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Cleon Jones
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1991
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 17 of 1233 players

Cleon Joseph Jones
Born: August 4, 1942 at Plateau, Ala.
Throws: Left Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 190

Cleon Jones has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 65 times, most recently on November 11, 2023.

First Mets game: September 14, 1963
Last Mets game: July 18, 1975

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
34	September 14, 1963	May 5, 1965
12	August 31, 1965	October 3, 1965
21	April 14, 1966	July 27, 1975

34,+12,+21

Cleon Jones also played for the following team:

Chicago White Sox 1976

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on July 5, 1962.

Released by the New York Mets on July 27, 1975.

On disabled list:

from April 5, 1975 to May 27, 1975 (knee injury)

Established a Mets season record for Stolen Bases in 1966 with 16 and in 1968 with 23.
Tied Mets season record of 8 Sacrifice Flies in 1973. Record was previously set by Ed Kranepool in 1965 and tied by Bud Harrelson in 1970. Broken by Rusty Staub in 1975 with 9.
Established a Mets season record for Grounded into Double Play in 1970 with 26. Broken by Mike Piazza in 1999 with 27.

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1963 Raleigh (A) 49 177 28 54 5 6 2 23 31 -- 41 1 20 2 0 0 77 .305 .435 .412

1963 Auburn (A) 14 50 19 18 1 3 1 6 9 -- 11 0 4 0 0 0 28 .360 .560 .458

1964 Buffalo (AAA) 137 500 96 139 22 6 16 70 45 -- 92 3 12 2 2 6 221 .278 .442 .338

1965 Buffalo (AAA) 123 454 61 122 15 3 15 49 33 -- 77 2 14 8 3 0 188 .269 .414 .321

Cleon Jones played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Raleigh Mets 1963; Auburn Mets 1963; Buffalo Bisons 1964, 1965

Games played by position
1963: Auburn (A): Outfield 12; Raleigh (A): Outfield 49
1964: Buffalo (AAA): Outfield 130
1965: Buffalo (AAA): Outfield 120

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1968 Cleon Jones

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