ON-CARD ALL-STAR: 1970 CLEON JONES

The next 1970 card to get the "on-card all-star" banner is New York Mets outfielder Cleon Jones, who had himself quite a season in 1969, including starting for the National League in that year's "Midsummer Classic":

Jones was on his way to a career-year, finishing up with a .340 batting average, along with 92 runs scored and 75 runs batted in and 164 hits, all career-bests, while helping lead the surprising Mets to their improbable World Championship over the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles.

Those numbers got him a seventh-place finish in MVP voting, and a lot of love in NYC among Mets fans.

Jones would play twelve of his 13-years in the Major Leagues with the Mets, finishing up in 1976 with a scant twelve games playing for the Chicago White Sox.

He'd finish with a .281 career average, with 1196 hits in 4263 at-bats over 1213 games, and of course that World Championship with the 1969 "Miracle Mets".

 

CAREER CAPPER- 1976 CLEON JONES

Here’s a “career-capping” card for a guy beloved by New York Mets fans, former outfielder Cleon Jones, who spent 12 of his 13-year career out in Queens:

Jones appeared in only 21 games for the Mets in 1975, batting .240 with 12 hits over 50 at-bats, but his body of work made him an early star of the organization.
For the World Champion team of 1969 he would claim the Mets high-mark in batting average for a season when he batted .340.
He would also bat as high as .319 in 1971, on his way to a lifetime .281 average with 1196 hits over 4263 at-bats in 1213 games.

MISSING 1970 ALL-STAR: CLEON JONES- OF

The next "missing all-star" from the 1970 Topps set (as explained earlier on this blog), is former New York Mets star outfielder Cleon Jones.

Check out my card first:

Jones started the all-star game and was having his best Major League season in 1969, on his way to a .340 batting average with 92 runs scored and 75 runs batted in, paired up with twelve homers and 16 stolen bases.

Those numbers got him a seventh-place finish in MVP voting, and a lot of love in NYC among Mets fans.

Jones would play twelve of his 13-years in the Major Leagues with the Mets, finishing up in 1976 with a scant twelve games playing for the Chicago White Sox.

He'd finish with a .281 career average, with 1196 hits in 4263 at-bats over 1213 games, and of course a World Championship with the 1969 "Miracle Mets".