#6 Gordon Jones, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#6 Gordon Jones, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Gordon Jones

4/2/1930
26
USA,OR,PORTLAND
6"0
190

Starting Pitcher
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R

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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1956 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 119 Days (463 total Days)
172 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 119 Days (463 total Days)
2 Year(s)

3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	8	7	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	5	8	7
Versus RHB	5	8	7
Talent	6	9	6

Pitching Ratings
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9
47
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/14	BAL	L 1-2	*	8.2	6	2	1	2	3	L
8/18	DET	W 14-4	*	9	9	4	4	3	3	W
8/22	@PTL	L 2-8	*	5.2	11	7	7	2	3	L
8/26	WSH	L 1-11	*	4.2	9	7	7	2	3	L
8/30	@NYY	L 4-5	*	8	7	4	4	1	7
9/4	@BAL	L 2-3	*	8	11	3	3	1	2	L
9/8	HIL	L 3-4	*	8	6	2	2	2	1
9/12	BAL	W 4-1	*	5.2	3	0	0	2	0	W	PoG
9/16	@SF	L 4-5	*	8	11	5	5	0	1	L
9/20	PTL	L 4-14	*	5	11	7	6	0	3	L

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	41	41	21	14	0	3.88	322.2	343	148	139	83	139	17	41.5	2	20	48.8
Projected	41	41	21	14	0	3.88	322.0	343	148	139	83	139

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	11.9	9.6	3.9	2.3	10	1	10.0	0	0	.0	3.75

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	460	127	8	4	14	58	60	46	46	0	0	0	.276	.334	.402	.736
vs. RHB	798	216	25	2	15	84	88	37	93	0	0	1	.271	.299	.363	.662

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	21	21	9	8	0	3.90	168.2	180	77	73	48	67
Road	20	20	12	6	0	3.86	154.0	163	71	66	35	72
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	5	1	0	3.00	60.0	56	20	20	17	21
May	7	7	6	1	0	2.85	60.0	66	20	19	16	27
June	7	7	5	1	0	2.10	60.0	51	18	14	21	31
July	7	7	2	3	0	5.20	53.2	60	33	31	11	27
August	8	8	2	5	0	6.46	54.1	68	40	39	13	26
Sept./Oct.	5	5	1	3	0	4.15	34.2	42	17	16	5	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1954	16	11	5	2	0	2.55	88.1	69	26	25	6	16	31	5	2	0.96	.224	CHA
1955	36	36	14	15	0	4.05	287.0	319	134	129	28	54	98	17	2	1.30	.288	CHA
1956	41	41	21	14	0	3.88	322.2	343	148	139	29	83	139	17	2	1.32	.288	CHA,FL
Total	93	88	40	31	0	3.78	698.0	731	308	293	63	153	268	39	6	1.27	.281

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1954, AAA	13	13	3	7	0	4.72	97.1	127	56	51	12	29	59	3	0	1.60	.334

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1954	16	28	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	.107	.107	.143	.250	CHA
1955	36	103	11	3	0	0	6	9	2	30	0	0	.107	.124	.136	.260	CHA
1956	41	115	12	1	1	0	6	6	1	41	0	0	.104	.112	.130	.243	CHA,FL
Total	93	246	26	5	1	0	13	16	3	79	0	0	.106	.116	.134	.251

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.971

322.2

1.92

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1954...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/7/1954, off Cuddles Marshall (DET)...
Earned first career win on 6/7/1954...
Injured on 7/17/1955 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1956, going 6-1, 2.85...
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1955 - 1.30 - 10th

IP
1955 - 287.0 - 8th

CG
1955 - 17 - 5th

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