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Abe Jones (baseball)

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Abe Jones
Catcher / Manager
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1887, for the Unions
Last appearance
1894, for the Chicago Unions
Teams

Abe Jones (birthdate unknown) was an American baseball catcher and manager in the pre-Negro leagues.

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

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  1. ^ a b c "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.