Ruppert Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruppert Jones
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 12, 1955(1955-03-12)
Age	69
Birthplace	Dallas
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Ruppert Jones Biography

Ruppert Jones is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 12, 1955 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Ruppert Sanderson, a former center fielder in Major League Baseball, was born March 12, 1955. The Seattle Mariners selected him as the first Major League Baseball expansion draft player.

Jones’ power and range at center field made him a fan favourite in Seattle. Jones was batting at.256 at the All-Star break with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs to become the first All-Star representative of the club. He finished the season at.263 and had 24 home runs. He also had 76 RBIs, which earned him the 1977 Topps Rookie All-Star centre fielder.

He returned healthy in 1979, and established career highs in runs (109), hits (166), triples (9), RBIs (78) and stolen bases (33) while playing a full 162 game schedule. Following the season, he was traded to the New York Yankees with pitcher Jim Lewis for Rick Anderson, Jim Beattie, Juan Beníquez and Jerry Narron. He left the Mariners with the club record for most runs scored in a season (109 in 1979) and he is tied for club records for runs and walks in a game.

Jones was batting .223 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs playing center and batting second in the Yankees’ line-up when he separated his shoulder on August 25, 1980 crashing into the outfield wall in Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum chasing a Tony Armas fly ball. The Yankees won 103 games that season to win the American League East, however, Jones was unable to appear in the post-season as his injury required season ending surgery. He sued A’s owner Charlie Finley after the season.

Jones batting.262 in the Omaha Royals’ first half of 1976 season, scoring nineteen runs and collecting 73 RBIs. He was then called up to the majors for his second half of 1976 season. Jones was the hero in his second major league game. He went two-for-five, scoring three runs and helping the Royals win an 8-3 victory against the Chicago White Sox. He batted.216 for the season with one home run, seven RBIs and a left-handed bat from the bench.

Ruppert Jones Net Worth

Ruppert Jones is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruppert Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Kansas City Royals drafted him in the third round 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Jones spent three seasons in the Kansas City Royals’ farm system and batted.287 with 38 runs home runs and 173 runs batting in. He then went into Spring Training 1976 to compete for the right-field outfield position. He had a good Spring but was outscored by Tom Poquette and was reassigned at triple A Omaha as the regular season began.

Whitey Herzog, the Royals manager, called Jones one the top three prospects within his team’s organization and realized they would lose Jones if he was not protected in the 1976 expansion draft. Jones was not a good fit for the team’s future plans due to the high level of talent within the organization. He was therefore left unprotected. Danny Kaye, an actor who owned the Seattle Mariners, named Jones as the first overall pick of the expansion draft.

On May 16, 1978, Jones tied a major league record for outfielders with twelve putouts in an extra innings game against the Detroit Tigers. His 1978 season was interrupted by an appendectomy in mid June. He returned in late July, but managed just a .214 batting average the rest of the way. For the season he batted .235 with six home runs and 46 RBIs.

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Jones served as a fourth outfielder and designated hitter his first season in California. His 21 home runs were second only to Reggie Jackson. He and Jackson switched roles in 1986, with Jackson assuming DH duties and Jones earning most of his playing time in right field. The Angels won the American League West that year, earning Jones his second trip to the post-season, but lost the 1986 American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox in heart-breaking fashion. Jones collected three hits in the ALCS, scoring four runs and driving in two.

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Ruppert Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ruppert Jones celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.

Jones was invited to the Milwaukee Brewers’ Spring training camp in Tucson, Arizona as a non-roster invitee in 1988. Though he hit well, he failed to make the club. He signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers in the beginning of May, and earned American Association “Player of the Week” honors his second week with the Oklahoma City 89ers. His stay in Oklahoma City, however, was brief. After fifty games, he left for Japan, signing with the Hanshin Tigers. He returned to Oklahoma City in 1989, but with a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum, he called it quits after 27 games.