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	17-18 / in Starts: 17-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	62 (33-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
H Landrith	1
G Green	1
C Flood	1
W Moon	1

Most Driven In By
K Boyer	1
C Flood	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	119	3 (2)	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	L,6-11	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.22	0.012	2.63	0.02%	0.11	P
2	120	7 (3)	Apr 23	STL	@	SFG	L,7-8	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.27	-0.019	.59	-0.03%	-0.59	P
3	121	11 (3)	Apr 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	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	122	14 (2)	May 2	STL		CIN	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	1.83	0.102	2.48	0.08%	0.91	P
5	123	18 (3)	May 9	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.39	-0.032	.27	-0.01%	-0.45	P
6	124	23 (4)	May 13	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.02	-0.054	1.23	-0.04%	-0.47	P
7	125	26 (2)	May 16	STL		LAD	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.94	-0.072	1.07	-0.05%	-0.72	P
8	126	31 (4)	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.60	-0.121	2.70	-0.12%	-0.82	P
9	127	36 (4)	May 27	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.99	-0.087	1.27	-0.07%	-1.09	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
10	128	41 (4)	Jun 1	STL		SFG	L,2-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	1.43	-0.062	3.06	-0.08%	-0.57	P
11	129	45 (3)	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.81	-0.113	1.55	-0.13%	-1.60	P
12	130	49 (3)	Jun 11	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.30	-0.086	3.19	-0.13%	-0.69	P
13	131	53 (3)	Jun 15	STL		MLN	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.100	.229	9	1.47	-0.075	4.13	-0.13%	-0.61	P
14	132	57 (3)	Jun 20	STL	@	MLN	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	.39	-0.019	1.05	-0.03%	-0.19	P
15	133	61 (3)	Jun 24	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9	1.52	-0.072	4.69	-0.13%	-0.58	P
16	134	66 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.105	.081	.186	9	1.09	-0.085	4.55	-0.21%	-0.80	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
17	135	70 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.077	.098	.077	.174	9	1.31	-0.087	5.76	-0.23%	-1.00	P
18	136	75 (4)	Jul 11	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.089	.070	.159	9	.62	-0.067	2.44	-0.16%	-1.18	P
19	137	80 (4)	Jul 16	STL		MLN	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.070	.089	.070	.159	9						P
20	138	85 (4)	Jul 20	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.122	.106	.229	9	.97	0.053	1.53	0.05%	0.30	P
21	139	89 (3)	Jul 24	STL	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.132	.118	.250	9	.35	-0.005	.73	-0.01%	-0.37	P
22	140	95 (5)	Jul 29	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.123	.109	.232	9	.84	-0.103	1.14	-0.08%	-1.29	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
23	141	99 (3)	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.119	.105	.224	9	1.09	-0.055	.65	-0.02%	-0.38	P
24	142	105 (5)	Aug 7	STL		SFG	W,12-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.098	.111	.098	.209	9	.17	-0.029	.07	-0.01%	-1.39	P
25	143	110 (4)	Aug 12	STL	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.092	.104	.092	.197	9	.61	-0.066	.44	-0.03%	-0.83	P
26	144	116 (5)	Aug 17 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.100	.088	.188	9	1.39	-0.082	.18	-0.01%	-0.76	P
27	145	120 (3)	Aug 22	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.108	.097	.205	9	.36	0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.06	P
28	146	125 (4)	Aug 26	STL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.108	.097	.205	9						P
29	147	128 (2)	Aug 30	STL		CHC	L,1-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.104	.093	.197	9	1.84	-0.141	.01	0.00%	-0.84	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
30	148	134 (5)	Sep 4	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.123	.114	.237	9	.79	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.33	P
31	149	138 (3)	Sep 9	STL		CHC	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.120	.111	.232	9	.35	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
32	150	142 (3)	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.126	.107	.234	9	.67	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
33	151	146 (3)	Sep 18	STL		MLN	L,3-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.125	.106	.231	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
34	152	150 (3)	Sep 23	STL	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.101	.120	.101	.221	9	.78	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-1.56	P
35	153	154 (3)	Sep 28	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.118	.100	.218	9	.66	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							17-18		95	90	2	9	0	0	0	4	2	0	26	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	.100	.118	.100	.218		.89	-1.493	1.36	-1.55%	-18.22

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