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	18-28 / in Starts: 12-19
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	56 (28-20-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (32-20-12)

Most Driven In
A Ward	1
P Wanninger	1
B Bengough	1

Most Driven In By
B Paschal	1
J Dugan	0
E Combs	0

1925 Batting Game Log

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1925 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	339	2 (1)	Apr 15	NYY		WSH	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	340	6 (3)	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	9	.56	0.050	1.10	0.06%	1.45	P
3	341	9 (2)	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	8						PR
4	342	10	Apr 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.60	-0.117	2.95	-0.13%	-0.83	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	343	13 (2)	May 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.22	-0.062	1.53	-0.05%	-0.55	P
6	344	15 (1)	May 4	NYY		PHA	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9						P
7	345	17 (1)	May 6	NYY		PHA	L,2-6	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.83	-0.211	2.05	-0.14%	-1.47	P
8	346	21 (3)	May 11	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-19	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	347	25 (3)	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.62	-0.070	.37	-0.03%	-1.02	P
10	348	29 (3)	May 19	NYY	@	DET	L,5-11	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.66	-0.001	.42	0.00%	-0.03	P
11	349	32 (2)	May 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
12	350	37 (4)	May 28 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360	9	.62	-0.065	.41	-0.03%	-0.53	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
13	351	42 (4)	Jun 1	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9	.82	0.004	.32	0.00%	0.09	P
14	352	44 (1)	Jun 3	NYY		WSH	W,6-4	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9						P
15	353	47 (2)	Jun 6	NYY		SLB	W,11-9	3-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	9	.62	-0.024	.16	0.00%	-0.35	P
16	354	50 (2)	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.154	.241	.154	.395	9	1.03	-0.081	.35	-0.02%	-0.45	P
17	355	54 (3)	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9	.98	-0.080	.30	-0.01%	-1.40	P
18	356	56 (1)	Jun 17	NYY		DET	L,1-19	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
19	357	60 (3)	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-9	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9						P
20	358	63 (2)	Jun 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.152	.222	.152	.374	9	1.66	-0.010	.12	0.00%	-0.54	P
21	359	65 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.243	.176	.420	9	1.02	0.078	.04	0.00%	0.85	P
22	360	68 (2)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.162	.244	.162	.406	9	.68	-0.011	.03	0.00%	-0.52	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
23	361	74 (5)	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.154	.233	.154	.386	9						P
24	362	77 (2)	Jul 8	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.167	.239	.190	.430	9	.68	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.07	P
25	363	78	Jul 10 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.239	.190	.430	9						P
26	364	81 (2)	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.182	.250	.205	.455	9	.94	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.60	P
27	365	86 (4)	Jul 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-17	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.196	.436	9	1.23	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
28	366	89 (2)	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	L,12-18	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.196	.436	9						P
29	367	90	Jul 20	NYY	@	DET	L,5-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.196	.436	9						P
30	368	94 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.160	.222	.180	.402	9						P
31	369	96 (1)	Jul 29	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.218	.176	.395	9	2.40	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.26	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
32	370	100 (3)	Aug 3	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	9	.40	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.91	P
33	371	104 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.218	.468	9	.80	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
34	372	109 (4)	Aug 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.238	.207	.445	9	1.04	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
35	373	113 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.238	.207	.445	7	3.96	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.15	PR
36	374	114	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.242	.213	.456	9	.89	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
37	375	117 (2)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.242	.213	.456	6						RF
38	376	118	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.243	.215	.458	9	.39	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
39	377	120 (1)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.243	.215	.458	8						P
40	378	123 (2)	Aug 30	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.182	.239	.212	.452	9	1.22	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.52	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
41	379	128 (4)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.233	.206	.439	9	.53	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
42	380	133 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.218	.192	.410	9	1.48	-0.265	.00	0.00%	-1.82	P
43	381	138 (4)	Sep 14	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.207	.182	.389	9	.51	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
44	382	143 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.165	.214	.190	.404	9	1.34	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
45	383	146 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,11-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.165	.214	.190	.404	9						P
46	384	151 (4)	Sep 27 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.212	.188	.399	9	.99	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
							18-28		95	80	2	13	2	0	0	3	3	0	23	2	10		0		1	0	.163	.212	.188	.399		.98	-1.266	.40	-0.34%	-11.57

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