Deacon Jones (infielder)

Grover William "Deacon" Jones (April 18, 1934 – May 7, 2023) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout.

A great natural hitter, Jones still holds the Midwest League record for the highest single-season batting average when he hit .409 for the Dubuque Packers in 1956.

After retiring as a player, Jones served as a scout and minor-league coach and manager in the White Sox organization through 1973.

In later years, Jones served as the special assistant to the president for the Sugar Land Skeeters, a member of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

He remained as a special advisor when the Skeeters became the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Jones in 1963