James Tilford Jones (December 25, 1876 â May 6, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors: for the Louisville Colonels, and and for the New York Giants.
Jones began his career as a pitcher. However, in his first game in the majors, he gave up 22 runs in 6.2 innings of relief against the Chicago Colts. The Colts scored a total of 36 runs in the game, which is still the major league record. He converted to the outfield full-time while in the minor leagues with the Cleveland Lake Shores in .
After his major league career ended, he continued to play in the minor leagues until . He also managed the Grand Rapids Champs in 1914 and the Maysville Burley Cubs in .