Collins Jones

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Collins Jones
Infielder
Born: (1922-10-15)October 15, 1922
Macon, Georgia
Died: November 11, 1991(1991-11-11) (aged 69)
Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Cincinnati Clowns
Last appearance
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Collins Chesterfield Jones Jr. (October 15, 1922 – November 11, 1991), sometimes listed as "Collis", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Macon, Georgia, Jones made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 with the Cincinnati Clowns and Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars. He went on to play for the Birmingham Black Barons the following two seasons.[1][2] Jones died in Detroit, Michigan in 1991 at age 69.

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  1. ^ "Collins Jones". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Collis Jones". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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