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Ruppert Jones

Birthdate:

3/12/1955

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Dallas, TX, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

A well-traveled veteran MLB player, Ruppert Jones was a noted defensive ballhawk and lined 1,103 career hits, including 147 homers. Born and raised in Dallas Texas, Ruppert Jones was drafted in the 1973 amateur draft by the Royals, and in a trial with Kansas City in the last month of 1976 hit .216 in 28 games. Selected by Seattle in the 1976 November expansion draft Ruppert Jones became a fans favorite when blasted a career best 24 homers and made the American League All-Star team. His numbers for the year were: .263, 26 Ds, 8 TS, 24 Hr, 85 Runs, and 75 RBI. After hitting .235 for the Mariners in 1978, and .267, with 29 Ds, 9 Ts, 21 Hr, and a career best 109 Runs in 1979, much to the disappointment of Mariners fans he was traded to the Yankees in the winter. However, he was on the disabled list most of the 1980 season, hit .223 in 83 games in 1980 and was traded to San Diego.

Ruppert Jones rebounded in 1981 with the Padres hitting .249, with 34 doubles, 4 homers in 105 games. In 1982 he started well and was selected for his second All-Star game, hitting .283 in 116 games. HE tied a MLB record by striking out 8 times in two consecutive games, July 16 and 17.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1976	KCR (AL)	28	51	9	11	1	1	1	7	3	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	.216	.259	SLG
1977	SEA (AL)	160	597	85	157	26	8	24	76	55	120	13	9	3	2	3	6	.263	.324	SLG
1978	SEA (AL)	129	472	48	111	24	3	6	46	55	85	22	6	2	0	8	5	.235	.312	SLG
1979	SEA (AL)	162	622	109	166	29	9	21	78	85	78	33	12	4	3	2	4	.267	.356	SLG
1980	NYY (AL)	83	328	38	73	11	3	9	42	34	50	18	8	3	3	5	3	.223	.299	SLG
1981	SDP (NL)	105	397	53	99	34	1	4	39	43	66	7	9	2	0	4	7	.249	.318	SLG
1982	SDP (NL)	116	424	69	120	20	2	12	61	62	90	18	15	11	1	3	3	.283	.373	SLG
1983	SDP (NL)	133	335	42	78	12	3	12	49	35	58	11	11	4	0	2	0	.233	.305	SLG
1984	DET (AL)	79	215	26	61	12	1	12	37	21	47	2	4	0	0	0	1	.284	.346	SLG
1985	CAL (AL)	125	389	66	90	17	2	21	67	57	82	7	4	2	0	8	2	.231	.328	SLG
1986	CAL (AL)	126	393	73	90	21	3	17	49	64	87	10	3	5	3	7	3	.229	.339	SLG
1987	CAL (AL)	85	192	25	47	8	2	8	28	20	38	2	1	2	0	1	0	.245	.316	SLG
12 years		1331	4415	643	1103	215	38	147	579	534	817	143	84	38	12	43	34	.250	.330	.SLG

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