Bob Jones

Robert Walter Jones (December 2, 1889 – August 30, 1964), nicknamed "Ducky", was an American baseball player who played professional baseball for 19 years, including nine seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman, with the Detroit Tigers from 1917 to 1925.

Early years Jones was born in Clayton, California, in 1889.

Professional baseball Minor leagues Jones began his professional baseball career in 1912 playing for the Walla Walla Bears in the Western Tri-State League. He moved on to Ogden Canners of the Union Association in 1913, compiling a .315 batting average in 117 games. He also began the 1914 season with Ogden, batting .366 in 84 games.

In August 1914, Jones was acquired by the San Francisco Seals. He played with the Seals starting in 1914 and continuing through the 1916 season.

In nine seasons with the Tigers, Jones played 774 games at third base, with the rest at second base and as a pinch-hitter. He held the second-best fielding percentage (.962) among starting third basemen in the 1922 season. Jones also had a 3.60 range factor score in 1922, 0.36 points higher than the league average for third basemen.

Later years In 1964, Jones died at age 74 in San Diego, California.