Rick Jones (pitcher)
Appearance
Rick Jones | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | April 16, 1955|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1976, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1978, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–9 |
Earned run average | 4.02 |
Strikeouts | 72 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Thomas Frederick Jones (born April 16, 1955) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1978 for the Boston Red Sox (1976) and Seattle Mariners (1977–78). Listed at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 190 lb, he batted and threw left-handed.
He was traded along with Enrique Romo and Tom McMillan from the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mario Mendoza, Odell Jones and Rafael Vásquez at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1978.[1]
In a three-year career, Jones posted a 6–9 record with 72 strikeouts and a 4.02 ERA in 159.0 innings of work.
Following his career in the majors, Jones pitched one more season in the minor leagues in 1979 for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.
References
[edit]- ^ "Falcone to Mets, Romo to Bucs," St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Wednesday, December 6, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor and Mexican leagues), or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Baseball players from Jacksonville, Florida
- Boston Red Sox players
- Bristol Red Sox players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Portland Beavers players
- Rhode Island Red Sox players
- San Jose Missions players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Tigres del México players
- Wichita Aeros players
- Winston-Salem Red Sox players
- Winter Haven Red Sox players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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