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James Dalton Jones
Boston Red Sox
Third Base-First Base
Born: December 10, 1943, McComb, MS
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 4, 1961
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1964-69; Detroit Tigers 1970-72; Texas Rangers 1972
World Series Appearances: Boston Red Sox 1967
Dalton Jones spent nine big league seasons as an infielder and pinch-hitter, and he's probably best remembered as a member of the "Impossible Dream" American League Champion Red Sox. Jones made at least 50 starts for the Red Sox each season between 1964 and 1969, except 1967, spending time at second, third or first base. He settled into a role as a light-hitting left-handed bat off the bench, but attained a starring role in the 1967 World Series. Jones appeared in 6 of the 7 games of the Series, batting .389 (7 for 18) and second only to Carl Yastrzemski (#130) on the club with the highest batting average.
Jones was traded to the Tigers in December 1969, and he spent two full seasons in Detroit before being dealt to the Rangers in May 1972. Jones was a career .235 batter over 907 games with 41 home runs and 237 RBIs.
Dalton Jones spent nine big league seasons as an infielder and pinch-hitter, and he's probably best remembered as a member of the "Impossible Dream" American League Champion Red Sox. Jones made at least 50 starts for the Red Sox each season between 1964 and 1969, except 1967, spending time at second, third or first base. He settled into a role as a light-hitting left-handed bat off the bench, but attained a starring role in the 1967 World Series. Jones appeared in 6 of the 7 games of the Series, batting .389 (7 for 18) and second only to Carl Yastrzemski (#130) on the club with the highest batting average.
Jones was traded to the Tigers in December 1969, and he spent two full seasons in Detroit before being dealt to the Rangers in May 1972. Jones was a career .235 batter over 907 games with 41 home runs and 237 RBIs.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #402
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Red Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
In his final season with the Red Sox, Jones appeared in 111 games, batting .220 with three home runs and 33 RBIs. He made 80 starts throughout the season for manager Dick Williams (#349) - 74 at first base, more than any other teammate, five at third base and one at second base. With Jones not producing offensively at first base, Boston traded him to the Tigers on December 13th in exchange for infielder Tommy Matchick (#344).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #459
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1964-73
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 Pacific Senior League #55
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 45 in the Beckett online database as of 11/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 110th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost a little less than a dollar.
The photos used for Jones' 1969 and 1970 Topps card were taken within a few seconds of one another. Topps had a tough time keeping up with Jones' versatility in the infield. For his 10 appearances on Topps flagship cards, here's the break-down of his listed position: 2B (4), 2B-3B (1), 3B-2B (1), 3B-1B (1), 1B-3B (1), Infield (1) and no position was listed in 1972. The back of the card references how Jones got the regular first baseman's job after George Scott's (#574) prolonged slump. Jones batted .262 (81 for 309) with three home runs and 52 RBIs as a pinch-hitter over his career.
Accuracy Index: Jones' card scores a solid +5.
1969 Season
In his final season with the Red Sox, Jones appeared in 111 games, batting .220 with three home runs and 33 RBIs. He made 80 starts throughout the season for manager Dick Williams (#349) - 74 at first base, more than any other teammate, five at third base and one at second base. With Jones not producing offensively at first base, Boston traded him to the Tigers on December 13th in exchange for infielder Tommy Matchick (#344).
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #459
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1964-73
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 Pacific Senior League #55
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 45 in the Beckett online database as of 11/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
#456 Bud Harrelson - New York Mets / #458 Curt Blefary - Houston Astros
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