Ruppert Jones

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: March 12, 1955 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA).

High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: August 1, 1976 (Age 21-142d, 13,774th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 32-206d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Ruppert Sanderson Jones

Nicknames: Rupe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.6

4415

1103

147

.250

643

RBI

579

143

OBP

.330

SLG

.416

OPS

.746

OPS+

106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-17 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	27 (14-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
T Poquette	1
A Cowens	1
B Martinez	1
D Nelson	1
F Patek	1
F White	1
Self	1
J Wohlford	0

Most Driven In By
G Brett	2
J Quirk	2
Self	1
H McRae	1
A Cowens	1
J Wohlford	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	101 (100)	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,4-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	2	.97	0.060	1.46	0.05%	0.52	DH
2	2	106 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	2	.96	0.143	.74	0.07%	0.79	CF
3	3	107	Aug 7	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	6	1.27	0.095	.67	0.03%	0.18	RF
4	4	108	Aug 8 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
5	5	109	Aug 8 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.438	.771	2	.47	0.008	.39	0.00%	-0.90	CF
6	6	110	Aug 9	KCR		NYY	W,8-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.438	.771	2						CF
7	7	112 (1)	Aug 11	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	7	3.35	-0.072	2.75	-0.04%	-0.34	PH
8	8	113	Aug 13	KCR		DET	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.389	.689	9	2.24	-0.052	2.68	-0.04%	-0.27	PH
9	9	114	Aug 14	KCR		DET	W,15-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.368	.654	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	RF
10	10	118 (3)	Aug 18	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	8	1.98	0.093	2.04	0.06%	0.85	PH RF
11	11	119	Aug 19	KCR	@	MIL	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	9	1.37	-0.034	1.46	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
12	12	121 (1)	Aug 21	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.423	.780	1	.61	0.020	.52	0.01%	0.18	RF LF
13	13	122	Aug 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.355	.658	1	2.37	0.168	1.44	0.06%	0.01	RF
14	14	123	Aug 23	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.314	.585	1	1.27	-0.123	.77	-0.05%	-0.92	RF
15	15	125 (1)	Aug 25	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.270	.314	.585	5						PR
16	16	126	Aug 26	KCR	@	BOS	W,7-6	7-10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9	.67	-0.034	.54	-0.02%	-0.47	PH LF
17	17	127	Aug 27	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.289	.539	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH CF
18	18	128	Aug 28	KCR	@	BOS	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.289	.539	3						PR CF
19	19	129	Aug 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,6-15	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.256	.366	.622	3	.01	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.68	PR CF
20	20	130	Aug 30	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.256	.366	.622	9						PR
21	21	131	Aug 31	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.357	.607	8	1.28	-0.031	.93	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
Sep/Oct		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
22	22	135 (3)	Sep 5	KCR		TEX	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.349	.593	9	.57	-0.015	.57	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
23	23	138 (2)	Sep 8	KCR		CAL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.319	.544	7	1.47	-0.182	3.13	-0.23%	-1.20	CF
24	24	140 (1)	Sep 10	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-18	5-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.255	.333	.588	6	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.52	RF
25	25	141	Sep 11	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.327	.577	9	1.23	-0.030	2.68	-0.04%	-0.15	PH
26	26	142	Sep 12	KCR	@	MIN	W,16-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.250	.327	.577	6						RF
27	27	152 (9)	Sep 22	KCR		OAK	L,1-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.250	.327	.577	9						PR
28	28	161 (8)	Oct 2	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	4-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.216	.259	.333	.593	3	3.09	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PR RF
							11-17		54	51	9	11	1	1	1	7	3	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.216	.259	.333	.593		1.15	-0.078	.98	-0.16%	-0.53

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