Born: (1942-06-24) June 24, 1942 (age 81) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 14, 1963, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 1976, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.281
Home runs
93
Runs batted in
524
Teams
New York Mets (1963, 1965–1975)
Chicago White Sox (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1969)
World Series champion (1969)
New York Mets Hall of Fame
Cleon Joseph Jones (born June 24, 1942)[1] is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder. Jones played most of his career for the New York Mets and in 1969 caught the final out of the "Miracle Mets" World Series Championship over the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
^Patrick, Randy (June 24, 2022). "New York Mets Legend Turns 80". WKRG. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
Cleon Joseph Jones (born June 24, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder. Jones...
Cleon (/ˈkliːɒn, -ən/; Greek: Κλέων Κλεαινέτου Κυδαθηναιεύς, Ancient Greek: [kléɔːn kle.ai̯.nétuː kyːda.tʰɛːnai̯.ěu̯s]; died 422 BC) was an Athenian general...
Koosman and rookie Gary Gentry, combined to win 30 more games. Outfielder CleonJones hit a (then) club-record .340 and finished third in the National League...
Grote, Wayne Garrett, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Tug McGraw and CleonJones joined forces with the Mets' farm-system alumni John Milner and Jon Matlack...
strike, Johnson hit a fly-ball out to left field which was caught by CleonJones. Two future Hall of Fame members were on that Mets' roster: pitcher Tom...
Garrett led off with a double and was singled home by CleonJones. Art Shamsky singled and Jones stole third. Ken Boswell then grounded to first, but Braves...
lead. The Mets scored three runs in the ninth to win the game, with CleonJones scoring the last run on Kranepool's single to center. The Mets completed...
The Mets threatened in the first, loading the bases with one out, but CleonJones grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Mets scored their...
Johnson's fly ball for the final out of the World Series, left fielder CleonJones gave the game ball to Koosman. That ball, as well as the game ball from...
Millán—mixed in with veterans from the 1969 club, such as Jerry Grote, CleonJones, Wayne Garrett, and Bud Harrelson. Their pitching staff, led by Tom Seaver...
hit the top of the wall, and caromed directly into left fielder CleonJones' glove. Jones fired a strike to Garrett as the cut-off man, who in turn, fired...
restored. Mets manager Yogi Berra and players Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, CleonJones and Rusty Staub were summoned by NL President Chub Feeney out to left...
walked out to left field with Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Rusty Staub, and CleonJones in order to plead with the fans to desist. Yogi's Mets went on to defeat...
at Mobile County Training School with future New York Mets teammate CleonJones. After one season at Grambling State University (1961), Agee signed with...
fielder CleonJones turns to play the ball off the wall and the ball hits the top of the wall and bounces right into Jones' glove on the fly. Jones turns...
finally ended after 11 innings when Bud Harrelson hit a single to drive in CleonJones. McGraw pitched the 11th inning to earn the win. This began an 11-game...
a spectacular rookie season in 1967, winning 19 games. Left fielder CleonJones developed as a batter and exciting center fielder Tommie Agee came over...
performed "America the Beautiful", and the first pitches were thrown by CleonJones, Mookie Wilson, and Darryl Strawberry. Granderson led off the first inning...
line. Tommie Agee Himself Jerry Grote Himself Bud Harrelson Himself CleonJones Himself Ed Kranepool Himself Tug McGraw Himself Ron Swoboda Himself Man...
home runs during spring training, and quickly moved into a platoon with CleonJones in left field. In the first game of a September 8 doubleheader with the...
expected, and a healthy Saberhagen, along with promising young starter Bobby Jones and John Franco, helped the Mets pitching staff along. In the strike-shortened...
featuring Agee's number 20 and the date, which was April 10, 1969. Teammate CleonJones said the ball was still rising when it hit the seats, so it very likely...
restored. Mets manager Yogi Berra and players Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, CleonJones and Rusty Staub walked to left field to attempt to calm the fans. After...
twelve years later by CleonJones of the New York Mets in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. After the 1957 World Series, Jones returned to the Sacramento...
of disabling injuries to Rusty Staub, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote, and CleonJones brought the team up short and dropped them into their third consecutive...
fielder CleonJones on the foot, then bounced into the Mets' dugout. McNally and the Orioles argued that the ball hit the dirt and not Jones, but Hodges...