Ruben Jones
Appearance
Ruben Jones | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Austin, Texas | February 5, 1894|
Died: February 14, 1970 Big Spring, Texas | (aged 76)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1923, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Last appearance | |
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Ruben Jones (February 5, 1894 – February 14, 1970), also spelled "Reuben", was an American Negro league outfielder and manager.
A native of Austin, Texas, Jones made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 for the Birmingham Black Barons.[1][2] He played five seasons with Birmingham, and served as the club's player-manager in 1927. Jones went on to manage the Memphis Red Sox and Houston Eagles in the 1940s.[3] He died in Big Spring, Texas in 1970 at age 76.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruben Jones". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Reuben Jones". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ruben Jones (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1970 deaths
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Cleveland Red Sox players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- Little Rock Grays players
- Negro league baseball managers
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Austin, Texas
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs