Nippy Jones

Positions: First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 29, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: October 3, 1995 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park, Elk Grove, CA

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 9, 1946 (Age 20-345d, 10,155th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 32-092d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Vernal Leroy Jones

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

1381

369

.267

146

RBI

209

OBP

.305

SLG

.382

OPS

.687

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-17 / in Starts: 6-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	45 (23-16-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
T Moore	1
R Munger	1
E Dusak	1
Self	1
R Schoendienst	0
H Brecheen	0

Most Driven In By
S Musial	4
Self	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	17	3 (2)	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	L,4-9	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.25	0.025	3.21	0.04%	0.27	PH
2	18	5 (1)	Apr 19	STL		CHC	L,1-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.27	-0.007	.64	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
3	19	6	Apr 20	STL		CHC	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.04	-0.020	2.39	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
4	20	7	Apr 23	STL		PIT	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.45	-0.037	3.24	-0.05%	-0.31	PH
5	21	8	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	2.17	-0.081	3.99	-0.09%	-0.91	PH
6	22	10 (1)	Apr 29	STL	@	NYG	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	6	.77	-0.104	1.08	-0.09%	-1.90	2B
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
7	23	13 (2)	May 4 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	2.88	0.115	2.84	0.07%	0.39	PH
8	24	15 (1)	May 6	STL	@	BRO	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	2.91	-0.076	3.27	-0.05%	-0.45	PH
9	25	18 (2)	May 10	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.00	-0.026	1.19	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
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
10	26	136 (117)	Sep 9	STL		PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	2	.86	0.110	2.42	0.19%	0.79	2B
11	27	137	Sep 10	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	2						2B
12	28	138	Sep 11	STL		BRO	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.440	.709	2	1.51	0.187	11.12	0.83%	1.31	2B
13	29	139	Sep 12	STL		BRO	W,8-7	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.464	.798	2	2.61	0.210	9.53	0.46%	2.00	2B
14	30	140	Sep 13	STL		BRO	L,7-8	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.469	.822	2	1.44	-0.079	7.87	-0.26%	-0.38	2B
15	31	141	Sep 14	STL		NYG	L,1-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.472	.814	2	.37	0.022	.43	0.02%	0.03	2B
16	32	142	Sep 15	STL		NYG	L,5-10	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.349	.463	.812	2	.22	-0.002	.03	0.00%	0.00	2B
17	33	143	Sep 16	STL		NYG	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.319	.422	.741	2	.60	-0.061	.04	0.00%	-0.71	RF
18	34	144	Sep 17	STL		BSN	L,8-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	2	.80	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-1.10	RF
19	35	145	Sep 18	STL		BSN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.304	.407	.711	2	1.54	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.78	2B
20	36	146	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.295	.390	.685	2	.55	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-1.14	2B
21	37	147	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.254	.277	.365	.642	2						2B
22	38	148	Sep 22 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.338	.595	2	1.24	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-1.77	2B
23	39	149	Sep 22 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.247	.267	.342	.609	2						2B
							6-17		77	73	6	18	4	0	1	5	2	0	10	0	2		0	2	0	0	.247	.267	.342	.609		1.13	-0.223	2.93	1.00%	-5.23

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