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	1-8 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In
S Agnew	0
C Shorten	0
M McNally	0

Most Driven In By
H Janvrin	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 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	63	78 (77)	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	64	83 (4)	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
3	65	87 (3)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.010	4.35	-0.06%	-0.13	P
4	66	90 (2)	Jul 23	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
5	67	98 (7)	Aug 1	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	68	103 (4)	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	0.024	1.24	0.08%	0.64	P
7	69	115 (11)	Aug 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.010	2.65	-0.04%	-0.09	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
8	70	139 (23)	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-13	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	0.001	.07	0.00%	1.45	P
9	71	150 (10)	Sep 26	BOS		CLE	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							1-8		5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		2		0		.000	.000	.000	.000		.23	0.005	1.68	-0.02%	1.88

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