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	14-23 / in Starts: 9-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	19 (13-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

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1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	243	1	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.023	1.83	-0.04%	-0.30	P
2	244	6 (4)	Apr 16	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.26	0.032	.72	0.05%	0.72	P
3	245	10 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.833	1.333	9	.92	0.012	2.35	0.02%	0.08	P
4	246	14 (3)	Apr 28	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9	.56	-0.028	1.74	-0.05%	-0.19	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
5	247	19 (4)	May 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	9	.42	-0.045	1.50	-0.10%	-0.83	P
6	248	24 (4)	May 12	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615	9	1.05	-0.026	4.23	-0.06%	-0.23	P
7	249	29 (4)	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.385	.670	9	.86	-0.008	3.70	-0.02%	-0.07	P
8	250	34 (4)	May 23	SFG	@	STL	L,4-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.357	.624	9	.74	-0.019	2.78	-0.04%	-0.18	P
9	251	36 (1)	May 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.583	7	1.33	-0.034	4.99	-0.08%	-0.11	P
10	252	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	9	.90	-0.025	4.68	-0.08%	-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
11	253	43 (2)	Jun 1	SFG		STL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	9						P
12	254	46 (2)	Jun 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.278	.488	9	.91	-0.058	4.15	-0.16%	-0.72	P
13	255	50 (3)	Jun 8	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.278	.488	9						P
14	256	55 (4)	Jun 13	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9	1.05	0.044	4.70	0.12%	0.38	P
15	257	58 (2)	Jun 16	SFG		CHC	L,6-12	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9						P
16	258	63 (4)	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9						P
17	259	67 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	.513	9	1.05	-0.051	3.61	-0.11%	-0.50	P
18	260	71 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9	.97	-0.051	3.07	-0.10%	-0.46	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	261	74 (2)	Jul 1	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9	1.13	-0.063	4.43	-0.15%	-0.74	P
20	262	75	Jul 2 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9						P
21	263	79 (3)	Jul 5	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9						P
22	264	81 (1)	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9						P
23	265	82	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,7-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9						P
24	266	84 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	SFG		STL	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.231	.416	9	.16	-0.004	.15	0.00%	-0.35	P
25	267	88 (3)	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.241	.441	9	1.05	-0.222	1.15	-0.15%	-1.36	P
26	268	91 (2)	Jul 20	SFG	@	STL	W,10-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.219	.401	9	.42	-0.032	.55	-0.03%	-0.78	P
27	269	93 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.219	.401	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
28	270	105 (11)	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	L,3-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	9	.42	-0.011	.21	0.00%	-0.10	P
29	271	111 (5)	Aug 13	SFG		CIN	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	9						P
30	272	119 (7)	Aug 22 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.200	.367	9	.62	-0.034	1.87	-0.06%	-0.34	P
31	273	122 (2)	Aug 25	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9	.65	-0.016	1.71	-0.03%	-0.32	P
32	274	125 (2)	Aug 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9						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
33	275	132 (6)	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9	1.58	-0.020	.64	-0.01%	-0.22	P
34	276	138 (5)	Sep 12	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9						P
35	277	145 (6)	Sep 19	SFG		MLN	W,11-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9						P
36	278	148 (2)	Sep 23	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9						P
37	279	153 (4)	Sep 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-4	5-GF(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9						P
							14-23		42	36	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357		.76	-0.682	2.32	-1.06%	-6.84

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