Sad Sam Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 26, 1892 in Woodsfield, OH us

Died: July 6, 1966 in Barnesville, OH

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, OH

Debut: June 13, 1914 (Age 21-322d, 4,183rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1935 (Age 43-064d)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 10 H, 9 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Samuel Pond Jones

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

229

217

ERA

3.84

647

487

3883.0

1223

WHIP

1.411

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-8 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	45 (21-17-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (21-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Coffey	2
S Agnew	0
G Cochran	0

Most Driven In By
H Hooper	4
W Schang	1
A Strunk	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 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	72	7 (6)	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	L,4-11	4-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.22	0.019	.99	0.05%	0.23	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
2	73	18 (10)	May 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-10	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.59	-0.036	3.11	-0.12%	-0.50	P
3	74	31 (12)	May 23	BOS		CLE	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.30	-0.077	7.59	-0.27%	-0.53	P
4	75	37 (5)	May 29 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.43	-0.031	2.37	-0.10%	-0.40	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
5	76	45 (7)	Jun 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237	9	2.19	-0.144	13.75	-0.54%	-0.58	P
6	77	46	Jun 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-14	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
7	78	50 (3)	Jun 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.15	0.053	8.23	0.23%	0.51	P
8	79	54 (3)	Jun 15	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.08	-0.044	7.02	-0.17%	-0.32	P
9	80	58 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.51	-0.058	9.06	-0.21%	-0.34	P
10	81	62 (3)	Jun 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.136	.269	.136	.406	9	.33	0.042	2.78	0.21%	0.59	P
11	82	66 (3)	Jun 29	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.125	.250	.125	.375	9	1.81	-0.105	12.39	-0.43%	-0.59	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
12	83	70 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-9	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.115	.258	.115	.373	9	.61	0.021	3.77	0.08%	-0.05	P
13	84	74 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.314	.143	.457	9	1.31	-0.008	12.71	-0.05%	-0.01	P
14	85	79 (4)	Jul 12	BOS		CHW	W,6-3	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.133	.297	.133	.431	9	.89	-0.044	6.71	-0.20%	-0.54	P
15	86	82 (2)	Jul 16	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.121	.275	.121	.396	9	.68	-0.048	4.88	-0.21%	-0.63	P
16	87	87 (4)	Jul 20	BOS		DET	W,5-1	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.118	.302	.118	.420	9	.74	0.059	4.10	0.20%	0.28	P
17	88	91 (3)	Jul 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.114	.295	.114	.410	9	.83	-0.020	4.23	-0.06%	-0.20	P
18	89	95 (3)	Jul 30	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.132	.327	.132	.458	9	.29	0.022	1.48	0.07%	0.17	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
19	90	99 (3)	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.122	.308	.122	.430	9	1.35	0.098	10.39	0.45%	0.39	P
20	91	108 (8)	Aug 14	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1		0		0		.140	.327	.140	.467	9	.89	0.080	7.79	0.42%	2.21	P
21	92	112 (3)	Aug 19	BOS		CLE	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.152	.339	.152	.491	9	.41	-0.031	3.91	-0.17%	-0.57	P
22	93	116 (3)	Aug 23	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.180	.349	.200	.549	9	1.22	0.079	5.69	0.22%	0.82	P
23	94	120 (3)	Aug 28	BOS		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.189	.348	.208	.556	9	.81	-0.001	4.85	0.00%	-0.01	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
24	95	125 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.175	.329	.193	.522	9	1.61	-0.205	.00	0.00%	-1.90	P
							16-8		73	57	6	10	1	0	0	2	13	0	14	0	3		2		0		.175	.329	.193	.522		.98	-0.379	6.05	-0.61%	-1.95

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