Sherman Jones
Sherman Jarvis Jones "Roadblock"
Born: February 10, 1935
Winton, NC US
Deceased: February 21, 2007
Kansas City, KS US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
Career: 1953-1965
Major League Statistics
Sherman Jones compiled a career record of 71 wins and 50 losses and a 3.90 ERA in his 259-game pitching career with the Muskogee Giants, St. Cloud Rox, Danville Dans, Danville Leafs, Topeka Hawks, Sioux City Soos, Tacoma Giants, Jersey City Jerseys, Greenville Spinners, Syracuse Chiefs, Raleigh Mets, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Muskogee Giants | 0 | 6 | .000 | 9.00 | 13 | 33.0 | 28 | 33 | 55 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Danville Dans | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4.33 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 156.0 | 133 | 95 | 75 | 7 | 125 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1955 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.62 | 28 | 12 | 112.0 | 107 | 55 | 45 | 4 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 35 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 10 | 16 | .385 | 5.09 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 221.0 | 212 | 143 | 125 | 24 | 145 | 165 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 82.0 | 89 | 56 | 39 | 11 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.49 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 81 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Jerseys | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0.82 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 44.0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.60 | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Greenville Spinners | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 81.0 | 93 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.10 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 163.0 | 134 | 54 | 38 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 71 | 50 | .587 | 3.90 | 259 | 105 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 1003.0 | 936 | 490 | 435 | 62 | 562 | 5 | 601 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | Muskogee Giants | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Danville Dans | 31 | 72 | 67 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .254 | .296 | .343 | .639 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 31 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 35 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .083 | .175 | .083 | .258 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 47 | 102 | 95 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .232 | .277 | .295 | .572 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 13 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .152 | .176 | .152 | .328 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 47 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Jerseys | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Greenville Spinners | 12 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .267 | .345 | .611 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | 37 | 81 | 74 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .230 | .260 | .270 | .530 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | (+) Buffalo Bisons | 33 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .135 | .196 | .173 | .370 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | (+) Toronto Maple Leafs | 33 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .135 | .196 | .173 | .370 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 288 | 457 | 418 | 34 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 78 | .208 | .248 | .256 | .504 | 107 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Muskogee Giants | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Danville Dans | P | 26 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | .907 | 1.500 |
| 1955 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | P | 35 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | .900 | .771 |
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 34 | 8 | 44 | 4 | 1 | .929 | 1.529 |
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 13 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | .879 | 2.231 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 47 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .778 | .298 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Jerseys | P | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Greenville Spinners | P | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1.750 |
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | P | 21 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 3 | .882 | 2.143 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 252 | 44 | 192 | 27 | 8 | .897 | .937 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | Western Association | Muskogee Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1953 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1954 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Danville Dans | NY1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Carolina League | Danville Leafs | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Topeka Hawks | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | |||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | |||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Jerseys | CIN | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Spinners | LAN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WS2 | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | DET | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN |
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