Jones entered professional baseball playing as an outfielder and catcher for Portland in the Oregon State League in 1891 or 1893, depending on the source.[2][1] He played minor league ball in Binghamton, New York, and Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was an accomplished hitter.[1]
Jones's major league playing career began with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1896. In 1901, he joined the Chicago White Sox in the new American League. He was named player-manager in 1904 to replace Jimmy Callahan. Owner Charles Comiskey named Jones manager, desiring a strong-willed leader. The White Sox finished two games short of a pennant in 1905. Bolstered by a nineteen game winning streak, Jones managed the "Hitless Wonders" in the 1906 World Series, which was the White Sox' first World Series win. Playing in that World Series, he hit only .143 (3-for-21) but scored four runs and stole three bases. That year, the White Sox had a team batting average of only .230 while being third in runs.[3] The aging roster sputtered late in 1907 and then lost the pennant on the final day in 1908 to the same team in the Detroit Tigers. Jones quit the team after the season, citing burnout from having to deal with Comiskey.
He moved to Portland, Oregon, investing in timber. Jones was head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team in 1910, going 13–4–1 and winning the Northwest championship.[4] Six years after his last game with the White Sox, he joined the St. Louis Terriers of the newly formed Federal League, where he served as a player-manager before the league folded. He had one last stint as a manager with the St. Louis Browns, but his earlier success with the White Sox eluded him, as his St. Louis teams never finished above fifth place.
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Fielder Allison Jones August 13 1871 March 13 1934 was an American center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball MLB He was best known as the player manager of the World Series champion 1906 Chicago White Sox a team who succeeded in spite of such poor offense that they were known as the Hitless Wonders Fielder JonesJones in 1914Center fielder ManagerBorn 1871 08 13 August 13 1871Shinglehouse Pennsylvania U S Died March 13 1934 1934 03 13 aged 62 Portland Oregon U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 18 1896 for the Brooklyn BridegroomsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 1 1915 for the St Louis TerriersMLB statisticsBatting average 285Home runs21Runs batted in631Managerial record683 582Winning 540TeamsAs player Brooklyn Bridegrooms Superbas 1896 1900 Chicago White Sox 1901 1908 St Louis Terriers 1914 1915 As manager Chicago White Sox 1904 1908 St Louis Terriers 1914 1915 St Louis Browns 1916 1918 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1906 Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Later life 4 Managerial record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editBorn in Shinglehouse Pennsylvania to a father who owned a general store Jones learned to play baseball at his preparatory school at Alfred University 1 As a young man Jones worked as a surveyor with his brother and ventured to the Pacific Northwest by 1891 1 Playing career editJones entered professional baseball playing as an outfielder and catcher for Portland in the Oregon State League in 1891 or 1893 depending on the source 2 1 He played minor league ball in Binghamton New York and Springfield Massachusetts where he was an accomplished hitter 1 Jones s major league playing career began with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1896 In 1901 he joined the Chicago White Sox in the new American League He was named player manager in 1904 to replace Jimmy Callahan Owner Charles Comiskey named Jones manager desiring a strong willed leader The White Sox finished two games short of a pennant in 1905 Bolstered by a nineteen game winning streak Jones managed the Hitless Wonders in the 1906 World Series which was the White Sox first World Series win Playing in that World Series he hit only 143 3 for 21 but scored four runs and stole three bases That year the White Sox had a team batting average of only 230 while being third in runs 3 The aging roster sputtered late in 1907 and then lost the pennant on the final day in 1908 to the same team in the Detroit Tigers Jones quit the team after the season citing burnout from having to deal with Comiskey He moved to Portland Oregon investing in timber Jones was head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team in 1910 going 13 4 1 and winning the Northwest championship 4 Six years after his last game with the White Sox he joined the St Louis Terriers of the newly formed Federal League where he served as a player manager before the league folded He had one last stint as a manager with the St Louis Browns but his earlier success with the White Sox eluded him as his St Louis teams never finished above fifth place In 1 788 major league games over 15 seasons Jones posted a 285 batting average 1 920 for 6 747 with 1 180 runs 206 doubles 75 triples 21 home runs 631 runs batted in 359 stolen bases 817 bases on balls 368 on base percentage and 347 slugging percentage He finished his career with a 962 fielding percentage Later life editJones died of heart disease in Portland Oregon at age 62 5 Managerial record editTeam Year Regular season Postseason Games Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result CWS 1904 113 66 47 584 3rd in AL CWS 1905 152 92 60 605 2nd in AL CWS 1906 151 93 58 616 1st in AL 4 2 667 Won World Series CHC CWS 1907 151 87 64 576 3rd in AL CWS 1908 152 88 64 579 3rd in AL CWS total 719 426 293 592 4 2 667 SLT 1914 38 12 26 316 8th in FL SLT 1915 154 87 67 565 2nd in FL SLT total 192 99 93 516 0 0 SLB 1916 154 79 75 513 5th in AL SLB 1917 154 57 97 370 7th in AL SLB 1918 46 22 24 478 fired SLB total 354 158 196 446 0 0 Total 1264 683 582 540 4 2 667See also editList of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball player managersReferences edit a b c d Larson David Fielder Jones Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 23 August 2022 Fielder Jones famous pilot of Hitless Wonders of 1906 dies The Bulletin United Press March 14 1934 Retrieved July 21 2016 Adomites Paul et al eds 2007 The Love of Baseball Lincolnwood Illinois Publications International Ltd ISBN 978 1 4127 1131 9 2006 Oregon State Baseball Guide PDF osubeavers nmnathletics com p 2 Archived from the original PDF on March 3 2016 Baseball immortal Fielder Jones dies Ludington Daily News Associated Press March 14 1934 Retrieved 22 July 2016 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Fielder Jones at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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