Ruben Jones
American baseball player
Baseball player
Ruben Jones | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1894-02-05)February 5, 1894 Austin, Texas | |
Died: February 14, 1970(1970-02-14) (aged 76) Big Spring, Texas | |
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.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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