Bobby J. Jones
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Bobby J. Jones was a pitcher for the Mets from 1993 to 2000. In 193 games with the team, he recorded 74 wins and 714 strikeouts. Jones pitched a total of 1215 and two-thirds innings as a Met.
Jones made his major league debut on August 14, 1993. He got his first major league win as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 9-5, at Philadelphia. Bobby also got credited with a victory in the Mets’ 8-3 win at Chicago on September 2.
Over the strike-torn seasons of 1994 and 1995, Jones had a won-lost record of 22-17 with 207 strikeouts. He pitched his first two major league shutouts with a 1-0 complete game win at St. Louis on May 7, 1994 and a three-hitter for a 5-0 Mets win at Montreal on September 8, 1995. In ’95, Bobby was the winning pitcher in combined shutouts with John Franco on May 5 (at Cincinnati) and Doug Henry on May 16 (at Houston.) The victory over the Astros gave Jones his ninth win in his last 10 pitching decisions.
In 1996, Bobby had 12 wins for the season. From April 28 to May 26, he recorded five wins without a defeat and posted a 2.31 earned run average. At Cincinnati on July 28, Bobby pitched a three-hit complete game in the Mets’ 7-1 win over the Reds. On August 20, he struck out ten batters as the Mets defeated the Giants, 7-3, at San Francisco. Jones also pitched a four-hit shutout for a 4-0 Mets victory at Houston on September 24.
Jones pitched 30 games and had a team-leading 15 wins in 1997. He had eight wins without a loss from April 30 to June 9, including a 6-1 win at Colorado on May 5 and a four-hit shutout for a 7-0 Mets win at Montreal on May 28. On June 20, Bobby held the Pirates scoreless through eight and two-third innings to record the win in the Mets’ 1-0 victory at Shea Stadium. Also in ’97, Jones was a member of the National League All-Star team and pitched one shutout inning in the Game in Cleveland.
In 1998 and 1999, Jones pitched in 42 games and recorded 12 wins. He had five straight winning decisions during the ’98 season and recorded three straight victories in ’99. On April 12, 1999, Bobby was the winning pitcher in the Mets’ 8-1 victory over the Marlins at Shea. In the game, Jones hit his first major league home run. Injuries sidelined Bobby for the last four months of the ’99 season.
Bobby had a won-lost record of 11-6 in 2000. He won seven of his last eight decisions on the season in leading the Mets to their second consecutive Wild Card title. In the National League Division Series, Jones pitched a series-clinching one-hit shutout in Game 4 as the Mets defeated the Giants, 4-0, at Shea on October 8. Bobby also pitched in the National League Championship Series and World Series in 2000.
Following the 2000 season, Jones signed with the San Diego Padres as a free agent. He pitched two years in San Diego to conclude his career.
