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Hard-throwing but wild, the 6'4" Jones was one of a record eight pitchers used by the Reds against the Yankees in the fifth and final game of the 1961 World Series. The Mets' starter in their first-ever home game (4/13/62), he was 0-4 that year before recurring arm problems finished him. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 27, 1961: The Reds trade C Ed Bailey to the Giants for Don Blasingame, C Bob Schmidt, and P Sherman Jones. Bailey immediately replaces Tom Haller behind the plate. » April 13, 1962: Just 12,447 Mets' fans welcome the return of National League baseball to New York. Sherman Jones drops a 4–3 decision to the Pirates at the Polo Grounds, which sparkles after a $350,000 face-lift.