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, 4,877th 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

10.6

W

L

102

ERA

4.13

G

304

GS

195

SV

IP

1620.0

SO

621

WHIP

1.547

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	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

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	1	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	5	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	5	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	2	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	2	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	0	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
1937	37	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	5.49	29	3	11	2	0	1	80.1	100	56	49	6	38	6	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	3	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	3	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
10 Yrs				87	102	.460	4.13	304	195	61	81	11	9	1620.0	1766	876	744	68	740	19	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	3	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	13	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	0	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	3	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	3	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	16	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	3	12	0	0	1	180	64	5.80	2.045	13.5	1.2	4.9	2.9	0.60