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August
Jones		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: November 12, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1954   
All-Star Selections 1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 DAL PL $ 3,371,429  
1953 28 DEN PL $ 5,000,000  
1954 29 DEN PL $ 5,000,000  
1955 30 OKC PL $ 5,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,371,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 DAL PL 137 460 79 141 30 2 17 87 1 2 94 65 .307 .422 .491 .913 96.0 18.7
1953 28 DAL PL 38 116 18 31 6 1 4 25 1 0 33 26 .267 .427 .440 .866 23.7 3.6
  DEN PL 100 321 67 101 20 0 15 61 3 1 74 43 .315 .441 .517 .958 71.9 13.7
  TOT   138 437 85 132 26 1 19 86 4 1 107 69 .302 .437 .497 .934 95.7 17.3
1954 29 DEN PL 139 468 89 142 28 0 16 89 2 0 105 72 .303 .429 .466 .894 97.4 17.1
1955 30 DEN PL 54 176 41 50 8 0 10 26 0 0 54 19 .284 .450 .500 .950 42.2 7.2
  OKC PL 85 296 53 81 17 0 7 35 1 0 62 45 .274 .398 .402 .800 50.6 7.5
  TOT   139 472 94 131 25 0 17 61 1 0 116 64 .278 .419 .439 .857 92.8 14.7
4 Years Sim 553 1837 347 546 109 3 69 323 8 3 422 270 .297 .427 .473 .899 381.9 67.8
162 Game Average 538 101 159 31 0 20 94 2 0 123 79 .297 .427 .473 .899 111.9  
Career Highs 139 472 94 142 30 2 19 89 4 2 116 72 .307 .437 .497 .934 97.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1496 300 479 96 3 57 270 7 2 361 210 .320 .450 .503 .953 341.5
vs LH   341 47 67 13 0 12 53 1 1 61 60 .196 .316 .340 .656 41.9
Home 276 904 164 259 57 1 32 155 4 1 208 141 .287 .417 .458 .875 181.9
Away 277 933 183 287 52 2 37 168 4 2 214 129 .308 .436 .487 .922 201.6
RISP   530 0 153 25 2 20 250 0 0 140 78 .289 .428 .457 .885 113.3
Pinch Hitting   34 4 8 1 0 1 9 0 0 7 6 .235 .366 .353 .719 5.0
Close/Late   186 15 37 6 0 1 18 0 0 48 42 .199 .362 .247 .609 22.8
Mar/Apr 60 205 50 64 20 1 11 39 0 0 53 37 .312 .453 .580 1.034 51.8
May 111 365 63 97 13 0 12 48 3 0 95 58 .266 .416 .400 .816 69.8
June 100 349 59 114 23 0 12 77 1 0 69 43 .327 .436 .496 .932 74.4
July 99 331 68 100 24 1 11 58 1 1 76 43 .302 .431 .480 .911 69.7
August 107 362 63 100 20 1 14 63 2 1 74 56 .276 .395 .453 .848 68.1
Sep/Oct 76 225 44 71 9 0 9 38 1 1 55 33 .316 .449 .476 .924 49.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 27 DAL PL 1B 134 129 1140.7 1190 89 14 100 .989 10.09   1.8
1953 28 DAL PL 1B 37 33 290.5 300 27 1 24 .997 10.13   0.4
  DEN PL 1B 96 88 774.5 800 71 4 64 .995 10.12   1.4
  TOT   1B 133 121 1065.0 1100 98 5 88 .996 10.12   1.9
1954 29 DEN PL 1B 134 129 1114.7 1121 88 10 98 .992 9.76   2.3
1955 30 DEN PL 1B 52 50 438.5 432 35 4 37 .992 9.58   0.5
  OKC PL 1B 81 79 684.2 675 54 7 57 .990 9.59   2.2
Career Totals   534 508 4443.0 4518 364 40 380 .992 9.89   8.7
Career Highs   134 129 1140.7 1190 98 14 100 .996 10.12    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1954 29 DEN PL 11 35 4 11 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .314 .385 .457 .842
Career Post-Season Batting 11 35 4 11 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .314 .385 .457 .842
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1952-8-.422
1953-4-.437
1954-7-.429
1955-9-.419
 XR
CAR-26-381.9
 Games
1953-10-138
1955-5-139
CAR-4-553
 Runs
CAR-30-347
 Total Bases
CAR-50-868
 Homeruns
CAR-33-69
RBIs
CAR-37-323
 Walks
1952-6-94
1953-2-107
1954-3-105
1955-2-116
CAR-3-422
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 10
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 134th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Joshua Stephens (SA)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 4/25/1952
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1952, off Gerald Adkisson (HOU)
Drove in 6 runs against San Antonio on 8/22/1952
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/24/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Traded from Dallas to Denver on 5/26/1953 (Going to DAL: 1B Jonathan Blackmer, P Raymond Zapien. Going to DEN: 1B August Jones, SS Matthew Claypoole, P Donald Paz, 2B Dylan Delariva)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954
Traded from Denver to Oklahoma on 6/16/1955 (Going to OKC: 2B Joe Whelan, 1B August Jones, LF Carl Benda. Going to DEN: 1B Rod Madera, 3B Joel Monroy, RF Leroy Thornsberry, LF Greg Wampler)
 
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