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Cecil Eugene Jones (March 9, 1922 – July 30, 1960) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Eugene Jones
Pitcher
Born: (1922-03-09)March 9, 1922 Atlanta, Georgia
Died: July 30, 1960(1960-07-30) (aged 38) Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1943, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Teams
Homestead Grays (1943) Atlanta Black Crackers (1943)

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Jones pitched for the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season. He appeared in six games on the mound for the Grays in 1943, posting a 2–0 record with 16 strikeouts in 23.2 innings. Jones also played briefly for the Atlanta Black Crackers that season.[1][2] He died in Atlanta in 1960 at age 38.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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