Cleon Jones
Cleon Joseph Jones
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 4, 1942 in Plateau, AL
Signed: 1963 by the Mets
Departed: released, July 1975
Cleon is best known as the left fielder on
the 1969 World Champions, and it is also well-known that he held (for nearly 30
years) the record for the highest Mets batting average ever, with his .340 in
'69. His average of .319 two years later was also the second-highest Mets
average ever for many seasons. Lesser-known facts about Cleon's significance at
Shea include these: He led the Mets in steals four seasons in a row, and also in on-base percentage four years in a row. He led
the club in batting and in slugging percentage four different times, and in
runs, hits, doubles, and triples three times each. He was tops
in RBIs and total bases twice each, and even led the club in home runs one
season. Cleon is shown here on his 1970 Kellogg's card. Below the stats box are
cards from Cleon's entire career. And
below those cards is a link to the SABR website, where you can find a good
biography on Mr. Jones; just click on the banner.
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BATTING RECORD (team-leading
totals in red) YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB
HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
seasons
highlighted in blue denote he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Hitter of the
Year
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still
remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal,
just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order
to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a
card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and
game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
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1965 Topps |
1966 Topps |
1965 Topps #308 (Mets Rookies; with
Tom Parsons)
1966 Topps #67 (Mets Rookies; with
Dick Selma)
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1967 Topps |
1968 Topps |
1969 Topps |
1970 Topps |
1970 Topps |
1967 Topps #165
1967 Topps Pin-Ups #13
1968 Topps #254
1969 Milton
Bradley game card
1969 Sports Collectors MLB
Official Photostamps1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint
1969 Topps #512
1969 Topps Stamps
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1967 Topps Pin-Ups |
1970 Kellogg's #3
1970 Topps #61 (NL Batting
Leaders)
1970 Topps #575
1970 Topps Booklets #19
1971 Dell MLB Official Photostamps
1971 Topps #527
1972 Topps #31
1972 Topps #32 (In Action)
1972 Topps #32 (In Action; autographed)
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1970 Topps Booklets |
1972 Topps (including an autograph) |
1973 Topps |
1975 Kellogg's |
2012 Panini Golden Age |
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1973 Topps #540
1974 Topps #245
1974 Topps #476 (World Series Game 5)
1975 Dairylea Picture
Pak
1975 Hostess #123 (uncut panel)
1975 Kellogg's #21
1975 SSPC Mets #11
1975 Topps #43
1981 TCMA The 1960's #322
1987 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Teams 1969 Mets
#3-1969 (with Tommie Agee and Ron Swoboda)
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #16
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #207
1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary
Postcards #19 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #14, #37, #41, #45, #56, #65
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1971 Topps Coins |
2002 Topps Archives #150 (reprint of 1969 Topps #512)
2002 Topps Super Teams #91
2002 Topps Super
Teams Retrofractor #91 (0533/1969)
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #54
2005 Topps Rookie Cup Reprints #14 (reprint of 1967 Topps #165)
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (seven of clubs)
2012 Panini Golden Age #144
2012 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autographs #FFA-CJ (autographed)
2013 Caesars 1973
Mets (king of hearts)
2013 Hero Decks Mets
Heroes (seven of clubs)2013 Panini Hometown Heroes #66
2017 Topps Archives Snapshots #AS-CJ
2017 Topps Archives Snapshots Black and White #AS-CJ
Other Cleon Jones memorabilia in my
collection:
1967 Coca-Cola
bottle cap #V24
1971 Topps Coins #103
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