Nippy Jones

Positions: First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 29, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: October 3, 1995 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park, Elk Grove, CA

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 9, 1946 (Age 20-345d, 10,155th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 32-092d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Vernal Leroy Jones

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

1381

369

.267

146

RBI

209

OBP

.305

SLG

.382

OPS

.687

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-4-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
S Musial	1

Most Driven In By
S Musial	2
H Walker	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	1	46 (45)	Jun 9 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2B
2	2	53 (6)	Jun 16 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						2B
3	3	57 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	BSN	W,9-1	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
4	4	58	Jun 21	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
5	5	60 (1)	Jun 23	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.84	-0.126	19.74	-0.53%	-1.11	PH
6	6	64 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.81	0.121	12.41	0.32%	0.60	PH
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
7	7	67 (2)	Jul 2	STL		CIN	L,5-7	3-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.18	0.007	.58	0.01%	0.25	PH
8	8	68	Jul 3	STL		CIN	W,16-0	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.09	2B
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
9	9	138 (69)	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,4-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.29	-0.008	2.62	-0.04%	-0.33	PH
10	10	140 (1)	Sep 13	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	1.62	0.055	28.28	0.57%	0.38	PH
11	11	141	Sep 14	STL	@	BRO	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.10	-0.003	2.03	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
12	12	150 (8)	Sep 24	STL		CIN	W,2-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	3.36	0.133	51.46	1.22%	0.37	PH
13	13	151	Sep 25	STL		CIN	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9	.97	0.047	14.25	0.41%	0.37	PH
14	14	152	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	9	.02	0.000	.34	0.00%	-0.10	PH
15	15	153	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,4-1	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.364	.825	7	.42	0.032	7.70	0.35%	1.00	PH
16	16	154	Sep 29	STL		CHC	L,3-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.43	-0.011	9.02	-0.13%	-0.15	PH
							5-11		14	12	3	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0		0	2	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762		.93	0.247	10.60	2.16%	-0.11

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