Gordon Jones
Gordon Bassett Jones
Born: April 2, 1930
Portland, OR US
Deceased: April 25, 1994
Lodi, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1949-1965
Major League Statistics
Gordon Jones compiled a career record of 98 wins and 86 losses and a 4.26 ERA in his 373-game pitching career with the Fresno Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Minneapolis Millers, Phoenix Giants, Rochester Red Wings, Portland Beavers and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5.12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 72.0 | 83 | 48 | 41 | 55 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4.60 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 225.0 | 219 | 144 | 115 | 150 | 200 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.40 | 18 | 15 | 106.0 | 106 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.02 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 63 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.71 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 86.0 | 94 | 49 | 45 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.88 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 172.0 | 183 | 70 | 55 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 9 | 14 | .391 | 5.04 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 166.0 | 193 | 103 | 93 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 13 | 7 | .650 | 5.42 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 113.0 | 137 | 73 | 68 | 17 | 20 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.53 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 139.0 | 160 | 83 | 70 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.50 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 54.0 | 59 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.93 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 94 | 46 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.68 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 71 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 98 | 86 | .533 | 4.26 | 373 | 124 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1391.0 | 1501 | 768 | 658 | 112 | 475 | 37 | 925 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 23 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .083 | .185 | .083 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 43 | 112 | 92 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 26 | .228 | .324 | .261 | .585 | 24 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 9 | 18 | 18 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 18 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 13 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .103 | .100 | .103 | .203 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 28 | 71 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .169 | .222 | .169 | .392 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 33 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .224 | .237 | .224 | .461 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 41 | 40 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .184 | .184 | .184 | .368 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 40 | 47 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .220 | .250 | .244 | .494 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 10 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 48 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 45 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 380 | 500 | 437 | 43 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 103 | .181 | .227 | .190 | .417 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | P | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .565 |
| 1950 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | P | 39 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .952 | 1.026 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.077 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 27 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 1.889 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 33 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 41 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .941 | .390 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 38 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .553 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .278 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 48 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .292 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .636 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .111 |
| Totals | 373 | 70 | 171 | 8 | 9 | .968 | .646 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1950 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU |
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