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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, 5,054th in major league 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

10.7

102

ERA

4.13

304

195

1620.0

621

WHIP

1.547

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-23 / in Starts: 11-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	51 (28-14-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (28-17-10)

Most Driven In
G Hartnett	2
R Maranville	1
C Grimm	1
H Miller	1
A Statz	1

Most Driven In By
H Freigau	2
S Adams	1
C Heathcote	0

1925 Batting Game Log

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1925 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	36	3 (2)	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.17	0.076	2.95	0.12%	1.15	P
2	37	7 (3)	Apr 20	CHC		STL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.52	-0.085	3.65	-0.12%	-0.67	P
3	38	9 (1)	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
4	39	11 (1)	Apr 25	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.60	-0.064	1.39	-0.09%	-0.87	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
5	40	15 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.25	-0.079	3.63	-0.14%	-0.80	P
6	41	21 (5)	May 12 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	1.23	-0.067	3.27	-0.11%	-0.68	P
7	42	24 (2)	May 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
8	43	26 (1)	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
9	44	29 (2)	May 20	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.50	-0.026	1.03	-0.03%	-0.29	P
10	45	32 (2)	May 23	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.63	-0.064	.96	-0.06%	-1.36	P
11	46	37 (4)	May 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-13	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	2.07	0.229	2.18	0.15%	2.11	P
12	47	42 (4)	May 31	CHC		PIT	W,11-2	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.43	-0.041	.33	-0.02%	-0.32	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
13	48	44 (1)	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	W,11-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
14	49	46 (1)	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	L,9-12	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.85	-0.017	.83	-0.01%	-0.34	P
15	50	50 (3)	Jun 10	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	1.08	0.010	.71	0.00%	0.14	P
16	51	57 (6)	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.182	.206	.212	.418	9	1.44	0.112	1.09	0.05%	0.22	P
17	52	66 (8)	Jun 28 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.171	.194	.200	.394	9						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
18	53	72 (5)	Jul 3	CHC		STL	L,8-10	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.184	.189	.373	9	.53	-0.063	.09	-0.01%	-1.21	P
19	54	78 (5)	Jul 11	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.195	.200	.395	9	1.21	0.039	.27	0.01%	0.41	P
20	55	81 (2)	Jul 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.190	.195	.386	9	1.03	-0.027	.13	0.00%	-0.26	P
21	56	85 (3)	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.170	.174	.344	9	1.32	-0.182	.13	-0.01%	-1.54	P
22	57	89 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.163	.167	.330	9	1.05	-0.059	.08	0.00%	-0.53	P
23	58	93 (3)	Jul 29	CHC		NYG	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.154	.157	.311	9	.60	-0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.44	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
24	59	98 (4)	Aug 3	CHC		BRO	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.161	.164	.324	9	.78	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
25	60	102 (3)	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.169	.172	.342	9	.76	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
26	61	107 (4)	Aug 11	CHC		BSN	L,2-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.169	.172	.342	9						P
27	62	111 (3)	Aug 16	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.164	.167	.331	9	.85	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	63	115 (3)	Aug 22 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.159	.161	.320	9	1.63	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
29	64	117 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.159	.161	.320	9						P
30	65	123 (5)	Aug 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.167	.169	.336	9	.68	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
Sep/Oct		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
31	66	130 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.162	.164	.326	9	1.55	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
32	67	134 (3)	Sep 6	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.159	.162	.321	9	.76	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
33	68	139 (4)	Sep 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.145	.157	.159	.317	9	.48	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
34	69	145 (5)	Sep 19	CHC		NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.162	.153	.315	9	.97	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
35	70	150 (4)	Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG(12)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.147	.169	.160	.329	9	1.64	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
36	71	153 (2)	Oct 3	CHC		STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.173	.165	.337	9	.54	-0.025	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
							13-23		84	79	4	12	1	0	0	7	2	0	21	0	3		3		0	0	.152	.173	.165	.337		.98	-0.882	.77	-0.28%	-9.44

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