Deacon Jones
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| + | {{person-coached-for | team=1967 Appleton (Midwest)|role=player/coach}} | ||
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| - | + | Deacon Jones was the Midwest League's Most Valuable Player in 1956, his triple-crown stat line was .409, 26 HR, 120 RBI. His .409 BA remains the league record. | |
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| + | * {{cite-book | title=1966 Fox Cities yearbook}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-scorecard | team=Fox Cities | year=1966 | month=6 | day=?}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1967 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1972 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1973 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
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[[Category:People|Jones, Deacon]] | [[Category:People|Jones, Deacon]] | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 13 April 2009
- For other people named Deacon Jones, see Deacon Jones
- See Unknown in the index for other people with this or a similar name.
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| Bat/Throw: | L/R |
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| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Weight: | 185 |
Deacon Jones played professional baseball from 1955 to 1967.
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Deacon Jones was the Midwest League's Most Valuable Player in 1956, his triple-crown stat line was .409, 26 HR, 120 RBI. His .409 BA remains the league record.
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Sources
- 1966 Fox Cities yearbook.
- Scorecard for Fox Cities dated 1966-6-?.
- 1967 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1972 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1973 Baseball Blue Book.
