Slim Jones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Slim Jones |
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 6, 1913 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Died: November 19, 1938 (aged 25) Baltimore, Maryland |
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| 1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |||
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| 1938, for the Philadelphia Stars | |||
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| Win–loss record | 32–21 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.24 | ||
| Strikeouts | 295 | ||
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Stuart "Slim" Jones (May 6, 1913 – November 19, 1938) was an American Negro leagues pitcher from Baltimore, Maryland. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox and the Philadelphia Stars from 1932 to 1938.
In 1934, Jones led the Negro National League in ERA (1.24), wins (twenty), and strikeouts (164) to become the first pitcher in Negro league history to achieve the pitching Triple Crown. This achievement was matched just three more times in league history. He was the winning pitcher in the Championship Series that clinched a pennant for the Stars. Jones did not throw a lot of innings but was very effective during his short career.
Jones won just seven games in the four seasons that followed his 1934 year. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, in November 19, 1938.
Fourteen years after his death, Jones received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.
