Nippy Jones
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Nippy Jones | |
Vernal Leroy Jones | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 1" |
Weight: | 185 |
Born: | 1925-6-29 at Los Angeles, CA (US) |
Died: | 1995-10-3 at Sacramento, CA (US) |
Interred: | Southeast Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, CA (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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SABR Searches: | Pictures of Nippy Jones | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Lynwood, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of English-Dutch-Indian ancestry.
- Got his nickname from his Father, who was called Nip, and people called his son Nippy.
Achievements
- Led the 1947 International League in batting average with .337, doubles with 36 and triples with 12.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the U.S. Marines in World War II, missing the 1944 and 1945 pro seasons.
Contract signing
- Was purchased from Baltimore by Sacramento prior to the 1953 season.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.