Willie Jones
date: label: Date made
content: 1955
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
label: Associated Name
content: Philadelphia Phillies
label: maker
content: Bowman Gum Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: 1955 Bowman baseball card #172 featuring Willie Jones of the Philadelphia Phillies.
label: Description
content: Third baseman Willie “Puddin’ Head” Jones served in the United States Navy during the Second World prior to beginning his Major League Baseball career, primarily spent with the Philadelphia Phillies. Manning the hot corner in Philadelphia from 1947-1959, he made the first of two consecutive All-Star appearances in 1950 as a member of the pennant winning “Whiz Kids”. In 1959 Jones was traded to the Cleveland Indians before being promptly moved again to the Cincinnati Reds, where he finished his career the following season. Known for his defensive prowess, the third baseman led the league in fielding percentage six times. At the pate, "Puddin’ Head" hit .258 lifetime with 190 home runs, 1,502 hits and 812 runs batted in.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, Brooklyn
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.032.573
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.032.573
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Card, Baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 9.525 cm