Abe Jones (birthdate unknown) was an American baseball catcher and manager in the pre-Negro leagues.
| Abe Jones | |
|---|---|
| Catcher / Manager | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| debut | |
| 1887, for the Unions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1894, for the Chicago Unions | |
| Teams | |
Along with Frank Leland and W.S. Peters, Jones played for and managed the Chicago Union Giants for the first two years of the club,[1] then moved to the catcher position until 1894.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.