Jonas Gaines - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Jonas Gaines



Jonas George Gaines
(Lefty)

Born: January 9, 1915 in New Roads, LA
Died: August 6, 1998 in Baker, LA
          (83 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: L
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 155
Biographical
Wikipedia BR Bullpen SABR Bio Project SABR Index

Notes:


• College: Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)
• Buried: Port Hudson National Cemetery (Zachary, LA)
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
10
1937
1948
BEG/EAS
22.1
2.6
0.0
19.4
-0.1
2
CF
9
1937
1948
BEG/EAS
14.1
14.0
0.5
0.0
-0.4
3
RF
6
1937
1945
MULT
11.8
12.6
0.0
0.0
-0.8
4
SS
8
1939
1948
BEG/EAS
10.8
2.8
5.6
0.0
2.4
5
LF
7
1938
1946
BEG/NOS
10.0
10.3
0.7
0.0
-1.1
6
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
8.0
-0.3
0.0
8.3
0.0
7
2B
5
1937
1946
BEG
6.5
5.0
0.9
0.0
0.6
8
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
6.3
2.8
0.0
3.7
-0.2
9
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
6.1
0.0
0.0
6.1
0.0
10
SP
6
1937
1946
BEG
6.1
-0.9
0.0
7.0
0.0
11
C
7
1937
1945
BEG
5.9
5.9
-0.2
-0.1
0.3
12
2B
3
1946
1948
BEG
5.4
2.3
2.5
0.0
0.6
13
SS
4
1937
1946
MULT
5.3
5.0
-0.4
0.0
0.7
14
3B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
5.3
2.7
0.0
2.5
0.1
15
2B
1
1940
1940
MXD
4.9
4.6
0.0
0.0
0.4
16
LF
2
1947
1948
BEG
4.3
3.9
0.7
0.0
-0.4
17
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
4.2
0.0
0.1
4.1
0.0
18
SP
5
1944
1948
BEG
3.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
0.0
19
SP
3
1940
1946
EAS/VEZ
3.4
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.0
20
SP
4
1937
1946
MULT
3.3
0.3
0.1
3.0
0.0
21
SS
2
1940
1942
EAS/MXD
3.1
2.7
0.1
0.0
0.4
22
1B
4
1941
1948
BEG
3.0
4.9
-0.9
0.0
-1.0
23
C
3
1940
1946
EAS/VEZ
2.9
2.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
24
LF
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.6
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
25
1B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.4
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.3
26
SP
2
1937
1939
NE/NOS
2.4
0.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
27
SP
3
1939
1942
BEG
2.4
0.8
0.1
1.6
0.0
28
SP
2
1939
1946
BEG
2.3
-0.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
29
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
2.3
2.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
30
3B
9
1937
1947
BEG
2.2
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.6
31
1B
5
1938
1946
BEG
2.1
2.6
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
32
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
2.0
-0.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
33
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
2.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
34
3B
2
1937
1940
NE/VEZ
2.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
35
SP
3
1937
1941
BEG
2.0
0.3
0.0
1.7
0.0
36
SP
2
1944
1945
BEG
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
37
C
1
1940
1940
MXD
1.9
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
38
RF
3
1944
1948
BEG
1.7
0.6
1.1
0.0
0.0
39
SP
6
1937
1945
BEG
1.5
-0.8
0.0
2.3
0.0
40
1B
4
1937
1942
MULT
1.4
2.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
41
C
3
1937
1939
BEG
1.3
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.2
42
RF
2
1939
1941
BEG
1.3
1.7
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
43
SP
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.3
0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
44
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
1.3
1.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
45
SP
5
1939
1946
BEG/NOS
1.2
0.7
0.0
0.6
0.0
46
SP
1
1941
1941
CAG
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
47
SP
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.1
0.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
48
CF
1
1941
1941
BEG
1.1
1.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
49
SP
2
1937
1938
BEG
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.8
0.0
50
3B
2
1941
1942
BEG
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.0
51
SP
2
1945
1946
BEG
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
52
3B
2
1947
1948
BEG
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
53
CF
2
1937
1941
CAG/NE
0.9
0.0
0.9
0.0
-0.1
54
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD/VEZ
0.9
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
55
1B
2
1937
1939
NE/NOS
0.8
1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
56
1B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
-0.1
57
SS
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
58
SP
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
59
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.9
0.0
60
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
61
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
62
RF
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
63
RF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
64
2B
2
1942
1946
EAS
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
65
SP
2
1937
1938
BEG
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
66
2B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
67
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
68
2B
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.4
-0.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
69
3B
3
1944
1946
BEG
0.4
0.1
0.6
0.0
-0.3
70
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
71
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
72
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
RP
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
75
SS
1
1937
1937
NE
0.3
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
76
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
77
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
RF
2
1946
1947
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.3
79
2B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
3B
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
81
C
2
1939
1941
BEG/CAG
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
82
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.6
0.0
83
RP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
84
CF
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
RF
1
1937
1937
NE
0.1
0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
87
RP
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
88
RP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
SP
1
1937
1937
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
2B
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
92
LF
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
1B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
94
C
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
C
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
96
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
98
LF
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
1B
2
1937
1939
BEG/NE
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
101
LF
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RP
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
1B
1
1945
1945
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
LF
2
1938
1940
BEG/VEZ
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
106
RP
1
1937
1937
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
C
1
1937
1937
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
-
1
1940
1940
MXD/VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1947
1947
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1942
1942
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
-
1
1942
1942
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RF
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
SS
4
1937
1948
BEG/NOS
0.0
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
132
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
2B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
1B
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
3B
1
1938
1938
BEG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
136
C
2
1939
1941
CAG/NOS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
137
SS
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
138
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
SP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
3B
1
1946
1946
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
143
1B
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
3B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
146
2B
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
147
3B
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
148
RP
1
1942
1942
EAS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
149
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
150
C
2
1946
1947
BEG
-0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
151
RF
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
153
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
154
RF
1
1941
1941
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
SP
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
157
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
158
3B
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
RP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
161
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
162
RF
2
1938
1942
BEG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
RF
1
1937
1937
BEG
-0.2
0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
164
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
165
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
167
SP
3
1941
1946
BEG
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
168
SP
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
169
SS
2
1939
1940
MXD/NOS
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
170
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
171
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
172
C
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
0.5
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
174
2B
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.2
175
-
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
176
RF
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
177
C
1
1946
1946
BEG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
178
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
179
-
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
180
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
181
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
182
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
183
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
184
C
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
185
1B
2
1944
1945
BEG
-0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
186
CF
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
187
-
1
1939
1939
BEG
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
188
2B
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.6
0.0
189
C
1
1947
1947
BEG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
190
RP
2
1939
1941
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
191
LF
3
1937
1946
EAS/NE
-0.6
0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
192
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
193
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
194
SP
3
1946
1948
BEG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
195
-
2
1937
1939
BEG
-0.7
0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
196
-
1
1948
1948
BEG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
197
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
198
C
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
199
RP
2
1944
1945
BEG
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
200
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
201
3B
1
1940
1940
MXD
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
202
C
2
1947
1948
BEG
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
203
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
204
-
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
205
1B
1
1942
1942
BEG
-0.8
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
206
2B
1
1937
1937
NE
-0.9
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
207
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.9
-0.2
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
208
RF
1
1940
1940
MXD
-1.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
209
LF
1
1940
1940
MXD
-1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
210
RP
1
1940
1940
VEZ
-1.1
0.0
0.0
-1.1
0.0
211
-
1
1945
1945
BEG
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
212
C
5
1941
1946
BEG
-1.2
-2.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
213
C
3
1946
1948
BEG
-1.5
-2.0
0.1
0.0
0.3

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