Elijah Albert Jones (January 27, 1882 – April 29, 1943), nicknamed "Bumpus", was an American baseball pitcher. He was born in Oxford, Michigan, in 1882 and played seven years of professional baseball from 1906 to 1912, including two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1907 and 1909. He appeared in six major league games and compiled a 1-2 record with a 4.15 earned run average (ERA). He died in 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan, at age 61. References 1882 births 1943 deaths Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Michigan Springfield Senators players Johnstown Johnnies players Montreal Royals players Indianapolis Indians players Jersey City Skeeters players Rochester Hustlers players People from Oxford, Michigan