Dalton Jones name recently came up in a recent bar discussion. I remembered that he had a real good Sept. in 1967. I decided to look up his stats using Retrosheet.org play by play feature.
I was shocked how productive he was the last 6 weeks of the 67 season.
He batted .407 (24 for 59) from Aug 19th thru the end of the regular season. While he batted .346 with runners in scoring position for the entire year. The last 6 weeks he batted in incredible .611 (11 for 18) . He had 14 rbis in the 59 at bats.
Highlights
8/19 6th inning pinch hit single leadoff single leads to 2 runs . Sox losing 6-5 at the time . Sox win 12-11
8/20 Jones enters game in the 5th inning Sox losing 8-1 at the time. Singles in the 5th inning and scores on a Yaz 3 run homer (8-4 Angles) . An inning later doubles with the bases loaded making it 8-6 Angles . Scores tying run on an Adair single. Sox win on Adair homer 9-8
8/22 breaks scoreless game with a 2 run triple in the 7th inning. Sox win 2-1.
9/4 Sox losing 4-2 to the Senators in the 6th inning. Jones has an rbi single in a 4 run inning. Sox win 6-4
9/18 He has an rbi single in a 3 run 1st inning. He goes 4 for 5 with game winning 10 inning Home Run against the Tigers
9/21 Sox leading 1-0 when Jones has a bases loaded single which made it 3-0. Sox hang on to 6-5 win against the Indians
9/24 Jones goes 4 for 6 against the Orioles with 5 rbis . Sox win 11-7 Home Run shy of cycle
9/30 Sox losing 1-0 to the Twins .Pinch hit single in the 5th inning. Sox score 2 runs in inning. Sox win 6-4
10/1 Jones singles in 5 run 6th inning. Sox win pennant 5-3.
He went on to hit .389 in the World Series. .600 when not facing Bob Gibson.
Big single in game 2 before a Yaz 3 run homer . Started a 4 run rally in the bottom 7th inning of game with a pinch hit single after the Cards had tied the game on a Lou Brock 2 run homer earlier in the inning.
I was shocked how productive he was the last 6 weeks of the 67 season.
He batted .407 (24 for 59) from Aug 19th thru the end of the regular season. While he batted .346 with runners in scoring position for the entire year. The last 6 weeks he batted in incredible .611 (11 for 18) . He had 14 rbis in the 59 at bats.
Highlights
8/19 6th inning pinch hit single leadoff single leads to 2 runs . Sox losing 6-5 at the time . Sox win 12-11
8/20 Jones enters game in the 5th inning Sox losing 8-1 at the time. Singles in the 5th inning and scores on a Yaz 3 run homer (8-4 Angles) . An inning later doubles with the bases loaded making it 8-6 Angles . Scores tying run on an Adair single. Sox win on Adair homer 9-8
8/22 breaks scoreless game with a 2 run triple in the 7th inning. Sox win 2-1.
9/4 Sox losing 4-2 to the Senators in the 6th inning. Jones has an rbi single in a 4 run inning. Sox win 6-4
9/18 He has an rbi single in a 3 run 1st inning. He goes 4 for 5 with game winning 10 inning Home Run against the Tigers
9/21 Sox leading 1-0 when Jones has a bases loaded single which made it 3-0. Sox hang on to 6-5 win against the Indians
9/24 Jones goes 4 for 6 against the Orioles with 5 rbis . Sox win 11-7 Home Run shy of cycle
9/30 Sox losing 1-0 to the Twins .Pinch hit single in the 5th inning. Sox score 2 runs in inning. Sox win 6-4
10/1 Jones singles in 5 run 6th inning. Sox win pennant 5-3.
He went on to hit .389 in the World Series. .600 when not facing Bob Gibson.
Big single in game 2 before a Yaz 3 run homer . Started a 4 run rally in the bottom 7th inning of game with a pinch hit single after the Cards had tied the game on a Lou Brock 2 run homer earlier in the inning.
