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Ruben Jones

Ruben Jones

Born: February 5, 1894 in Austin, TX
Died: February 14, 1970 - 76 years old

Bats: L

Throws: R

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Notes:

• Buried: Dawson County Cemetery (Lamesa, TX)
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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Roy Parnell	1	1927	1927	5.3
Babe Davis	1	1940	1940	0.1
Red Longley	4	1932	1946	0.1
Fred McDaniel	2	1944	1946	-0.5
Felix Evans	3	1940	1946	-0.5

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Neil Robinson	3	1940	1946	1.9
Pinky Ward	1	1927	1927	1.2
Sandy Thompson	1	1927	1927	1.0
Edgar Jackson	1	1932	1932	0.4
Edward Robinson	1	1932	1932	0.0

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ruben Jones	3	1927	1940	1.5
Pepper Sharpe	1	1944	1944	0.1
Earl Gurley	1	1927	1927	0.0
Hughes	1	1940	1940	0.0
Dock Williams	1	1927	1927	0.0

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
J. H. Hamilton	1	1927	1927	0.8
Buck Felder	1	1944	1944	0.5
Dewitt Owens	1	1927	1927	0.2
Faison	1	1932	1932	0.1
T. J. Brown	2	1940	1944	-0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Fred Bankhead	3	1940	1946	1.3
Geechie Meredith	1	1927	1927	0.6
Spike Garrett	1	1944	1944	0.0
Bob Miller	1	1927	1927	-0.1
Chuffie Alexander	1	1927	1927	-0.1

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Marlin Carter	2	1940	1946	0.6
Jesse Warren	1	1940	1940	0.2
Fox Blevins	1	1932	1932	0.0
Alex Radcliff	1	1946	1946	0.0
Eppie Hampton	1	1927	1927	0.0

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George McAllister	1	1927	1927	1.2
Sug Jones	1	1932	1932	0.6
Jelly Taylor	2	1940	1946	0.1
Buford Nunley	1	1932	1932	0.0
John Shanks	1	1927	1927	-0.1

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Poindexter Williams	1	1927	1927	2.5
Clarence Palm	1	1927	1927	1.2
Larry Brown	3	1940	1946	0.5
Casey Jones	2	1944	1946	0.2
Rusty Cobb	1	1932	1932	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Verdell Mathis	3	1940	1946	4.0
Harry Salmon	1	1927	1927	3.8
Sam Streeter	1	1927	1927	3.1
Willie Hutchinson	3	1940	1946	3.0
Satchel Paige	1	1927	1927	2.7
Eugene Bremer	1	1940	1940	1.7
Porter Moss	1	1944	1944	1.6
Columbus Vance	1	1927	1927	1.1
Robert Keys	1	1944	1944	1.0
Lefty Wilson	1	1940	1940	1.0
Robert Poindexter	1	1927	1927	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Junius Savage	1	1940	1940	0.7
Al Jones	1	1944	1944	0.6
Dan Bankhead	1	1946	1946	0.5
Spoon Carter	1	1946	1946	0.4
Rufus Ligon	2	1932	1944	0.4
William Newman	1	1940	1940	0.3
Frank Pearson	1	1946	1946	0.2
Allen Bryant	1	1946	1946	0.2
Roosevelt Davis	1	1940	1940	0.2
Riley Stewart	1	1946	1946	0.2
Leo Birdine	1	1927	1927	0.1
Edgar Chatman	1	1944	1944	0.1
Les Henderson	1	1944	1944	0.0
Albert Overton	1	1932	1932	0.0
Leslie Green	1	1946	1946	-0.1
Nelson Dean	1	1927	1927	-0.1
William Sumrall	1	1940	1940	-0.1
Willie Haynes	1	1932	1932	-0.2
Lafayette Dumas	1	1940	1940	-0.8

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