1937 (aged 76) Utica, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 1882, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 1, 1882, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .067 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
David E. Jones (April 5, 1861 – May 1, 1937) was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in four games for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1882. Until 2017, his statistics were mistakenly attributed to Bill Jones, a fellow 19th-century catcher from New York.
In 2000, a man contacted researchers at SABR and claimed his grandfather, David Jones, had played for the Baltimore Orioles. This was not confirmed until seventeen years later when researcher Justin McKinney found two mentions of Jones in archived newspapers from Utica, New York. The first was a single sentence in an 1882 edition of the Utica Daily Press indicating that a David Jones of Ilion was going to be catching for the Orioles. The second was a 1937 obituary in the Utica Observer Dispatch confirming that the David Jones who had recently died in that city had been a professional ballplayer.
References
- 1 2 "David Jones" (PDF). SABR Biographical Research Committee Report (July/August 2017): 2. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ↑ "The Riot at Fort Plain" (PDF). Utica Daily Press. April 10, 1882. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- David Jones at Find a Grave
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