Cleon Joseph Jones (born June 24, 1942) [1] is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder. Jones played most of his career for the New York Mets and in 1969 caught the final out of the "Miracle Mets" World Series Championship over the Baltimore Orioles. [2]

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2019年2月23日 · Fifty years later, Cleon Jones wants to set the record straight regarding what happened that 1969 day in left field at Shea Stadium when New York Mets manager Gil Hodges came out to remove...

Cleon Jones Bio. Fullname: Cleon Joseph Jones; Born: 8/04/1942 in Plateau, AL; College: Alabama A&M; Debut: 9/14/1963

2017年12月3日 · Cleon Jones, loved and adored by fans in New York, a World Champion, an All-Star, an almost Rookie of the Year, and almost batting champion, was unwanted by any club. He was shamed out of baseball at the age of 33.

Cleon Jones, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Tuesday, August 4, 1942, in Plateau, Alabama. Jones was 21 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 14, 1963, with the New York Mets.

2012年1月4日 · Cleon Jones was as big a part of the Mets championship as anyone. He batted .340 with an on-base percentage of .422. He led the team in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, hits, doubles, stolen bases, walks, and even hit by pitches. He was second on the team in RBIs, one behind Agee.

2022年8月24日 · They all knew Cleon Jones. He was the sweet-swinging hero of the 1969 New York Mets — dig that .340 average — who made, perhaps, the coolest last out in World Series history. As Davey Johnson’s towering fly ball fell to earth, Jones secured it in his mitt and knelt down, an unintentional genuflect to the Mets’ improbable one-year ...

2023年10月11日 · A relaxed Cleon started fast in 1969, hitting .410 for April, blasting five homers in May, and posting a June batting average of .341 to catapult the Mets into challenging the Cubs for first place. It made Jones an All-Star starter and, …

2018年12月21日 · NEW YORK -- Today, tomorrow and most days, 76-year-old Cleon Jones will climb a ladder to paint a house, landscape a garden or any number of other things that need doing. Sometimes, it's as simple as mowing a lawn or taking out garbage.