Scott Fennessy passed on this interesting 1915 Fielder Jones card from the Federal League. Around the turn of the century, Jones had a relatively distinguished career as an outfielder in the National League with Brooklyn and in the American League with the Chicago White Sox. He went on to manage the St Louis Terriers in the Federal League and even got in a few at-bats as a player.
There’s almost no point in displaying his stats below. He simply went 0 for 6 in seven games for the Terriers with 1 run scored.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 Totals | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Perhaps APBA wanted to pay homage to Jones’ career because as bad as his 1915 card is, it is better than it should be. APBA card makers have Jones with a 66-6, an 11-7 in addition to the typical 8-8-8-9-9 combination.
Ugly numbers: 25-16, 51-13, 31-40
To be fair, Fielder Jones managed the Terriers to an 87-67 record in 1915. That was good for second place behind Joe Tinker’s Chicago Whales. Aging Hall of Famer Eddie Plank (21-11, 2.08) played a big role in the Terriers’ success.
Bit o’ trivia: Fielder Jones was known throughout his career as a great glove man in the outfield. He consistently ranked high in putouts and assists. Appropriately, “Fielder” was his given first name, not a nickname.
thanks Scott!
A couple of things I found out after sending Tom the card. Jones appeared to be retired at the time of his hiring having last played for the Sox a couple years prior.
Plank became the first left handed pitcher to win 300 games, and he did it as a member of the Federal League. There are several big names that were basically at the end of the road, or just the beginning.
As opposed to Cecil Fielder!