Dalton Jones
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| Born: | December 10, 1943 |
| Birthplace: | McComb, MS |
| Hometown: | |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 180 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | 1961: Amateur Free Agent by the Boston Red Sox |
| College: | |
| High School: | Istrouma (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| Other Teams: | Detroit Tigers 1970-1972 Texas Rangers 1972 |
| Years with Boston: | 1964 - 1969 |
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Overall Career
James Dalton Jones (born December 10, 1943 in McComb, MS), was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1964, with the Boston Red Sox. Jones was a utility infielder, but he contributed several key hits to the Red Sox' "Impossible Dream" pennant of 1967. The lefthanded batter led the AL with 13 pinch hits that season. He started at third base in four games of the World Series and batted .389 (7-for-18). A .261 lifetime pinch hitter, he got more than one third of his ML at-bats off the bench.
On December 13, 1969, Jones was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Matchick. In his career, Jurak played a total of 907 games, with a lifetime average of 0.235, 41 HRs and 237 RBI. In 1989, Jones was a player/coach with the Winter Haven Red Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
Moment in the Sun
- On September 18, in the heat of a tight four-team race, he hit a game-winning tenth-inning homer at Tiger Stadium.
Trivia
- Dalton hit a grand slam for Detroit on July 9, 1970 but passed teammate Don Wert on the base paths, making it a single.
- On June 28, 1967 Jones had to report for two weeks of Army reserve duty at Camp Drum in New York.
Transactions
- June 4, 1961: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
- December 13, 1969: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Matchick.
- May 30, 1972: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers for Norm McRae.
- January 25, 1973: Released by the Texas Rangers.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
