Sad Sam Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 26, 1892 in Woodsfield, OH us

Died: July 6, 1966 in Barnesville, OH

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, OH

Debut: June 13, 1914 (Age 21-322d, 4,183rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1935 (Age 43-064d)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 10 H, 9 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Samuel Pond Jones

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

229

217

ERA

3.84

647

487

3883.0

1223

WHIP

1.411

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-38 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	12 (7-2-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (11-8-4)

Most Driven In By
R Chapman	1

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	2	3 (2)	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	W,9-6	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	3	13 (9)	Apr 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-12	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	4	14	Apr 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	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
4	5	21 (6)	May 8	CLE		CHW	L,5-10	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.014	1.00	-0.02%	-0.09	P
5	6	30 (8)	May 23	CLE		WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	7	31	May 24	CLE		PHA	L,4-5	2-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.88	-0.019	.96	-0.01%	-0.24	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	8	37 (5)	Jun 1	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
8	9	40 (2)	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
9	10	41	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
10	11	42	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
11	12	44 (1)	Jun 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
12	13	46 (1)	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
13	14	49 (2)	Jun 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.45	-0.011	.23	0.00%	-0.09	P
14	15	50	Jun 19 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.100	.000	.100	9	2.96	-0.069	1.18	-0.02%	-0.27	P
15	16	52 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-7	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.49	-0.004	.19	0.00%	0.03	P
16	17	54 (1)	Jun 22	CLE		CHW	L,6-9	3-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.83	0.001	.18	0.00%	0.12	P
17	18	59 (4)	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	L,2-12	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						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
18	19	65 (5)	Jul 4	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
19	20	68 (2)	Jul 6	CLE		DET	L,6-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
20	21	69	Jul 9	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
21	22	70	Jul 10	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
22	23	74 (3)	Jul 13 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
23	24	76 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
24	25	78 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
25	26	79	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-10	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
26	27	82 (2)	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,4-11	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
27	28	86 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,12-4	0-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	1				0		.158	.238	.158	.396	9						P
28	29	90 (3)	Jul 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0		3		0	0	0				0		.190	.346	.190	.537	9						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
29	30	94 (3)	Aug 2	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.190	.370	.190	.561	9	.40	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
30	31	95	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.190	.370	.190	.561	9						P
31	32	98 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.217	.379	.217	.597	9						P
32	33	102 (3)	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.379	.217	.597	9						P
33	34	103	Aug 14 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	1				0		.200	.355	.200	.555	9						P
34	35	107 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-10	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.355	.200	.555	9						P
35	36	108	Aug 17 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.192	.344	.192	.536	9						P
36	37	110 (1)	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	L,6-11	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.192	.344	.192	.536	9						P
37	38	113 (2)	Aug 22	CLE		PHA	L,1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
38	39	115 (1)	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
39	40	117 (1)	Aug 27	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
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
40	41	123 (5)	Sep 2	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
41	42	124	Sep 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
42	43	129 (4)	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
43	44	135 (5)	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.333	.185	.519	9						P
44	45	140 (4)	Sep 18 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.179	.324	.179	.502	9	1.09	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
45	46	144 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.161	.297	.161	.459	9	1.84	-0.152	.00	0.00%	-1.68	P
46	47	149 (4)	Sep 25 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.161	.297	.161	.459	9						P
47	48	152 (2)	Sep 29	CLE		CHW	L,6-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.161	.297	.161	.459	9						P
48	49	154 (1)	Oct 3	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.161	.297	.161	.459	9						P
							10-38		40	31	4	5	0	0	0	0	6	0	14	0	3		0		0		.161	.297	.161	.459		1.07	-0.281	.39	-0.05%	-2.44

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