Sherman Jones Stats

Sherman Jones was born on Sunday, February 10, 1935, in Winton, North Carolina. Jones was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 1960, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sherman Jones baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Sherman Jarvis Jones
Nickname:   Roadblock
Born On:   02-10-1935  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Winton, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-21-2007 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Kansas City, Kansas
Cemetery:   Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   08-02-1960 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-01-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable

Sherman Jones

Sherman Jones Pitching Stats

1960 25 Giants 16 0 8 1 1 .500 3.09 0 0 1 32.0 143 37 11 17 3 11 1 10 0 1 0 -
1961 26 Reds 24 2 9 1 1 .500 4.42 0 0 2 55.0 239 51 27 32 6 27 6 32 3 2 2 -
1962 27 Mets 8 3 1 0 4 .000 7.71 0 0 0 23.1 110 31 20 22 3 8 2 11 3 2 1 -
3 Years 48 5 18 2 6 .250 4.73 0 0 3 110.1 492 119 58 71 12 46 9 53 6 5 3 -

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Sherman Jones Hitting Stats

1960 25 Giants 16 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286
1961 26 Reds 24 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182
1962 27 Mets 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429
3 Years 48 25 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 .280 .308 .280

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Sherman Jones Fielding Stats

1960 Giants P 16 0 96 5 0.3 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.13
1961 Reds P 24 2 165 13 0.5 13 5 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1962 Mets P 8 3 70 8 1.0 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.09
P Totals 48 5 331 26 0.5 25 8 17 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.04
3 Years 48 5 331 26 0.5 25 8 17 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.04

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Sherman Jones Miscellaneous Stats

1960 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 7.0 0.91 2.81 3.09
1961 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.19 5.24 4.42
1962 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 7.0 1.38 4.24 3.09
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 12.5 1.15 4.32 3.75

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Sherman Jones Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1960 San Francisco Giants 36 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 34 Undetermined - Stats
1962 New York Mets 36 Undetermined - -

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