Cleon Jones Trivia Quiz Answers

Earlier this week, we had a Cleon Jones Trivia Quiz. Tonight we have the trivia quiz answers for Cleon Jones.  How well do you know this Met all-time great?

Ten Cleon Jones Trivia Quiz Answers

1) Cleon made the final catch of the 1969 World Series  off of future Met World Series winning manager, Davey Johnson

2) In 1966, Cleon Jones finished fourth in the voting for National League rookie of the year. The winner was Reds Second Baseman, Tommy Helms

3) In 1969, Cleon was third in the National League in batting.

4) The all-time non-Hall of Famer great who won the batting title in 1969 was Pete Rose. Roberto Clemente was second.

5) In the famous shoe polish incident involving Cleon in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series, the Oriole pitcher was Dave McNally.

6) Cleon played all but thirteen games of his career with the Mets. He was released in 1975 and he was briefly picked up by the Chicago White Sox

7) Cleon's .340 average in 1969 was the highest in Mets history until broken in 1998 by John Olerud who hit an incredible .354 (that guy never gets enough credit for his career)

8) Cleon finished seventh in the National League voting for MVP that year. The two Mets who finished ahead of him were Tom Seaver who finished second and Tommie Agee who finished sixth.

9)  The slugger who was the National League MVP in 1969 with a .320 batting average, 120 rbi's and 45 home runs was Willie McCovey

10) In 1969 Cleon's twelve home runs tied him with Donn Clendenon for third on the team. Art Shamsky was second with fourteen and the top home run hitter on the Mets that year was Tommie Agee with 26.

Hope you enjoyed the Cleon Jones Trivia Quiz Challenge.