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Lynn Jones

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: January 1, 1953 in Meadville, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thiel College (Greenville, PA).

School: Thiel College (Greenville, PA)

Debut: April 13, 1979 (Age 26-102d, 14,163rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1986 (Age 33-276d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Lynn Morris Jones

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Darryl Jones

1985 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.4

947

239

.252

109

RBI

OBP

.308

SLG

.321

OPS

.629

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-20 / in Starts: 3-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	27 (14-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (19-13-7)

Most Driven In
J Lentine	2
T Brookens	1
S Kemp	1
J Wockenfuss	1
M Wagner	1

Most Driven In By
S Kemp	2
R Peters	2
J Lentine	1
T Brookens	1
A Trammell	0
L Parrish	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	96	2 (1)	Apr 11	DET	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.39	-0.141	1.89	-0.12%	-1.40	RF
2	97	4 (1)	Apr 13	DET	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	3	1.04	0.012	1.25	0.01%	0.28	RF
3	98	5	Apr 14	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	1.56	-0.041	2.13	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
4	99	6	Apr 16	DET	@	BOS	L,9-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	7	.56	-0.014	.74	-0.01%	-0.25	RF
5	100	7	Apr 17	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	6						RF
6	101	8	Apr 18	DET		KCR	L,6-9	GS-11	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	2	1.25	0.058	1.13	0.03%	0.42	RF
7	102	9	Apr 19	DET		KCR	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.400	.667	5	.23	-0.006	.19	0.00%	-0.11	PH RF
8	103	11 (1)	Apr 21	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	8	7.71	-0.454	6.23	-0.22%	-1.55	PH
9	104	16 (4)	Apr 27	DET		BOS	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.412	.706	5	.72	0.028	.83	0.02%	0.58	PH RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	105	131 (114)	Sep 2 (1)	DET		CHW	W,11-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.412	.706	6						RF
11	106	133 (1)	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,5-4	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.389	.739	8	1.01	0.049	.04	0.00%	0.49	DH
12	107	135 (1)	Sep 6	DET		MIN	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.381	.729	7	.85	-0.043	.03	0.00%	-0.35	DH
13	108	136	Sep 7	DET		MIN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.375	.721	7	.58	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.28	LF
14	109	138 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	DET		BAL	L,6-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.310	.601	1	.80	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.19	LF
15	110	139	Sep 9	DET		BAL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.281	.546	7	.93	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.46	DH
16	111	142 (2)	Sep 13	DET	@	CLE	W,7-4	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567	3	.98	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
17	112	144 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229	.308	.286	.593	1	.94	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.36	CF
18	113	146 (1)	Sep 17	DET	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.349	.342	.691	7	.60	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.99	LF
19	114	147	Sep 18	DET	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	8	1.00	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.48	DH
20	115	149 (1)	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,13-3	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.346	.318	.664	8	.82	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.14	DH
21	116	150	Sep 21	DET		CLE	W,13-1	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.340	.311	.651	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PR RF
22	117	151	Sep 22	DET		TOR	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.340	.311	.651	9						PR
23	118	152	Sep 23	DET		TOR	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.340	.311	.651	5						PR
24	119	153	Sep 24	DET		TOR	W,9-8	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.340	.311	.651	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	120	154	Sep 26	DET		NYY	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.339	.298	.637	8	.60	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.04	DH
26	121	156 (1)	Sep 28	DET		NYY	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.339	.298	.637	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
27	122	160 (3)	Oct 2	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.339	.298	.637	3						LF
28	123	161	Oct 4 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	5-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.351	.333	.684	1	.87	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.62	CF
29	124	162	Oct 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.371	.385	.756	1	1.10	0.198	.00	0.00%	3.29	CF
30	125	163	Oct 5	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.364	.364	.727	1	.97	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.35	CF
							10-20		66	55	9	14	2	2	0	6	10	0	5	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	.255	.364	.364	.727		1.01	-0.547	.40	-0.32%	-0.35

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