James Tilford Jones (December 25, 1876 – May 6, 1953) was a Major League Baseball outfielder.

He played all or part of three seasons in the majors: 1897 for the Louisville Colonels, and 1901 and 1902 for the New York Giants.

However, in his first game in the majors, he gave up 22 runs in 6.2 innings of relief against the Chicago Colts.

He converted to the outfield full-time while in the minor leagues with the Cleveland Lake Shores in 1900.

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