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Rick Jones (pitcher)

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Rick Jones
Pitcher
Born: (1955-04-16) April 16, 1955 (age 69)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1976, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1978, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–9
Earned run average4.02
Strikeouts72
Teams

Thomas Frederick Jones (born April 16, 1955) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1978 for the Boston Red Sox (1976) and Seattle Mariners (1977–78). Listed at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 190 lb, he batted and threw left-handed.

He was traded along with Enrique Romo and Tom McMillan from the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mario Mendoza, Odell Jones and Rafael Vásquez at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1978.[1]

In a three-year career, Jones posted a 6–9 record with 72 strikeouts and a 4.02 ERA in 159.0 innings of work.

Following his career in the majors, Jones pitched one more season in the minor leagues in 1979 for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.

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