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)

Debut: June 29, 1920 (Age 20-286d, 4,876th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

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

11.3

W

L

102

ERA

4.13

G

304

GS

195

SV

IP

1620.0

SO

621

WHIP

1.547

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1920	20	PIT	NL	0	0		8.10	6	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	21	14	12	0	6	7	1	0	2	65	41	3.27	2.025	14.2	0.0	4.1	4.7	1.17

1921	21	ROC	AA	21	13	.618	3.33	42						300.0	307	161	111		143								1.500	9.2		4.3			ROC IL
1922	22	ROC	AA	17	9	.654	2.76	34						241.0	252	113	74		104								1.477	9.4		3.9			ROC IL
1923	23	SLE	AA	13	20	.394	4.71	45						256.0	305	169	134		115								1.641	10.7		4.0			SLE PCL
1924	24	CHC	NL	6	6	.500	4.57	29	11	8	4	0	1	106.1	123	58	54	3	44	42	2	0	1	469	85	3.91	1.571	10.4	0.3	3.7	3.6	0.95
1925	25	CHC	NL	10	18	.357	4.86	36	31	3	14	0	2	231.1	260	144	125	17	114	93	5	0	3	1046	90	4.81	1.617	10.1	0.7	4.4	3.6	0.82
1926	26	CHC	NL	11	12	.478	3.60	39	27	9	11	4	1	197.2	204	91	79	7	92	95	6	0	6	849	108	3.90	1.497	9.3	0.3	4.2	4.3	1.03
1927	27	CHC	NL	13	14	.481	3.29	32	27	3	13	2	0	224.1	238	101	82	3	82	64	4	0	4	963	119	3.78	1.426	9.5	0.1	3.3	2.6	0.78
1928	28	CHC	NL	17	11	.607	2.47	34	29	5	16	4	1	240.2	209	80	66	4	101	78	3	0	3	995	157	3.77	1.288	7.8	0.1	3.8	2.9	0.77
1929	29	CHC	NL	14	13	.519	4.29	35	29	3	13	1	1	218.1	244	122	104	8	103	70	2	0	4	962	107	4.44	1.589	10.1	0.3	4.2	2.9	0.68
1930	30	CHC	NL	10	14	.417	4.82	34	24	4	7	0	0	186.2	213	127	100	14	99	80	3	0	4	856	101	5.26	1.671	10.3	0.7	4.8	3.9	0.81
1931	31	TOT	NL	4	9	.308	5.43	30	14	10	1	0	2	121.0	154	83	73	6	61	60	4	0	6	573	76	4.38	1.777	11.5	0.4	4.5	4.5	0.98
1931	31	CHC	NL	0	4	.000	5.22	16	5	7	0	0	1	50.0	64	34	29	4	26	29	1	0	2	238	75	4.61	1.800	11.5	0.7	4.7	5.2	1.12
1931	31	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	5.58	14	9	3	1	0	1	71.0	90	49	44	2	35	31	3	0	4	335	77	4.21	1.761	11.4	0.3	4.4	3.9	0.89

1932	32	STL-min	AA	9	7	.563		34						161.0	184	120			92								1.714	10.3		5.1			CLB AA
1933	33	STL-min	AA	12	9	.571	4.45	25						168.0	171	93	83		88								1.542	9.2		4.7			ROC,CLB IL,AA
1934	34	CIN-min	AA	13	11	.542	4.52	30						229.0	235	130	115		93								1.432	9.2		3.7			TTO IL
1935	35	BLT	AA	12	12	.500	4.57	34						207.0	228	121	105		91								1.541	9.9		4.0			BLT IL
1936	36	BLT	AA	14	16	.467	4.91	37	34					255.0	307	166	139		101								1.600	10.8		3.6			BLT IL
1937	37	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	5.49	29	3	11	2	0	1	80.1	100	56	49	6	38	32	0	0	2	372	80	4.63	1.718	11.2	0.7	4.3	3.6	0.84
1937	37	SLB	AL	2	2	.500	7.61	15	1	6	0	0	1	36.2	55	33	31	5	20	12	0	0	1	180	64	5.80	2.045	13.5	1.2	4.9	2.9	0.60
1937	37	STL	NL	0	3	.000	3.71	14	2	5	2	0	0	43.2	45	23	18	1	18	20	0	0	1	192	107	3.66	1.443	9.3	0.2	3.7	4.1	1.11
1938	38	CHC-min	A1	8	11	.421	3.70	33						163.0	168	78	67		53								1.356	9.3		2.9			BIR SOUA
1939	39	BIR	A1	12	17	.414	4.32	39	24					175.0	209	95	84		46								1.457	10.7		2.4			BIR SOUA
1940	40	OKC,DAL	A1	10	12	.455	3.28	42						192.0	201	100	70		48								1.297	9.4		2.3			OKC,DAL TL
10 Yrs				87	102	.460	4.13	304	195	61	81	11	9	1620.0	1766	876	744	68	740	621	30	0	35	7150	102	4.29	1.547	9.8	0.4	4.1	3.5	0.84
162 Game Avg.				12	14	.460	4.13	41	27	8	11	1	1	221	241	119	101	9	101	85	4	0	5	974	102	4.29	1.547	9.8	0.4	4.1	3.5	0.84

CHC (8 yrs)				81	92	.468	3.95	255	183	42	78	11	7	1455.1	1555	757	639	60	661	551	26	0	27	6378	106	4.29	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.1	3.4	0.83
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	6	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	21	14	12	0	6	7	1	0	2	65	41	3.27	2.025	14.2	0.0	4.1	4.7	1.17
PHI (1 yr)				4	5	.444	5.58	14	9	3	1	0	1	71.0	90	49	44	2	35	31	3	0	4	335	77	4.21	1.761	11.4	0.3	4.4	3.9	0.89
STL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.71	14	2	5	2	0	0	43.2	45	23	18	1	18	20	0	0	1	192	107	3.66	1.443	9.3	0.2	3.7	4.1	1.11
SLB (1 yr)				2	2	.500	7.61	15	1	6	0	0	1	36.2	55	33	31	5	20	12	0	0	1	180	64	5.80	2.045	13.5	1.2	4.9	2.9	0.60

NL (10 yrs)				85	100	.459	4.05	289	194	55	81	11	8	1583.1	1711	843	713	63	720	609	30	0	34	6970	103	4.26	1.535	9.7	0.4	4.1	3.5	0.85
AL (1 yr)				2	2	.500	7.61	15	1	6	0	0	1	36.2	55	33	31	5	20	12	0	0	1	180	64	5.80	2.045	13.5	1.2	4.9	2.9	0.60

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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