Fielder Jones

Fielder Allison Jones (August 13, 1871 – March 13, 1934) was an American center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was best known as the player-manager of the World Series champion 1906 Chicago White Sox, a team who succeeded in spite of such poor offense that they were known as the "Hitless Wonders".

Early life Born in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania to a father who owned a general store, He was named after his uncle, Union General Fielder A Jones. Jones learned to play baseball at his preparatory school at Alfred University. As a young man, Jones worked as a surveyor with his brother and ventured to the Pacific Northwest by 1891. The aging roster sputtered late in 1907 and then lost the pennant on the final day in 1908 to the same team in the Detroit Tigers. Jones quit the team after the season, citing burnout from having to deal with Comiskey.

In 1910, Jones came out of retirement to play for the Chehalis Gophers after the team's player/manager was reportedly stabbed by another member of the team. Playing for no salary, and with permission from Comiskey, Jones batted .358 to win the Washington State League batting title. Six years after his last game with the White Sox, he joined the St. Louis Terriers of the newly formed Federal League, where he served as a player-manager before the league folded. He had one last stint as a manager with the St. Louis Browns, but his earlier success with the White Sox eluded him, as his St. Louis teams never finished above fifth place.

Post career Jones moved to Portland, Oregon, investing in timber and became head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team in 1910, going 13–4–1 and winning the Northwest championship.

Career statistics In 1,788 major-league games over 15 seasons, Jones posted a .285 batting average (1,920-for-6,747) with 1,180 runs, 206 doubles, 75 triples, 21 home runs, 631 runs batted in, 359 stolen bases, 817 bases on balls.368 on-base percentage and .347 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .962 fielding percentage.

Later life Jones died of heart disease in Portland, Oregon, at age 62.

Managerial record Team Year Regular season PostseasonGamesWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultCWS 1136647 3rd in AL – – – –CWS 1529260 2nd in AL – – – –CWS 1519358 1st in AL 4 2 .667 Won World Series (CHC)CWS 1518764 3rd in AL – – – –CWS 1528864 3rd in AL – – – –CWS total 719 426 293 4 2 .667 SLT 381226 8th in FL – – – –SLT 1548767 2nd in FL – – – –SLT total 192 99 93 0 0 – SLB 1547975 5th in AL – – – –SLB 1545797 7th in AL – – – –SLB 462224 fired – – – –SLB total 354 158 196 0 0 – Total 1264 683 582 4 2 .667