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EMSoccerCoach · 09-21-2010, 07:42 PM

JUNE 22, 2017

Jones Jacks No. 250
Chicago slugger is third to reach homer milestone

ST. LOUIS -- Critics may get on Charley Jones for what he isn't, but what he is - and has been since the PBL's inception - is a prodigious home run threat. And now, he's in an exclusive club.

Jones homered off St. Louis starter Tommy Bond to become the third player in Pastime Baseball League history to hit 250 home runs. Jones joins Arizona's Sam Thompson and Los Angeles' Dan Brouthers as the only sluggers to reach the mark.

A career .241 hitter, Jones has won the Northern League home run title three times, and has topped 30 homers six times. Brouthers and Thompson have each done it five times.

At 34, Jones - who was drafted by the Philadelphia Ringers in the inaugural draft and left for a three-year deal with Chicago at the end of the 2014 season - believes he has plenty of miles left. He'll be a free agent at season's end, and will pose an interesting choice for Chicago. He's a formidable presence, with Roger Connor and Babe Ruth, in the middle of the order. But the Hitmen may choose to go with someone who gets on base more.

"I love it here," Jones said of playing in Chicago. "We've got a strong team and a chance at a ring. And that's what I want."

John O'Rourke of Indianapolis is next in line to 250, currently sitting at 247 homers.

Charley Jones

09-21-2010, 07:42 PM	#1150
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	JUNE 22, 2017 Jones Jacks No. 250 Chicago slugger is third to reach homer milestone ST. LOUIS -- Critics may get on Charley Jones for what he isn't, but what he is - and has been since the PBL's inception - is a prodigious home run threat. And now, he's in an exclusive club. Jones homered off St. Louis starter Tommy Bond to become the third player in Pastime Baseball League history to hit 250 home runs. Jones joins Arizona's Sam Thompson and Los Angeles' Dan Brouthers as the only sluggers to reach the mark. A career .241 hitter, Jones has won the Northern League home run title three times, and has topped 30 homers six times. Brouthers and Thompson have each done it five times. At 34, Jones - who was drafted by the Philadelphia Ringers in the inaugural draft and left for a three-year deal with Chicago at the end of the 2014 season - believes he has plenty of miles left. He'll be a free agent at season's end, and will pose an interesting choice for Chicago. He's a formidable presence, with Roger Connor and Babe Ruth, in the middle of the order. But the Hitmen may choose to go with someone who gets on base more. "I love it here," Jones said of playing in Chicago. "We've got a strong team and a chance at a ring. And that's what I want." John O'Rourke of Indianapolis is next in line to 250, currently sitting at 247 homers. Charley Jones __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association