have had the distance to make it into the right field overhang at old Tiger Stadium. Jones felt that Wert should have been halfway to second base, prepared to advance if it was a home run, and prepared to return to first if it was caught. Instead, Jones recalled that Wert was returning to first to tag up. Jones says he was already at first when the ball landed in the upper deck, and he passed Wert just 1 or 2 steps past first base. Texas Rangers Jones' major league career ended in 1972 with the Texas Rangers managed by his boyhood hero, Ted Williams, who had helped scout and sign Jones for the Red Sox when Jones was a high school senior. Peninsula Whips In 1973, Jones played with the Peninsula Whips, the Triple-A team in the Montreal Expos organization. After that effort, Jones realized he would not be making a comeback and retired from baseball. He made a comeback of sorts in 1989 in the Senior Professional Baseball League wherein as a member of the Winter Haven Super Sox, his most significant contribution was to introduce teammate Bernie Carbo to Jesus Christ. As Bernie Carbo recounts, "I met a former major leaguer, Dalton Jones, at a swimming pool in Winter Haven, Florida. he told me about Jesus and explained the difference Jesus could make in a life as troubled as mine. I prayed that day, and I believe Jesus began to work within my heart." After his playing career ended, Jones worked for a time at a bank and spent five years working for Exxon. References External links BaseballLibrary.com Audio of July 2006 Interview of Dalton Jones 1943 births Living people Alpine Cowboys players Baseball players from Mississippi Boston Red Sox players Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball infielders Peninsula Whips players People from McComb, Mississippi Seattle Rainiers players Baseball players from Boston Texas Rangers players Winter Haven Super Sox players York White Roses players