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Doug Jones
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Career Notes

1996
Waived by the Chicago Cubs on June 15.

1995
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent on April 8, 1995 ... Jones was successful in 22 of 25 save opportunities on the year...It marked the eighth time in his career that he earned 20 or more saves in a season and the fifth consecutively...Doug concluded the '95 season with 239 career saves, 11th on the all-time list....Retired 33 of 52 first batters faced......Opponents batted .286 (55-192) against Jones...Lefties hit .229 (24-105) against him while righties hit .356 (31-87) ... Signed by the Chicago Cubs as a free agent on Dec. 28, 1995.

1994
Was second in the National League with 73 Rolaids Relief points, third with 27 saves and fourth with 42 games finished ... Earned his 200th career save on May 29 against Houston ... Recorded a streak of 21.1 consecutive scoreless innings May 12 through June 29 over 20 appearances ... Named to his fifth All-Star team ... Became just the second Phillie pitcher to earn the victory in the All-Star game (Ken Raffensberger in 1944).

1993
Second and last year with the Astros ... Finished eighth in the NL with 71 appearances and 26 saves ... His 62 career saves as an Astro ranked fourth on the club's all-time list ... Was 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA and four saves in April ... Saved seven games in May, despite a 4.58 ERA ... Struggled in June and July, but came back strong in August, posting a 1-2 record with five saves and a 2.16 ERA ... Earned saves in five straight appearances between Aug. 7 and Aug. 12 ... Converted 13 of his final 15 save opportunities ... Allowed just one home run in his final 34 games, covering 37 1/3 innings ... Traded to the Phillies with Jeff Juden, Dec. 2 for Mitch Williams.

1992
Made Astros roster after signing a minor league contract January 23 and going to spring training as a non-roster invitee ... Was selected as the Astros Most Valuable Player by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America in his first NL season ... Finished one point behind Lee Smith in the Rolaids Relief Man voting ... Set a club record with 36 saves and finished first in the NL in relief wins (11), second in appearances, fourth in saves, and fifth in relief ERA (1.85) ... Finished 70 games, 12 more than any other NL reliever ... Was the first true reliever to lead the Astros in wins ... Made his fourth All-Star appearance ... Walked just five batters in 51 2/3 innings after the All-Star break and just four in 48 1/3 on the road ... Lined out in his first major league at-bat, April 22 vs. San Francisco.

1991
Seventh and final season with the Cleveland organization ... After struggling in the bullpen over the first half of the season, was sent to the minors ... Converted his first three save opportunities and was 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA and five saves in April ... Was 1-6 with a 6.67 ERA and six saves in 11 chances at the All-Star break ... Gave up five earned runs in three innings in a pair of games after the break and was sent down to Colorado Springs July 24 ... Earned saves in four of his first games with the Sky Sox ... Was moved into the starting rotation for Colorado Springs ... Tossed a five-hitter vs. Tucson in the PCL playoffs, striking out 11 ... Was recalled Sept. 8 and made his first major league start two days later at Milwaukee ... Fanned a career-best 13 (in eight innings) in his next start, a 3-1 win over Detroit ... Won his third start, defeating Detroit 6-4 on Sept. 25 ... Only loss came in his last start Oct. 2 vs. Milwaukee ... Appeared in relief October 5 at New York, hurling one scoreless inning for his seventh save ... Was 3-1 with a 3.66 ERA and one save in five games (four starts) after his return from the minors.

1990
Broke his own club record by saving 43 games, his third straight season with 30 or more saves ... Was named Cleveland's Man of the Year by the local BBWAA chapter ... Was successful in his first 13 save opportunities and did not blow a save until May 16 ... Became the first Indian to be named to three straight All-Star games since Sam McDowell went to four straight from 1968-71.

1989
Passed the 30-save mark for the second straight year and became Cleveland's all-time save leader in the process ... Broke Ray Narleski's club record of 53 saves on May 19 in Baltimore ... Saved 50 games in 122 appearances, second quickest in history in terms of appearances (Todd Worrell, 109) ... Earned the save in the AL's 5-3 win in the All-Star game at Chicago.

1988
Established a club-record 37 saves in his first full season in the majors ... Set a major league record by earning saves in 15 consecutive appearances from May 13 to July 2, breaking Steve Bedrosian's record of 13 ... Broke Ernie Camacho's club single-season record with his 24th save on July 26 vs. Baltimore ... Named Cleveland's Man of the Year by the local BBWAA chapter and Co-Comeback Player of the Year by Baseball Today.

1987
Split the season between Cleveland and Buffalo (AAA) ... Opened the season with the Indians as a middle reliever and appeared in seven games, posting a 0-1 mark with a 5.79 ERA before being outrighted to the minors April 28 ... Was 5-2 with seven saves and a 2.04 ERA in 23 relief appearances for the Bisons ... Struck out 61 in 61 2/3 innings, while allowing just 49 hits ... Recalled to the Indians June 28 ... Recorded wins in three of his first five appearances between July 2 and July 9 ... In a 10-game span between July 26 and Aug. 16, Doug had four saves and a 0.46 ERA in 19 2/3 innings ... Had an 0-1 mark with a 1.11 ERA and four saves in 13 August appearances ... Was 6-4 with eight saves and a 2.68 ERA in 42 appearances after returning from Triple-A ... Led the team in ERA (3.15), saves (8), and games finished (29) ... Was 8-13 in save situations and ranked eighth among AL relievers in strikeouts and ERA.

1986
Led the International League with a 2.09 ERA at Maine (AAA) ... Named to Baseball America's International League All-Star team ... Called up to Cleveland Sept. 1 and only allowed a run in two of his 11 relief appearances ... Completed campaign with a string of 14 1/3 consecutive scoreless frames in his last eight appearances ... Recorded first major league save Sept. 14 vs. Oakland ... Earned first major league win Sept. 26 at Seattle.

1985
Signed by the Tribe as a free agent April 3 and assigned to Waterbury (AA) ... Spent the whole season at the Double-A level and was used exclusively as a reliever for the first time in his career ... Finished fourth in the Eastern League with 29 relief points and 112 strikeouts.

1984
Spent his seventh and last season in the Milwaukee organization ... Pitched for both El Paso (AA) and Vancouver (AAA) ... Missed one month of the season with a sore right shoulder ... Had a combined minor league record of 7-8 ... Threw seven complete games in 16 starts with El Paso.

1983
Made three appearances with Vancouver before going on the DL from April 11 to Sept. 1 ... Underwent an arthroscopic examination on his right shoulder, but no tear was revealed.

1982
Made the Brewers roster out of spring training and made his major league debut April 9 vs. Toronto, with one scoreless inning of relief ... Was sent down to Vancouver April 23 ... Posted a 2.97 ERA, which would have been good for fourth-place in the PCL if he had thrown nine more innings.


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