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Cedric
Jones		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 26, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
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 26 MIN PL $ 1,964,286  
1953 27 HOU PL $ 3,514,286  
1954 28 DAL PL $ 6,666,666  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 6,666,666  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,964,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,666,666  
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 26 MIN PL 138 518 87 158 31 17 22 91 20 17 31 109 .305 .348 .558 .906 91.6 12.9
1953 27 LAA CL 63 166 28 46 8 2 6 31 11 7 14 38 .277 .337 .458 .795 25.4 3.4
  HOU PL 61 234 33 60 12 6 6 33 15 10 16 49 .256 .305 .436 .741 30.7 2.1
  TOT   124 400 61 106 20 8 12 64 26 17 30 87 .265 .318 .445 .763 56.1 5.5
1954 28 DAL PL 140 496 82 143 26 10 19 84 34 18 43 116 .288 .350 .496 .846 78.6 9.6
1955 29 DAL PL 114 304 48 79 12 9 3 47 9 7 24 74 .260 .312 .388 .700 36.4 3.0
4 Years Sim 516 1718 278 486 89 44 56 286 89 59 128 386 .283 .335 .484 .819 262.7 31.0
162 Game Average 539 87 152 27 13 17 89 27 18 40 121 .283 .335 .484 .819 82.5  
Career Highs 140 518 87 158 31 17 22 91 34 18 43 116 .305 .350 .558 .906 91.6  
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   1297 191 345 60 28 33 191 71 45 89 321 .266 .316 .432 .748 169.1
vs LH   421 87 141 29 16 23 95 18 14 39 65 .335 .394 .644 1.038 92.3
Home 272 911 148 257 44 24 30 150 47 32 67 201 .282 .334 .482 .816 137.6
Away 244 807 130 229 45 20 26 136 42 27 61 185 .284 .337 .486 .822 123.8
RISP   530 0 139 18 13 15 209 0 0 54 124 .262 .327 .430 .757 75.4
Pinch Hitting   69 12 19 3 4 0 9 0 0 6 18 .275 .338 .435 .772 9.6
Close/Late   195 31 42 6 4 4 26 0 0 20 46 .215 .283 .349 .632 20.4
Mar/Apr 60 227 44 66 9 6 10 53 11 8 19 48 .291 .345 .515 .861 38.0
May 100 346 51 88 19 6 15 61 14 10 25 94 .254 .312 .474 .786 48.6
June 91 269 51 84 12 6 8 46 18 11 21 69 .312 .361 .491 .851 44.5
July 92 282 43 93 20 10 10 41 19 10 19 42 .330 .374 .578 .952 54.2
August 104 351 54 99 15 10 7 50 17 12 24 73 .282 .329 .442 .771 48.0
Sep/Oct 69 243 35 56 14 6 6 35 10 8 20 60 .230 .296 .412 .707 28.0
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 26 MIN PL RF 131 129 1149.0 230 8 0 2 1.000 1.86   2.3
    LF 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1953 27 LAA CL RF 36 34 255.4 60 1 0 0 1.000 2.15   0.9
    CF 14 13 99.5 33 2 0 1 1.000 3.17   0.0
    LF 10 0 21.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  HOU PL RF 35 33 355.3 83 2 0 1 1.000 2.15   1.6
    CF 14 13 138.5 46 3 0 1 1.000 3.18   0.0
    LF 10 0 29.3 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.76   0.0
  TOT   RF 71 67 610.7 143 3 0 1 1.000 2.15   2.5
      CF 28 26 238.0 79 5 0 2 1.000 3.18   0.0
      LF 20 0 50.3 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.86   0.0
1954 28 DAL PL RF 94 90 775.7 188 7 1 4 .995 2.26   2.4
    LF 47 41 378.7 99 0 1 0 .990 2.35    
1955 29 DAL PL LF 70 47 460.0 102 1 3 0 .972 2.02   1.6
    RF 13 11 101.7 29 2 0 2 1.000 2.74    
    CF 9 6 53.0 19 1 0 1 1.000 3.40    
  RF 309 297 2637.0 590 20 1 9 .998 2.08   7.2
  LF 141 88 896.0 218 1 4 0 .982 2.20   1.6
  CF 37 32 291.0 98 6 0 3 1.000 3.22   0.0
Career Totals   487 417 3824.0 906 27 5 12 .995 2.20   8.8
Career Highs   141 131 1156.0 287 8 3 4 1.000 2.46    
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.
Slugging Pct
1952-7-.558
 Games
1952-8-138
1954-8-140
 At-Bats
1952-6-518
 Total Bases
1952-5-289
 Triples
1952-1-17
1954-5-10
1955-7-9
CAR-3-44
 Homeruns
1952-9-22
CAR-45-56
Stolen Bases
CAR-48-89
 Caught Stealing
1952-5-17
1954-10-18
CAR-17-59
 Strikeouts
1952-2-109
1954-2-116
CAR-5-386
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20
 
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History
Drafted in 11th round, 216th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1952, off Thomas Brownlow (KC)
Drove in 7 runs against Kansas City on 4/18/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1952, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Kansas City on 6/17/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Minneapolis to Los Angeles on 2/13/1953 (Going to MIN: LF Shawn Despain, CF Tony Flores, SS John Mota. Going to LA: CF Joseph Sommers, RF Cedric Jones)
Traded from Los Angeles to Houston on 7/14/1953 (Going to HOU: RF Cedric Jones. Going to LAA: P Titus Pohl)
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/28/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $6,666,666 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1954, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 1 RBI
 
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