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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3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

229

217

ERA

3.84

647

487

3883.0

1223

WHIP

1.411

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Sep 5)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1919 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	7 (4)	May 2	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	0
3	11 (3)	May 8	BOS		WSH	W,3-0	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
4	15 (3)	May 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	19 (3)	May 22	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
6	23 (3)	May 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	37 (13)	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
8	40 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
9	46 (5)	Jun 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
10	50 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	54 (3)	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	59 (4)	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
13	63 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	64	Jul 7 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	67 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	71 (3)	Jul 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
17	75 (3)	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	76	Jul 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	80 (3)	Jul 23	BOS	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	83 (2)	Jul 26	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	GF	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	0
21	86 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	91 (4)	Aug 4	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
23	94 (2)	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS	22	4.0	0	3	0	3	0
24	98 (3)	Aug 12	BOS		SLB	L,3-10	GS	17	2.1	0	0	1	1	0
25	100 (1)	Aug 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	101	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	44	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
27	106 (4)	Aug 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	1	2	3	0
28	110 (3)	Aug 24	BOS	@	DET	W,8-7	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	113 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
30	116 (2)	Aug 31	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	119 (2)	Sep 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
32	122 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
33	126 (3)	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
34	130 (3)	Sep 18	BOS		DET	L,2-8	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	134 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
							35gm		245.0	12	81	5	98	2