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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1
2	4	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	7 (2)	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
4	12 (4)	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,17-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (3)	May 4	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	GF	7	1.1	1	1	0	2	0
6	18 (1)	May 6	NYY		PHA	L,1-5	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
7	22 (3)	May 13	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
8	26 (3)	May 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	29 (2)	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
10	35 (5)	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	40 (4)	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	GS	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
12	43 (2)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-6		10	1.1	0	2	0	2	0
13	45 (1)	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	47 (1)	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	GF	15	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
15	56 (8)	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
16	60 (3)	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-6	GS	36	7.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	65 (4)	Jul 1	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	2
18	69 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	72 (2)	Jul 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	74 (1)	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
21	79 (4)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	82 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-7		18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
23	85 (2)	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	L,2-9	GS	33	6.1	1	1	0	2	1
24	86	Jul 21	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
25	90 (3)	Jul 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	95 (4)	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	99 (3)	Aug 5	NYY		SLB	W,9-8	GS	21	4.1	0	2	0	2	0
28	101 (1)	Aug 7	NYY		SLB	L,10-12		18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	105 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-8	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
30	110 (4)	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
31	116 (5)	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	120 (3)	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	125 (4)	Sep 4	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	130 (4)	Sep 10	NYY		BOS	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
35	136 (5)	Sep 15	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	141 (4)	Sep 20	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	143 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	146 (2)	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,24-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	151 (4)	Oct 6	NYY		PHA	W,3-1		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
							39gm		243.0	7	68	1	76	5