Albert Edward "Cowboy" "Bronco" Jones (August 23, 1874 – February 9, 1958) was a

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. He pitched one full season and parts of three others in

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from 1898 until 1901 for the

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and St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals. Born August 23, 1874, in

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, Cowboy Jones was the son of Welsh immigrants Evan and Jane Jones. He married his wife Nellie on January 25, 1896 in Boulder, Colorado. They had no children. Jones began his professional career in 1896 with the Pueblo Rovers of the

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and made his major league debut on June 24, 1898 with the Cleveland Spiders. Jones was the first player born in

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to play in the major leagues, and the only one who played in the 19th century. In 1899, the Spiders' owners transferred most of the Cleveland stars, including Jones, to the St. Louis Perfectos. Jones pitched three seasons for the Perfectos, who were renamed the Cardinals in 1899. Johnson played with the Cardinals through the 1901 season and continued to play minor league baseball until 1915, when he retired at age 41 and settled in the town of his birth,

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. He later served as Mayor of Golden. Jones died in

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on February 9, 1958.

References

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