Mint Jones
First baseman
Born: (1910-12-10)December 10, 1910
Tampa, Florida, US
Died: October 1962
Jacksonville, Florida, US
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
1941, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Teams

Ernest Mint Jones (December 10, 1910 – October 1962) was an American Negro league first baseman who played between 1937 and 1941.

A native of Tampa, Florida, Jones made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Jacksonville Red Caps. He remained with the club through 1941, as it moved to Cleveland in 1939, and then back to Jacksonville in 1941.[1][2]

References

  1. "Mint Jones". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Mint Jones". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.


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