Sam Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 192lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: December 14, 1925 in Stewartsville, OH us

Died: November 5, 1971 in Morgantown, WV

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, WV

High School: Dunbar HS (Fairmont, WV)

Debut: 1947 (10,206th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 22, 1951 (Age 25-282d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 38-294d)
vs. DET 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1955 season)

Full Name: Samuel Jones

Nicknames: Toothpick Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.8

103

104

ERA

3.63

327

225

1669.1

1393

WHIP

1.364

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-21 / in Starts: 14-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	44 (26-12-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-8)

Most Driven In
R Jackson	2
E Miksis	2
J King	1

Most Driven In By
L Merriman	1
J King	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	22	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.017	.89	-0.03%	-0.28	P
2	23	4 (2)	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	L,11-12	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	24	9 (4)	Apr 20	CHC		MLN	L,5-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	25	12 (2)	Apr 24	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.052	2.20	-0.07%	-0.61	P
5	26	15 (2)	Apr 30	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.047	2.51	-0.08%	-0.42	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
6	27	20 (4)	May 4	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.72	-0.020	5.07	-0.04%	-0.57	P
7	28	24 (3)	May 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.02	-0.069	1.91	-0.08%	-0.79	P
8	29	28 (3)	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.55	-0.001	.87	0.00%	-0.03	P
9	30	32 (3)	May 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	1.32	-0.106	2.27	-0.11%	-1.37	P
10	31	36 (3)	May 22	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9						P
11	32	40 (3)	May 27	CHC		MLN	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.73	-0.021	2.32	-0.04%	-0.23	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
12	33	45 (4)	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.98	-0.049	3.21	-0.10%	-0.39	P
13	34	50 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.72	-0.028	2.00	-0.05%	-0.19	P
14	35	54 (3)	Jun 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323	9	.73	-0.018	3.56	-0.05%	-0.17	P
15	36	58 (3)	Jun 14	CHC		NYG	L,0-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323	9						P
16	37	62 (3)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.147	.294	9	.67	-0.049	.97	-0.04%	-0.62	P
17	38	67 (4)	Jun 23	CHC		BRO	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.21	-0.010	1.99	-0.01%	-0.22	P
18	39	72 (4)	Jun 28	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.179	.158	.337	9	.38	-0.026	.36	-0.02%	-0.36	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
19	40	78 (5)	Jul 3 (2)	CHC		STL	W,10-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.171	.190	.171	.361	9	.63	-0.012	.63	-0.01%	0.03	P
20	41	82 (3)	Jul 7	CHC		MLN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.178	.159	.337	9	1.11	-0.092	.90	-0.05%	-0.71	P
21	42	87 (4)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.174	.365	9	.99	0.007	.48	0.00%	0.15	P
22	43	89 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,11-12	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.188	.170	.358	9	2.32	-0.059	.46	-0.01%	-0.24	P
23	44	92 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.184	.167	.350	9	.86	-0.025	.11	0.00%	-0.24	P
24	45	98 (5)	Jul 24 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.157	.173	.157	.330	9						P
25	46	103 (4)	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.182	.151	.333	9	1.01	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.73	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
26	47	110 (6)	Aug 3 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.193	.164	.357	9	.86	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
27	48	114 (3)	Aug 8	CHC		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.54	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	49	120 (5)	Aug 13	CHC		MLN	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.197	.155	.352	9	1.67	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
29	50	126 (5)	Aug 20	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.11	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
30	51	131 (4)	Aug 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.197	.159	.356	9	1.22	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.08	P
31	52	135 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.152	.340	9	.75	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.70	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
32	53	140 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.159	.194	.159	.354	9	.67	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
33	54	144 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,9-16	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.216	.183	.399	9	1.07	0.124	.00	0.00%	1.19	P
34	55	147 (2)	Sep 13	CHC		PHI	L,0-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.213	.181	.394	9	1.40	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
35	56	151 (3)	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.221	.203	.423	9	.98	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
36	57	153 (1)	Sep 24	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.213	.195	.407	9	1.03	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
							15-21		85	77	2	14	1	0	0	5	3	0	27	0	5	0	1	4	0	0	.182	.213	.195	.407		.98	-0.751	1.12	-0.76%	-7.61

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