Collins Jones
American baseball player
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Collins Chesterfield Jones Jr. (October 15, 1922 – November 11, 1991), sometimes listed as "Collis", was an American Negro league baseball infielder in the 1940s.
| Collins Jones | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: October 15, 1922 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: November 11, 1991 (aged 69) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1943, for the Cincinnati Clowns | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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A native of Macon, Georgia, Jones made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 with the Cincinnati Clowns and Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars. He went on to play for the Birmingham Black Barons the following two seasons.[1][2] Jones died in Detroit, Michigan in 1991 at age 69.
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