Jim Jones (1900s outfielder)
Introduction '''James Tilford Jones''' (December 25, 1876 – May 6, 1953) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors:  for the Louisville Colonels, and  and  for the New York Giants.Jones began his career as a pitcher. However, in his first game in the majors, he gave up 22 runs in 6.2 innings of relief against the Chicago Colts. The Colts scored a total of 36 runs in the game, which is still the major league record. He converted to the outfield full-time while in the minor leagues with the Cleveland Lake Shores in .After his major league career ended, he continued to play in the minor leagues until . He also managed the Grand Rapids Champs in 1914 and the Maysville Burley Cubs in .
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