Sheriff Blake

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 17, 1899 in Ansted, WV us

Died: October 31, 1982 in Beckley, WV

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)

Last Game: September 26, 1937 (Age 38-009d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: John Frederick Blake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

102

ERA

4.13

304

195

1620.0

621

WHIP

1.547

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1920	20	-8.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		8.10	9.45	6	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	21	14	12	0	6		7	1	0	2	65	2.025	14.2	0.0	4.1	4.7	1.17
1921	21	-3.2	Rochester	IL	AA		21	13	.618	3.33	4.83	42						300.0	307	161	111		143							1.500	9.2		4.3
1922	22	-3.6	Rochester	IL	AA		17	9	.654	2.76	4.22	34						241.0	252	113	74		104							1.477	9.4		3.9
1923	23	-5.5	Seattle	PCL	AA		13	20	.394	4.71	5.94	45						256.0	305	169	134		115							1.641	10.7		4.0
1924	24	-4.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	6	.500	4.57	4.91	29	11	8	4	0	1	106.1	123	58	54	3	44		42	2	0	1	469	1.571	10.4	0.3	3.7	3.6	0.95
1925	25	-4.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	18	.357	4.86	5.60	36	31	3	14	0	2	231.1	260	144	125	17	114		93	5	0	3	1046	1.617	10.1	0.7	4.4	3.6	0.82
1926	26	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	12	.478	3.60	4.14	39	27	9	11	4	1	197.2	204	91	79	7	92		95	6	0	6	849	1.497	9.3	0.3	4.2	4.3	1.03
1927	27	-3.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	14	.481	3.29	4.05	32	27	3	13	2	0	224.1	238	101	82	3	82		64	4	0	4	963	1.426	9.5	0.1	3.3	2.6	0.78
1928	28	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	11	.607	2.47	2.99	34	29	5	16	4	1	240.2	209	80	66	4	101	1	78	3	0	3	995	1.288	7.8	0.1	3.8	2.9	0.77
1929	29	-1.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	13	.519	4.29	5.03	35	29	3	13	1	1	218.1	244	122	104	8	103	5	70	2	0	4	962	1.589	10.1	0.3	4.2	2.9	0.68
1930	30	0.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	14	.417	4.82	6.12	34	24	4	7	0	0	186.2	213	127	100	14	99	5	80	3	0	4	856	1.671	10.3	0.7	4.8	3.9	0.81
1931	31		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI	4	9	.308	5.43	6.17	30	14	10	1	0	2	121.0	154	83	73	6	61	2	60	4	0	6	573	1.777	11.5	0.4	4.5	4.5	0.98
1931	31	0.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	4	.000	5.22	6.12	16	5	7	0	0	1	50.0	64	34	29	4	26	2	29	1	0	2	238	1.800	11.5	0.7	4.7	5.2	1.12
1931	31	0.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	5	.444	5.58	6.21	14	9	3	1	0	1	71.0	90	49	44	2	35	0	31	3	0	4	335	1.761	11.4	0.3	4.4	3.9	0.89
1932	32	3.5	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	9	7	.563		6.71	34						161.0	184	120			92							1.714	10.3		5.1
1933	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	STL	12	9	.571	4.45	4.98	25						168.0	171	93	83		88							1.542	9.2		4.7
1933	33	5.6	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	11	7	.611	4.03	4.41	21						143.0	141	70	64		70							1.476	8.9		4.4
1933	33	5.1	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	1	2	.333	6.84	8.28	4						25.0	30	23	19		18							1.920	10.8		6.5
1934	34	7.2	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	13	11	.542	4.52	5.11	30						229.0	235	130	115		93							1.432	9.2		3.7
1935	35	7.2	Baltimore	IL	AA		12	12	.500	4.57	5.26	34						207.0	228	121	105		91							1.541	9.9		4.0
1936	36	7.1	Baltimore	IL	AA		14	16	.467	4.91	5.86	37	34		18	2		255.0	307	166	139		101		117	7	0	7	1186	1.600	10.8		3.6	4.1	1.16
1937	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SLB	2	5	.286	5.49	6.27	29	3	11	2	0	1	80.1	100	56	49	6	38	6	32	0	0	2	372	1.718	11.2	0.7	4.3	3.6	0.84
1937	37	7.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	3	.000	3.71	4.74	14	2	5	2	0	0	43.2	45	23	18	1	18	3	20	0	0	1	192	1.443	9.3	0.2	3.7	4.1	1.11
1937	37	8.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	2	.500	7.61	8.10	15	1	6	0	0	1	36.2	55	33	31	5	20	3	12	0	0	1	180	2.045	13.5	1.2	4.9	2.9	0.60
1938	38	11.2	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CHC	8	11	.421	3.70	4.31	33	10	11	9	1		163.0	168	78	67		53		68	5	0	3		1.356	9.3		2.9	3.8	1.28
1939	39	11.5	Birmingham	SOUA	A1		12	17	.414	4.32	10.75	39	24	10	13	1		175.0	95	209	84		46		64	2	1	4		0.806	4.9		2.4	3.3	1.39
1940	40		2 Teams	TL	A1		10	12				42						192.0	201	100	70		48
1940	40	12.3	Oklahoma City	TL	A1
1940	40	12.3	Dallas	TL	A1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		87	102	.460	4.13	4.87	304	195	61	81	11	9	1620.0	1766	876	744	68	740	19	621	30	0	35	7150	1.547	9.8	0.4	4.1	3.5	0.84
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		131	125				353	68	21	40	4		2155.0	2252	1360	912		926		249	14	1	14	1186
All Levels (21 Seasons)							218	227				657	263	82	121	15	9	3775.0	4018	2236	1656	68	1666	19	870	44	1	49	8336

AA (8 seasons)					Minors		111	97	.534		5.31	281	34		18	2		1817.0	1989	1073	761		827		117	7	0	7	1186	1.550	9.9		4.1
A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		20	28				72	34	21	22	2		338.0	263	287	151		99		132	7	1	7