Willie Jones (third baseman)

Willie Jones
Jones' 1950 baseball card from Bowman Gum
Third baseman
Born: (1925-08-16)August 16, 1925
Dillon, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: October 18, 1983(1983-10-18) (aged 58)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 1961, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.258
Home runs190
Runs batted in812
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Willie Edward Jones (August 16, 1925 – October 18, 1983), nicknamed "Puddin' Head", was an American professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1959), Cleveland Indians (1959), and Cincinnati Reds (1959–1961). He batted and threw right-handed.

In a 15-season career, Jones was a .258 hitter with 190 home runs and 812 runs batted in (RBI) in 1,691 games played. Defensively, he recorded a .963 fielding percentage.[1]

  1. ^ "Willie Jones Baseball Stats". baseball-almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 10, 2021.