Randy Jones

Randall Leo Jones
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1950 in Fullerton, CA
Drafted: 5th round 1972 by the San Diego Padres
Acquired: traded from the Padres for John Pacella and Jose Moreno, December 1980
Departed: released, November 1982

 

The rookie card for this two-time 20-game winner (shown here) has one of Topps' most famous errors on it. It was widely rumored after the 1973 season that the San Diego Padres franchise was going to be moved to Washington, D.C., which of course never happened. Nevertheless, the first printing of 1974 Topps cards showed all of the Padres playing for "Washington Nat'l Lea." instead of San Diego! This was corrected after it became clear that the Pads were staying put; there is also a "San Diego" version of this card. Six more cards are displayed below, the last one showing a rather good version of Topps' famous air-brushing techniques of the pre-computer age.

 

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
============================================================================
1973 S D NL  20  19  6  139.2   7   6 .538  129  58  49  77  37   1  0  3.16
1974 S D NL  40  34  4  208.1   8  22 .267  217 118 103 124  78   1  2  4.45
1975 S D NL  37  36 18  285.0  20  12 .625  242  94  71 103  56   6  0  2.24
1976 S D NL  40  40 25  315.1  22  14 .611  274 109  96  93  50   5  0  2.74
1977 S D NL  27  25  1  147.1   6  12 .333  173  85  75  44  36   0  0  4.58
1978 S D NL  37  36  7  253.0  13  14 .481  263 104  81  71  64   2  0  2.88
1979 S D NL  39  39  6  263.0  11  12 .478  257 120 106 112  64   0  0  3.63
1980 S D NL  24  24  4  154.1   5  13 .278  165  71  67  53  29   3  0  3.91
1981 *METS*  13  12  0   59.1   1   8 .111   65  48  32  14  38   0  0  4.85
1982 *METS*  28  20  2  107.2   7  10 .412  130  68  55  44  51   1  0  4.60
============================================================================
METS TOTALS  41  32  2  167.0   8  18 .308  195 116  87  58  89   1  0  4.69
OTHER CLUBS 264 253 71 1766.0  92 105 .467 1720 759 648 677 414  18  2  3.30
============================================================================
CAREER TOTS 305 285 73 1933.0 100 123 .448 1915 875 735 735 503  19  2  3.42

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1976 Kellogg's

1976 Topps

1977 Topps Cloth Stickers

1977 Kellogg's

1974 Topps #173a (Washington)
1974 Topps #173b (San Diego)

1975 Topps #248
1975 Topps Mini #248

1976 Crane Potato Chips Discs
1976 Dairy Isle Discs
1976 Isaly's/Sweet William Discs
1976 Kellogg's #4
1976 SSPC #118
1976 Topps #199 (NL Victory Leaders; with Tom Seaver)
1976 Topps #201 (NL ERA Leaders; with Tom Seaver)
1976 Topps #310

1977 Chilly Willee Discs
1977 Kellogg's #17
1977 San Diego Padres schedule cards (Cy Young award)
1977 San Diego Padres schedule cards (follow-through)
1977 Topps #5 (Victory Leaders)
1977 Topps #550 (All-Star)
1977 Topps Cloth Stickers #23

1978 O-Pee-Chee #101
1978 Topps #56

1981 Topps

1981 Coca-Cola Mets

1979 O-Pee-Chee #95
1979 Topps #194

1980 Topps #305

1981 Coca-Cola Mets #4
1981 Donruss #122
1981 Fleer #487
1981 Topps #458
1981 Topps Traded #777

1982 Fleer #528
1982 Mets Photo Album
1982 Topps #626

1983 Fleer #546
1983 Topps #29

1989 San Diego Padres Magazine Series 4 #16

1989 Padres Magazine

1999 Sports Illustrated
Greats of the Game

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #205

1994 Ted Williams #84

1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game #35
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game Cover Collection #30

2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's #78
2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's #160 (Award Winners)
2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's Game-Used Bat #B-RaJ (game-used bat)

2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #12

2005 Donruss Greats #66
2005 Donruss Leather & Lumber Leather Cuts #LC-34 (autographed; 108/128)

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1976 Topps #310)

2016 Topps Archives 65th Anniversary #A65-RJ (reprint of 1975 Topps #248)

Other Randy Jones memorabilia in my collection:

1988 Grenada "Major League Baseball in Stamps" 30-cent postage stamps (uncut sheet)

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