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

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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 25	DET		KCA	L,8-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11	Apr 26	DET		KCA	W,11-7		17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	16 (4)	May 2	DET	@	KCA	L,8-12		12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	23 (6)	May 10	DET	@	LAA	L,4-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (1)	May 12	DET		BOS	L,1-5		5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
6	31 (5)	May 20 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	37 (5)	May 27 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	42 (4)	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-6	GS	26	4.2	2	3	0	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	50 (7)	Jun 8 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,7-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	57 (6)	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,2-4		7	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
11	64 (6)	Jun 23 (1)	DET		NYY	L,4-8		18	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	69 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-3	GS	46	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	75 (5)	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	81 (5)	Jul 7	DET		BAL	L,6-7	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	87 (5)	Jul 15	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	24	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	93 (5)	Jul 22	DET	@	KCA	L,3-11	GS	16	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
17	94	Jul 23	DET	@	MIN	L,1-8		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	96 (1)	Jul 25	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	100 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	DET		LAA	L,8-12		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	105 (4)	Aug 4	DET		MIN	L,3-4		12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	106	Aug 5 (1)	DET		MIN	L,3-8		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	108 (1)	Aug 6	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	112 (3)	Aug 9	DET	@	WSA	W,8-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	113	Aug 10	DET	@	NYY	L,0-8		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	116 (2)	Aug 12	DET	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	117	Aug 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,13-10		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	122 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-11		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	128 (5)	Aug 25	DET		WSA	W,7-5		17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	130 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	DET		WSA	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	135 (4)	Sep 2	DET		CHW	L,8-10		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							30gm		81.1	11	8	1	20	0