Collins Jones
PositionInfielder
Birth dateOctober 15, 1922
Birth placeMacon, Georgia, U.S.
Death dateNovember 11, 1991 (aged 69)
Death placeDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
BatsBoth
ThrowsRight
DebutleagueNegro league baseball
Debutyear1943
DebutteamCincinnati Clowns
Finalyear1945
FinalteamBirmingham Black Barons
Teams

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

References

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

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