June 24: Happy Birthday Doug Jones


Happy Birthday, Doug Jones!


  • Douglas Reid Jones was born on June 24, 1957 in Covina, California.
  • 5x All-Star.
  • 69-79 W-L, 3.30 ERA, 909 SO, 303 SV.
Doug Jones and his teams:

    
Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.

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