Stacy Jones (baseball)

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Stacy Jones
Pitcher
Born: (1967-05-26) May 26, 1967 (age 54)
Gadsden, Alabama
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
July 30,  1991, for the  Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 29,  1996, for the  Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win-Loss 0-0
Earned run average 3.46
Strikeouts 11
Teams

Joseph Stacy Jones (born May 26, 1967) is an American former professional pitcher who played during two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox.

Jones played baseball at Etowah High School in Alabama and was a starting pitcher for the Auburn Tigers for three years. [1] He was a roommate at Auburn with Gregg Olson. [2] He was selected in the third round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He began his professional baseball career in the New York–Penn League with the Erie Orioles. [4]

Jones was called up to the majors for the first time on July 30, 1991 along with Mike Mussina and Jim Poole. [2] He made his Major League debut on July 31 against the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome in relief of Poole and pitched two scoreless innings. He returned to the minors two weeks later with a shoulder injury and did not pitch again in the majors that season. [5] [6] Jones pitched in Minor League Baseball until 1997 with the exception of two games at the Major League level with the White Sox in 1996. He suffered an arm injury in 1997 and never returned to professional baseball. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Price, Joshua (January 23, 2012). "Former Major Leaguers to headline charity tournament". Gadsden Messenger. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Henneman, Jim (July 31, 1991). "Newcomers offer relief to pitching-parched O's". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "3rd Round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stacy Jones Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 Smothers, Jimmy (February 5, 2003). "Jones remembers arriving for The Show". Gadsden Times . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stacy Jones 1991 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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