Robert Roosevelt Jones (September 9, 1907 – July 27, 1982), nicknamed "Sug", was an American

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in the 1930s. A native of

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, Jones played for the Little Rock Grays in 1932. In 11 recorded games, he posted 16 hits in 45 plate appearances. Jones died in

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in 1982 at age 74.

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