Sheriff Blake

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 17, 1899 in Ansted, WV us

Died: October 31, 1982 in Beckley, WV

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)

Debut: June 29, 1920 (Age 20-286d, 5,054th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1937 (Age 38-009d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: John Frederick Blake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

102

ERA

4.13

304

195

1620.0

621

WHIP

1.547

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-20 / in Starts: 7-6
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-6-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-8-5)

Most Driven In
B Jurges	1
B Friberg	1

Most Driven In By
K Cuyler	2
W English	1
R Hornsby	1
F Brickell	1
D Bartell	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	252	3 (2)	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.51	0.056	4.24	0.09%	0.45	P
2	253	8 (4)	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	254	14 (5)	May 3	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	0-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
4	255	24 (9)	May 19	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-9	1-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.11	0.006	.27	0.01%	0.28	P
5	256	27 (2)	May 24	CHC		PIT	L,7-10	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.39	0.015	.71	0.02%	0.13	P
6	257	32 (4)	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.83	0.042	1.78	0.05%	0.28	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	258	38 (5)	Jun 3	CHC		BRO	W,9-8	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.49	0.072	4.25	0.12%	0.64	P
8	259	50 (11)	Jun 15	CHC		BSN	L,3-9	5-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.538	1.077	9	.11	0.005	.36	0.01%	0.13	P
9	260	55 (4)	Jun 20	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.81	-0.045	5.33	-0.08%	-0.16	P
10	261	65 (9)	Jun 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,10-11	1-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.533	.533	.533	1.067	9	1.56	0.051	5.02	0.10%	0.67	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	262	67 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.533	.533	.533	1.067	9						P
12	263	74 (6)	Jul 7 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.533	.533	.533	1.067	9						P
13	264	75	Jul 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.533	.533	.533	1.067	9						P
14	265	78 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	T,5-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.42	-0.011	1.23	-0.02%	-0.10	P
15	266	80 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,13-17	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
16	267	87 (6)	Jul 19	CHC		BRO	L,6-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies
17	268	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
18	269	95 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.474	.474	.474	.947	9	1.02	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	270	100 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.409	.435	.409	.844	9	.46	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
20	271	105 (4)	Aug 6	PHI		NYG	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.462	.481	.462	.943	9	.42	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.69	P
21	272	107 (1)	Aug 8	PHI		NYG	L,3-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.481	.462	.943	9						P
22	273	110 (2)	Aug 12 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-7	2-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.414	.433	.414	.847	9	1.16	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
23	274	116 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.387	.406	.387	.793	9	.92	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
24	275	121 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.387	.406	.387	.793	9						P
25	276	126 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.394	.412	.394	.806	9	.87	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	277	132 (5)	Sep 5 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.389	.405	.417	.822	9	.60	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.90	P
27	278	138 (5)	Sep 8 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.359	.375	.385	.760	9	.96	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
28	279	145 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.366	.375	.741	9	.35	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
29	280	147 (1)	Sep 16	PHI	@	STL	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.366	.375	.741	9						P
30	281	148	Sep 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.357	.366	.723	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							9-20		42	41	6	14	1	0	0	2	1	0	7	0	0		3		0	0	.341	.357	.366	.723		.81	0.039	.95	0.30%	0.77

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