▁Mur rell ▁" J ake " ▁Jones ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁first ▁bas eman ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁who ▁played ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 4 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ). ▁List ed ▁at ▁ 6 ' 3 ", ▁ 1 9 7   lb ., ▁Jones ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right - hand ed . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁E pp s , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁for ▁Chicago , ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁seasons , ▁before ▁en list ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁right ▁after ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁attack . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁service ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁becoming ▁an ▁av i ator . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁York town ▁( CV - 1 0 ), ▁flying ▁Gr um man ▁F 6 F ▁Hell cat ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁Between ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Jones ▁destroyed ▁two ▁Japanese ▁A 6 M ▁Zero ▁and ▁dam aged ▁one ▁of ▁them