JACQUE
JONESOUTFIELDER - #19Born: April 25, 1975
2008 Opening Day Age: 32
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Residence: San Diego, CA
Bats/Throws: L/L
Height/Weight: 5-10/200
Major League Service: 8.117
Signed Through: 2008
How Obtained: Acquired by the Tigers from the Chicago Cubs, in exchange
for Omar Infante on November 12, 2007
2007 SEASONCompleted his second season with the Chicago Cubs, becoming the club’s primary centerfielder during the second half of the season.• Hit safely in 14 of his 15 games April 6-23, batting .328 (19x58).
• Collected a season-best four RBI on April 28 at St. Louis -- matched the high with four RBI on August 9 at Colorado.
• Established a season high with four hits on July 19 versus San Francisco -- equaled the best with four hits on August 9 at Colorado, August 16 versus Cincinnati and August 24 at Arizona.
• Did not commit an error over his final 51 games of the season July 31-September 30.
• Posted a season-high nine-game hitting streak August 8-17, batting .487 (19x39) with six doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI.
• Fourth in the National League with 11 doubles during August, while he tied for eighth with 38 hits -- batted .349 (38x109) in 27 games during the month, scoring 10 runs and collecting three home runs and 21 RBI.
• Hit safely in 10 of his final 11 games of the season September 15-30 -- batted .412 (14x34) over the stretch, collecting four doubles and nine RBI.
• Batted .342 (27x79) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, a triple and 16 RBI in 24 games during September.
• Managed a .233 batting average (50x215) in 69 games before the all-star break...hit .332 (79x238) in 66 games following the all-star break.
• Hit .358 (44x123) with runners in scoring position.
MAJOR LEAGUE CAREERMatched a career high with 27 home runs in his first season with the Cubs in 2006 -- marked the most home runs hit by a Cubs lefthanded hitter since Fred McGriff connected for 30 in 2002.
• Collected the 1,000th hit of his major league career on May 13 versus San Diego, a run-scoring single in the first inning off Chris Young.
• Hit safely in 17 of his 19 games May 16-June 6, batting .368 (28x76) with six doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI.
• Homered in three straight games May 30-June 2 -- marks second time in his career he has done so.
• Batted .310 (31x100) in 27 games during May, scoring 11 runs and collecting five doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI.
• Did not commit an error in 51 straight games June 26-August 26.
• Tied for seventh in the National League with 35 hits during June, while he tied for ninth with nine doubles -- batted .337 (35x104) in 27 games during the month, scoring 12 runs and collecting four home runs and 13 RBI.
• Collected a season-high four hits on August 21 versus Philadelphia -- matched the high with four hits on August 30 at Pittsburgh.
• Fared better against righthanded pitching, batting .303 (120x396)...hit .234 (32x137) with lefties on the mound.
• Batted .306 (88x288) in 81 games before the all-star break...hit .261 (64x245) in 68 games following the all-star break.
Topped the Minnesota Twins with 23 home runs during his final season with the club in 2005, while he finished second with 73 RBI.• Tied for fourth in the American League with 12 intentional walks.
• Hit safely in 17 of his first 18 games of the season April 4-27, batting .390 (23x59).
• Did not commit an error in his first 49 games of the season April 4-June 9.
• Seventh in the American League with a .353 batting average (24x68) in 21 games during April -- scored 11 runs during the month, while he collected six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBI.
• Established a career high with a 13-game hitting streak May 31-June 14, batting .345 (19x55) with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 RBI.
• Homered in three straight games for the first time in his career, doing so June 8-10.
• Did not commit an error in 51 straight games June 22-August 29.
• Swiped two bases on June 28 versus Kansas City, matching a career high.
• Hit safely in 13 of his 14 games July 16-31 -- batted .340 (18x53) over the 14-game stretch, scoring 12 runs and collecting five doubles, five home runs and 11 RBI.
• Tied for ninth in the American League with six home runs during July -- hit .295 (28x95) with 18 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple and 17 RBI in 25 games during the month.
• Tied for fourth among American League outfielders with 10 assists.
Second on the club with 24 home runs and 80 RBI for the Twins during the 2004 season.• Equaled a career high with two stolen bases on April 17 versus Kansas City.
• Tied for 10th in the American League with 17 RBI during April -- hit .329 (28x85) with 15 runs scored, five doubles, a triple and four home runs in 22 games during the month.
• Did not commit an error over his final 77 games of the season June 22-September 30.
• Connected for the 100th home run of his major league career on July 23 at Baltimore, belting a solo home run off John Maine in the fourth inning.
• Hit safely in 12 straight games August 9-21, batting .354 (17x48) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI.
• Sixth among American League outfielders with a .994 fielding percentage.
Batted a career-high .304 in 136 games with Minnesota in 2003.• Did not commit an error in his first 56 games of the season May 31-June 14.
• Posted a 10-game hitting streak April 4-16, batting .381 (16x42) with five doubles and four RBI.
• Hit .326 (30x92) in 22 games during April, scoring 16 runs and collecting six doubles, a home run and 10 RBI.
• Equaled career highs with five hits and two home runs on May 6 at Tampa Bay -- connected for two home runs on both June 7 at San Diego and September 18 versus the Chicago White Sox to match the career best.
• Led off the game on May 6 at Tampa Bay with a home run off Steve Parris, his 17th career lead-off home run -- led off the game with a home run three more times during the season: May 29 versus Seattle (Gil Meche), June 1 versus Seattle (Freddy Garcia) and June 7 at San Diego (Carlton Loewer).
• Batted .333 (34x102) in 25 games during May, scoring 16 runs and collecting seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 RBI.
• Sidelined July 1-17 with a left groin strain -- marked the first stint of his career on the disabled list.
• Swiped two bases on July 23 at Kansas City to match a career high.
• Fourth in the American League with a .380 batting average (19x50) in 14 games during July.
• Fared better against righthanded pitchers, batting .317 (118x372) -- tied for ninth-best in the American League...hit .269 (39x145) with lefties on the mound.
Established career highs in nearly every offensive category with the Twins during the 2002 season, including runs scored (96), hits (173), doubles (37), home runs (27) and RBI (85) -- led the club in runs scored and hits, while he tied for the lead in doubles and finished second in home runs and RBI.• Ninth in the American League with 129 strikeouts.
• Equaled a career high with two home runs on April 1 at Kansas City -- belted two home runs on May 15 at Kansas City, July 26 versus Toronto and August 19 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park against the White Sox to match the best.
• Led off the game on April 1 at Kansas City with a home run off Jeff Suppan, his sixth career lead-off home run -- led off the game with a home run 10 more times during the season: April 11 at Cleveland (Bartolo Colon), May 15 at Kansas City (Blake Stein), May 24 at Anaheim (Ramon Ortiz), July 18 at Cleveland (Ryan Drese), August 2 versus Kansas City (Jeff Suppan), August 19 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park against the White Sox (Gary Glover), August 20 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park against the White Sox (Jim Parque), August 22 at Kansas City (Runelvys Hernandez), August 30 at Oakland (Tim Hudson) and September 17 at Detroit (Shane Loux)...his 11 lead-off home runs established a Twins single-season record and at the time tied him for second all-time in major league history during a single season with San Francisco’s Bobby Bonds (1973).
• Hit safely in his first 11 games of the season April 1-12, batting .409 (18x44) with four home runs and nine RBI.
• Tied for seventh in the American League with 33 hits during April -- batted .306 (33x108) in 26 games during the month, scoring 17 runs and collecting six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 16 RBI.
• Belted his second career grand slam on May 28 at Texas -- equaled a career high with five RBI...matched the high with five RBI on June 4 versus Cleveland.
• Tied for 11th in the American League with 21 RBI during May -- batted .280 (30x107) in 27 games during the month, scoring 18 runs and collecting seven doubles and five home runs.
• Established a career high with five hits on July 22 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park against the White Sox.
• Tied for fifth in the American League with eight home runs during August, while he tied for ninth with 22 runs scored -- hit .302 (32x106) with five doubles and 12 RBI in 28 games during the month.
• Batted .369 (24x65) in 18 games during September, fifth-best in the American League.
• Tied for second in the American League with a .333 batting average (139x417) against righthanded pitchers...hit .213 (34x130) with lefties on the mound.
• Batted .284 (97x341) in 86 games before the all-star break...hit .322 (76x236) in 63 games following the all-star break.
• Hit .352 (45x128) with runners in scoring position, ninth-best in the American League.
• Tied for fifth among American League outfielders with 11 assists.
Completed his second full season at the major league level with the Twins in 2001, batting .276 in 149 games.• Established a career high with two stolen bases on May 29 at Anaheim.
• Hit .304 (24x79) in 26 games during May.
• Connected for his first career grand slam on July 12 at Milwaukee -- belted two home runs during the game to establish a career high, while he matched a career best with five RBI.
• Batted .324 (22x68) with six doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI in 23 games during July.
• Hit .309 (25x81) in 26 games during August.
• Fared better against righthanded pitchers, batting .288 (121x420)...hit .182 (10x55) with lefties on the mound.
• Batted .254 (70x276) in 81 games before the all-star break...hit .307 (61x199) in 68 games following the all-star break.
Topped the Twins with 19 home runs in his first full season at the major league level in 2000.• Hit .315 (23x73) with five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in 23 games during April.
• Led off the game on May 19 at Oakland with a home run off Gil Heredia, his third career lead-off home run -- led off the game with a home run two more times during the season: May 28 versus Texas (Rick Helling) and June 2 at Cincinnati (Rob Bell).
• Did not commit an error in 97 straight games in the outfield May 26-September 21, the longest such streak of his career.
• Batted .307 (27x88) in 26 games during May, scoring 15 runs and collecting four doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI.
• Established a career high with five RBI on September 19 versus Texas.
• Hit .310 (26x84) with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and 19 RBI in 27 games during September.
• Batted .294 (132x449) against righthanded pitchers...hit .230 (17x74) with lefties on the mound.
• Third among American League outfielders with a .994 fielding percentage, while he tied for ninth with nine assists.
Saw his first major league action after being recalled by the Twins from Triple A Salt Lake on June 9, 1999.• Made his major league debut on June 9 at Cincinnati, going hitless in four at-bats.
• Collected his first major league hit on June 11 at Milwaukee, a single off David Weathers.
• Led off the game on July 3 versus Detroit with a home run off Nelson Cruz, his first career home run -- connected for his second career lead-off home run on July 6 versus Cleveland off Jaret Wright.
• Tied for ninth in the American League with 21 runs scored during July -- batted .346 (27x78) in 26 games during the month, collecting six doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI.
• Fared better against righthanded pitchers, hitting .297 (85x286)...hit .222 (8x36) with lefties on the mound.