The back: The Tigers had five rookies in 1979, and their Rookie of the Year was fifth out of five in WAR. Of course WAR wasn't around in 1979; batting average meant a lot more back then. (Dan Petry 2.0; Pat Underwood 1.2; Tom Brookens 0.9; Dave Tobik 0.6; Jones 0.4)
The player: Outfielder Lynn Jones played in 527 games over eight seasons with the Tigers and Royals, hitting .252 with 7 HR and 91 RBI. He helped the Royals win the 1985 World Series, with a double and triple in three at-bats against the Cardinals.
The man: Jones had a long coaching career in the major and minor leagues, and is now an volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Thiel College in Pennsylvania.
My collection: I have 12 of his cards, from 1980 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1984 Topps Traded #58.
There seems to be a lot of guys in this set that I've never heard of.
ReplyDeleteI might have that 1984 Topps traded off Jones. Email me at billkhan35@gmail.com if you’re interested. I may have other Lynn Jones cards if you collect him. I’m a Tigers collector, so always looking for guys in the olde English D.
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