Prior to playing professional baseball, he attended Whittier College. In 1962, he was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent. On December 2, 1963, he was drafted by the White Sox in the minor league draft. He made his big league debut with the White Sox on August 15, 1967. He started the game, lasting only 41⁄3 innings and allowing eight hits, one walk and three earned runs including a home run to Rick Monday. He went 2–2 with a 4.21 ERA in 11 games (three starts) in his first season.
On February 13, 1968, he was traded with Ron Hansen and Dennis Higgins to the Senators for Tim Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy.[1] He appeared in seven games for the Senators in 1968, going 1–2 with a 5.91 ERA. He was taken as the 10th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft by the Royals. He pitched only one season for them, going 2–3 with a 4.23 ERA in 20 games (four games started). On September 21, 1969, he appeared in his final big league game.
Overall, Jones went 5–7 with a 4.44 ERA in 38 games (seven started). In 81 innings, he allowed 74 hits, 43 walks and 59 strikeouts.
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January 01, 1970
steve, jones, baseball, steven, howell, jones, born, april, 1941, american, former, left, handed, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, from, 1967, 1969, chicago, white, washington, senators, kansas, city, royals, brother, fellow, former, major, leaguer, g. Steven Howell Jones born April 22 1941 is an American former left handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1967 to 1969 for the Chicago White Sox Washington Senators and Kansas City Royals He is the brother of fellow former major leaguer Gary Jones Steve JonesPitcherBorn 1941 04 22 April 22 1941 age 83 Huntington Park California U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutAugust 15 1967 for the Chicago White SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 21 1969 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsEarned run average4 44Record5 7Strikeouts59TeamsChicago White Sox 1967 Washington Senators 1968 Kansas City Royals 1969 Prior to playing professional baseball he attended Whittier College In 1962 he was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent On December 2 1963 he was drafted by the White Sox in the minor league draft He made his big league debut with the White Sox on August 15 1967 He started the game lasting only 41 3 innings and allowing eight hits one walk and three earned runs including a home run to Rick Monday He went 2 2 with a 4 21 ERA in 11 games three starts in his first season On February 13 1968 he was traded with Ron Hansen and Dennis Higgins to the Senators for Tim Cullen Buster Narum and Bob Priddy 1 He appeared in seven games for the Senators in 1968 going 1 2 with a 5 91 ERA He was taken as the 10th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft by the Royals He pitched only one season for them going 2 3 with a 4 23 ERA in 20 games four games started On September 21 1969 he appeared in his final big league game Overall Jones went 5 7 with a 4 44 ERA in 38 games seven started In 81 innings he allowed 74 hits 43 walks and 59 strikeouts References edit Chisox trade six with SolonsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Pura Pelota Venezuelan Winter League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Jones baseball amp oldid 1209037455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
