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Jonas Gaines



Jonas George Gaines
(Lefty)

Born: January 9, 1915 in New Roads, LA
Died: August 6, 1998 in Baker, LA
          (83 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: L
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 155
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Notes:


• College: Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)
• Buried: Port Hudson National Cemetery (Zachary, LA)
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
10
1937
1948
BEG/EAS
21.9
2.9
0.0
19.1
-0.1
2
CF
9
1937
1948
BEG/EAS
14.0
14.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
3
RF
6
1937
1945
MULT
12.4
13.0
0.2
0.0
-0.8
4
SS
8
1939
1948
BEG/EAS
10.8
2.9
5.6
0.0
2.4
5
LF
7
1938
1946
BEG/NOS
9.5
10.1
0.5
0.0
-1.1
6
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
8.0
-0.3
0.0
8.3
0.0
7
2B
5
1937
1946
BEG
6.6
5.3
0.7
0.0
0.7
8
SP
6
1937
1946
BEG
6.4
-0.9
0.0
7.3
0.0
9
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
6.3
2.8
0.0
3.7
-0.2
10
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
6.1
0.0
0.0
6.1
0.0
11
C
7
1937
1945
BEG
6.0
5.9
-0.2
-0.1
0.3
12
2B
3
1946
1948
BEG
5.4
2.3
2.5
0.0
0.6
13
SS
4
1937
1946
MULT
5.4
5.1
-0.4
0.0
0.7
14
3B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
5.3
2.7
0.0
2.5
0.1
15
2B
1
1940
1940
MXD
4.9
4.6
0.0
0.0
0.4
16
LF
2
1947
1948
BEG
4.3
3.9
0.7
0.0
-0.4
17
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
4.2
0.0
0.1
4.1
0.0
18
SP
5
1944
1948
BEG
3.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
0.0
19
SP
3
1940
1946
EAS/VEZ
3.4
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.0
20
SS
2
1940
1942
EAS/MXD
3.1
2.7
0.1
0.0
0.4
21
1B
4
1941
1948
BEG
3.0
4.9
-0.9
0.0
-1.0
22
SP
4
1937
1946
MULT
2.9
0.3
0.1
2.5
0.0
23
C
3
1940
1946
EAS/VEZ
2.9
2.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
24
LF
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.6
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
25
SP
3
1939
1942
BEG
2.6
0.8
0.1
1.7
0.0
26
3B
2
1937
1940
NE/VEZ
2.5
2.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
27
1B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.4
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.3
28
SP
2
1937
1939
NE/NOS
2.4
0.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
29
SP
2
1939
1946
BEG
2.4
-0.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
30
SP
3
1937
1941
BEG
2.4
0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
31
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.3
2.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
32
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.0
-0.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
33
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
2.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
34
3B
9
1937
1947
BEG
2.0
0.7
0.2
0.5
0.6
35
1B
5
1938
1946
BEG
2.0
2.6
-0.6
0.2
-0.2
36
SP
2
1944
1945
BEG
2.0
-0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
37
C
1
1940
1940
MXD
1.9
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
38
SP
6
1937
1945
BEG
1.8
-0.7
0.0
2.5
0.0
39
RF
3
1944
1948
BEG
1.7
0.6
1.1
0.0
0.0
40
SP
2
1937
1938
BEG
1.5
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
41
SP
5
1939
1946
BEG/NOS
1.3
0.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
42
RF
2
1939
1941
BEG
1.3
1.7
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
43
1B
4
1937
1942
MULT
1.3
1.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
44
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
1.3
1.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
45
SP
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.3
0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
46
SP
1
1941
1941
CAG
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
47
CF
1
1941
1941
BEG
1.1
1.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
48
3B
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.0
49
C
3
1937
1939
BEG
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.2
50
SP
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.0
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
51
SP
2
1945
1946
BEG
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
52
3B
2
1947
1948
BEG
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
53
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.9
-0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
54
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD/VEZ
0.9
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
55
SS
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
56
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.8
-0.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
57
1B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
-0.1
58
1B
2
1937
1939
NE/NOS
0.8
1.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
59
SP
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
60
CF
2
1937
1941
CAG/NE
0.7
-0.1
0.9
0.0
-0.1
61
RP
3
1937
1939
BEG
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
62
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
63
RF
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
64
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
65
1B
2
1937
1939
BEG/NE
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
66
RF
1
1937
1937
NE
0.4
0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
67
2B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.1
68
2B
2
1942
1946
EAS
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
69
2B
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.4
-0.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
70
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
71
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
72
3B
3
1944
1946
BEG
0.4
0.1
0.6
0.0
-0.3
73
3B
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
74
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
75
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
77
RF
2
1946
1947
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.3
78
RP
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
79
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
80
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
82
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
83
2B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
RP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
85
SS
1
1937
1937
NE
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
86
C
2
1939
1941
BEG/CAG
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
88
CF
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
89
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
RP
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
91
LF
2
1938
1940
BEG/VEZ
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
92
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
2B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
94
LF
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
1B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
96
C
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
99
LF
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
100
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
LF
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RP
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RP
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
1B
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
RF
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
107
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
C
1
1937
1937
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
-
1
1940
1940
MXD/VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
C
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
2B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
125
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
-
1
1942
1942
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
-
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
RF
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
2B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
136
1B
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
SS
4
1937
1948
BEG/NOS
0.0
-0.6
0.1
0.0
0.4
138
SS
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
139
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
3B
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
141
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
C
2
1939
1941
CAG/NOS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
3B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
1B
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
148
3B
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
149
2B
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
RP
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
151
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
152
C
2
1946
1947
BEG
-0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
153
RF
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
RF
1
1941
1941
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
157
SP
3
1941
1946
BEG
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
158
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
161
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
163
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
164
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
165
RF
2
1938
1942
BEG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
168
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.6
0.0
169
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
170
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
171
SS
2
1939
1940
MXD/NOS
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
172
2B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.2
173
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
174
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
176
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
177
C
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
178
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
179
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
181
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
182
C
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.3
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
183
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
184
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
185
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
186
1B
2
1944
1945
BEG
-0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
187
LF
3
1937
1946
EAS/NE
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
188
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
189
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
190
2B
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.6
0.0
191
C
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
192
RP
2
1939
1941
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
193
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
194
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
195
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
196
-
2
1937
1939
BEG
-0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
197
2B
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.7
-0.9
0.1
0.0
0.1
198
RP
2
1944
1945
BEG
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
199
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
200
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
201
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
202
C
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
203
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
204
C
2
1947
1948
BEG
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
205
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
206
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
207
1B
1
1942
1942
BEG
-0.8
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
208
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
209
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
-1.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
210
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
-1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
211
RP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-1.1
0.0
0.0
-1.1
0.0
212
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
213
C
5
1941
1946
BEG
-1.2
-2.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
214
C
3
1946
1948
BEG
-1.5
-2.0
0.1
0.0
0.3

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