Cleon Jones - Honors

Honors

Jones was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1991. His .340 average in 1969 remained a team record until John Olerud batted .354 in 1998. Jones remains among the team's all-time leaders in games played, at bats, and hits.

Jones is a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and a member of the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame.

In June of 2012, Jones was selected as the Mets' "All-Time Leftfielder" by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters, an honor which he said "means a lot to me."

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