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	9-12 / in Starts: 9-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	39 (21-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
J Hayes	1

Most Driven In By
A Simmons	2
R Radcliff	2
J Hayes	1
L Appling	1
T Piet	1

1935 Batting Game Log

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1935 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	693	1	Apr 17	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.81	-0.060	2.09	-0.09%	-0.58	P
2	694	7 (5)	Apr 23	CHW		DET	W,7-2	CG	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.571	.250	.821	9	.60	-0.001	1.55	0.00%	0.79	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
3	695	13 (5)	May 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	9	.74	-0.020	3.03	-0.05%	-0.19	P
4	696	17 (3)	May 8	CHW		NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.583	.375	.958	9	.96	0.087	4.10	0.23%	1.17	P
5	697	22 (4)	May 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.412	.231	.643	9	1.59	-0.243	7.60	-0.70%	-1.57	P
6	698	27 (4)	May 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-13	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.368	.200	.568	9	.98	-0.075	5.06	-0.23%	-0.67	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
7	699	56 (28)	Jun 27	CHW		DET	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.368	.200	.568	5						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
8	700	61 (4)	Jul 1	CHW		SLB	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.333	.176	.510	9	.71	-0.038	1.28	-0.04%	-0.54	P
9	701	67 (5)	Jul 7 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.304	.158	.462	9	.79	-0.041	2.18	-0.07%	-0.46	P
10	702	72 (4)	Jul 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-7	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.296	.136	.433	9	.43	-0.023	1.32	-0.04%	-0.60	P
11	703	79 (6)	Jul 20 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-9	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.136	.321	.136	.458	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
12	704	90 (10)	Aug 2	CHW		SLB	L,8-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.130	.310	.130	.441	9	1.74	-0.064	5.97	-0.13%	-0.61	P
13	705	91	Aug 3	CHW		SLB	T,7-7	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.310	.130	.441	7						PR
14	706	95 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.281	.115	.397	9	.98	-0.079	1.63	-0.08%	-0.87	P
15	707	106 (10)	Aug 17 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,8-2	CG(5)	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.314	.143	.457	9	.54	0.033	.08	0.00%	0.53	P
16	708	112 (5)	Aug 22	CHW		WSH	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.297	.133	.431	9	1.37	-0.078	.13	0.00%	-0.66	P
17	709	119 (6)	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,10-13	GS-6	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.350	.194	.544	9	1.02	0.076	.02	0.00%	1.70	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
18	710	126 (6)	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.333	.182	.515	9	2.07	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.97	P
19	711	132 (5)	Sep 11	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.189	.348	.216	.564	9	.60	-0.051	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
20	712	140 (7)	Sep 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.333	.195	.528	9	.25	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
21	713	145 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.315	.182	.497	9	1.00	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
22	714	150 (4)	Sep 28 (1)	CHW		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.310	.188	.498	9	.97	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
							9-12		61	48	8	8	1	0	0	1	10	0	16	0	3		0		0	0	.167	.310	.188	.498		.90	-0.848	1.86	-1.21%	-5.04

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