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	2-6 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	24 (13-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
W Jones	2
R Ashburn	1
C Ryan	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
S Lopata	1
G Hamner	1
Self	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	375	4 (3)	Apr 19	PHI		BSN	L,7-9	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.36	0.073	3.08	0.10%	0.54	1B
2	376	10 (5)	Apr 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	1.04	-0.006	1.77	-0.01%	-0.46	1B
3	377	11	Apr 30	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	1.78	-0.296	3.55	-0.35%	-2.36	1B
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
4	378	12	May 1	PHI	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	5	1.36	0.240	2.31	0.24%	1.44	1B
5	379	13	May 2	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.368	.579	5	1.09	-0.045	1.92	-0.05%	-0.48	1B
6	380	14	May 3	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	8	.87	-0.031	1.43	-0.03%	-0.19	1B
7	381	15	May 4 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.192	.192	.308	.500	8	1.19	-0.154	1.88	-0.15%	-1.52	1B
8	382	16	May 4 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.267	.433	7	.90	-0.066	1.17	-0.05%	-0.77	1B
							2-6		30	30	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	4	0	0		1	2	0	0	.167	.167	.267	.433		1.22	-0.285	2.15	-0.29%	-3.78

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