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	14-14 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-13-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-13-8)

Most Driven In
J Hayes	1
J Cronin	1
B Tate	1

Most Driven In By
G Goslin	2
J Judge	1
S West	1
S Rice	1
H Boss	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	498	1	Apr 17	WSH		PHA	L,4-13	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9	1.17	0.037	3.12	0.06%	0.40	P
2	499	4 (2)	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.98	0.168	4.44	0.23%	1.16	P
3	500	8 (3)	Apr 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.600	.933	9	1.44	-0.071	2.81	-0.08%	-0.63	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	501	14 (5)	May 7	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	9	.69	-0.018	1.04	-0.02%	-0.18	P
5	502	15	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	8	.91	0.009	1.26	0.01%	0.10	PR
6	503	17 (1)	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	1						PR
7	504	18	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.444	.744	9	.18	-0.001	.25	0.00%	1.48	P
8	505	23 (4)	May 18 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		1		0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	9	1.30	0.024	1.96	0.02%	-0.03	P
9	506	25 (1)	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.333	.564	9	.18	-0.005	.20	0.00%	-0.19	PH
10	507	26	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-2	GS-5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	.87	-0.022	.71	-0.01%	-0.58	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	508	65 (38)	Jul 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	9	1.26	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
12	509	70 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.292	.211	.502	9	1.66	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
13	510	76 (5)	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.259	.182	.441	9	.77	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
14	511	81 (4)	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.233	.160	.393	9	1.34	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.60	P
15	512	85 (3)	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-8	GS-4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.148	.281	.222	.503	9	.74	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
16	513	89 (3)	Jul 26	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.281	.222	.503	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
17	514	94 (4)	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	W,13-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.273	.214	.487	9	.33	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
18	515	112 (17)	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.270	.194	.464	9	1.42	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
19	516	116 (3)	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.250	.176	.426	9	.88	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
20	517	119 (2)	Aug 27	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9	.63	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.60	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
21	518	125 (5)	Sep 1	WSH		PHA	W,12-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.255	.175	.430	9	.31	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
22	519	129 (3)	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.122	.250	.171	.421	9	1.12	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
23	520	132 (2)	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.116	.240	.163	.403	9	1.68	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
24	521	135 (2)	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.133	.264	.178	.442	9	1.30	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
25	522	140 (4)	Sep 17	WSH		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.250	.167	.417	9	.86	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-1.19	P
26	523	145 (4)	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.246	.163	.409	9	.94	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
27	524	148 (2)	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,3-10	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.259	.163	.422	9	.91	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.62	PH
28	525	149	Sep 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.295	.216	.511	9	1.19	0.159	.00	0.00%	1.73	P
							14-14		64	51	6	8	1	1	0	3	9	0	15	1	3		2		1	0	.157	.295	.216	.511		1.03	-0.285	.49	0.20%	-3.20

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