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

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 16	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	GS	36	8.1	1	3	1	5	1	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS	27	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 28	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (4)	May 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
6	24 (4)	May 12	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	34 (4)	May 23	SFG	@	STL	L,4-12	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (1)	May 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,6-7	GS	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (2)	Jun 1	SFG		STL	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46 (2)	Jun 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	GS	27	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 8	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	GS	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	55 (4)	Jun 13	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 16	SFG		CHC	L,6-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	63 (4)	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	67 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3		22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	71 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7		26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (2)	Jul 1	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	75	Jul 2 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	79 (3)	Jul 5	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	81 (1)	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	82	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,7-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	84 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	SFG		STL	W,6-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	88 (3)	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	91 (2)	Jul 20	SFG	@	STL	W,10-6	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	93 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	105 (11)	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	L,3-9	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	111 (5)	Aug 13	SFG		CIN	L,1-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	119 (7)	Aug 22 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	23	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	122 (2)	Aug 25	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	125 (2)	Aug 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (6)	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	138 (5)	Sep 12	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	145 (6)	Sep 19	SFG		MLN	W,11-10		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	148 (2)	Sep 23	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	153 (4)	Sep 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		128.1	7	11	1	19	1