Willie Jones
Willie Jones
Full name: Willie Edward Jones
Born: August 16, 1925, Dillon, South Carolina
Died October 18, 1983, Cincinnati, Ohio
Buried at Hillside Memorial Cemetery, Laurinburg, North Carolina
First Game: September 10, 1947; Final Game: May 7, 1961
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 188
Willie Jones
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1947 PHI N 18 62 5 14 0 1 0 10 7 0 0 0 3 2 .226 .304 .258 -0.4 1947 PHI N
1948 PHI N 17 60 9 20 2 0 2 9 3 5 0 2 3 0 .333 .365 .467 0.3 1948 PHI N
1949 PHI N 149 532 71 130 35 1 19 77 65 66 1 6 20 3 .244 .328 .421 -0.5 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N 157 610 100 163 28 6 25 88 61 40 3 4 15 5 .267 .337 .456 0.0 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N 148 564 79 161 28 5 22 81 60 47 4 19 9 6 2 .285 .358 .470 1.0 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N 147 541 60 135 12 3 18 72 53 36 6 11 14 5 3 .250 .323 .383 0.1 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N 149 481 61 108 16 2 19 70 85 45 1 4 10 1 1 .225 .342 .385 -0.5 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N 142 535 64 145 28 3 12 56 61 54 0 8 6 10 4 1 .271 .342 .402 -0.2 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N 146 516 65 133 20 3 16 81 77 5 51 3 6 9 13 6 2 .258 .352 .401 -0.3 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N 149 520 88 144 20 4 17 78 92 6 49 1 3 5 15 5 4 .277 .383 .429 1.8 1956 PHI N
1957 PHI N 133 440 58 96 19 2 9 47 61 3 41 0 5 6 14 1 0 .218 .310 .332 -2.2 1957 PHI N
1958 PHI N 118 398 52 108 15 1 14 60 49 4 45 2 3 4 8 1 2 .271 .351 .420 -1.1 1958 PHI N
1959 PHI N 47 160 23 43 9 1 7 24 19 2 14 0 1 2 4 0 0 .269 .343 .469 0.1 1959 PHI N
1959 CLE A 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278 0.0 1959 CLE A
1959 CIN N 72 233 33 58 12 1 7 31 28 1 26 1 1 2 8 0 2 .249 .330 .399 -0.6 1959 CIN N
1959 TOT N 119 393 56 101 21 2 14 55 47 3 40 1 2 4 12 0 2 .257 .335 .427 -0.5 1959 TOT N
1959 Total 130 411 57 105 22 2 14 56 48 3 43 1 2 4 12 0 2 .255 .332 .421 -0.5 1959 Total
1960 CIN N Daily Splits 79 149 16 40 7 0 3 27 31 3 16 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 .268 .388 .376 0.2 1960 CIN N
1961 CIN N Daily Splits 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 -0.2 1961 CIN N
Total NL 1680 5808 785 1498 251 33 190 811 754 24i 538 22 74 37i 0i 2i148 40 17i .258 .343 .411 -2.5 Total NL
Total AL 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 1691 5826 786 1502 252 33 190 812 755 24i 541 22 74 37i 0i 2i148 40 17i .258 .343 .410 -2.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 4 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 1950 PHI N
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 NL Daily Splits 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 1950 NL
1951 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1951 NL
Total Splits 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .200 .111 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1947 PHI N 3B 17 19 41 6 3 .909
1948 PHI N 3B 17 30 33 5 1 .926
1949 PHI N 3B 145 181 308 27 19 .948
1950 PHI N 3B 157 190 323 25 30 .954
1951 PHI N 3B 147 190 286 17 33 .966
1952 PHI N 3B 147 216 281 16 31 .969
1953 PHI N 3B 147 176 253 11 36 .975
1954 PHI N 3B 141 184 277 15 23 .968
1955 PHI N 3B 146 202 235 18 22 .960
1956 PHI N 3B 149 202 264 13 23 .973
1957 PHI N 3B 126 140 197 12 18 .966
1958 PHI N 3B 110 137 186 11 13 .967
1958 PHI N 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PHI N 3B 46 40 76 3 5 .975
1959 CLE A 3B 4 3 10 1 2 .929
1959 CIN N 3B 68 92 105 7 9 .966
1959 TOT N 3B 114 132 181 10 14 .969
1959 Total 3B 118 135 191 11 16 .967
1960 CIN N Daily 3B 46 35 24 318.2 43 59 4 5 0 .962
1960 CIN N 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 CIN N Daily 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Total 3B 1614 35i 24i 319.2i 2045 2934 192 273 0i .963
Total 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1950 PHI N Daily 3B 4 4 4 35.2 8 9 1 0 0 .944
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1950 NL Daily 3B 1 1 1 14 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
1951 NL Daily 3B 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 2 1 1 20 5 3 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1947).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Bolger and
cash (June 6, 1959 ).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds (July 1, 1959 ).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 16, 1961 ).
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