Binky Jones

American baseball player (1899-1961)

Baseball player

Binky Jones

Shortstop
Born: (1899-07-11)July 11, 1899
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: May 13, 1961(1961-05-13) (aged 61)
St. Louis, Missouri

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
April 15, 1924, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1924, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average| .108
Home runs| 0
Runs batted in| 2
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Brooklyn Robins (1924)

John Joseph "Binky" Jones (July 11, 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri – May 13, 1961) was a professional baseball player who played shortstop for the Brooklyn Robins in ten games during the 1924 season.

Jones is notable for being part of one of the oddest trades in baseball history. In 1931, while a member of the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a turkey. The owner claimed it was because the turkey was having a better year. The turkey was promptly served for dinner to assembled sportswriters, while Jones retired and never played again.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Clair, Michael (November 25, 2020). "A player was traded for turkey ... then retired". mlb.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

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