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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	16-22 / in Starts: 13-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	38 (22-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-14-8)

Most Driven In
G Hartnett	2
J Cooney	1
H Freigau	1
R Stephenson	0

Most Driven In By
C Heathcote	1
R Stephenson	1

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 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	72	1	Apr 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.79	-0.044	4.64	-0.07%	-0.16	P
2	73	5 (3)	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	L,5-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.59	-0.057	3.61	-0.08%	-0.59	P
3	74	9 (3)	Apr 22	CHC		CIN	T,5-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.18	-0.077	8.46	-0.12%	-0.37	P
4	75	12 (2)	Apr 26	CHC		PIT	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	76	16 (3)	Apr 30	CHC		STL	W,10-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.065	2.63	-0.10%	-0.56	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
6	77	19 (2)	May 6	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	78	24 (4)	May 11	CHC		BRO	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.77	0.013	3.37	0.03%	0.15	P
8	79	28 (3)	May 17	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
9	80	34 (5)	May 24	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.88	-0.064	3.53	-0.15%	-0.53	P
10	81	38 (3)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,7-9	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.81	-0.064	3.32	-0.16%	-0.80	P
11	82	41 (2)	May 31 (2)	CHC		STL	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						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
12	83	43 (1)	Jun 2	CHC		STL	L,6-14	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
13	84	45 (1)	Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
14	85	48 (2)	Jun 9	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
15	86	49	Jun 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
16	87	51 (1)	Jun 12	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
17	88	52	Jun 13	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
18	89	55 (2)	Jun 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.80	0.000	1.90	0.00%	0.04	P
19	90	59 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	1.30	-0.035	3.31	-0.05%	-0.08	P
20	91	66 (6)	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.51	-0.056	.72	-0.05%	-0.96	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
21	92	71 (4)	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	.74	-0.019	1.76	-0.03%	-0.17	P
22	93	77 (5)	Jul 6 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.80	-0.083	2.18	-0.14%	-1.07	P
23	94	82 (4)	Jul 11	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9	.86	0.001	3.34	0.00%	-0.08	P
24	95	87 (4)	Jul 17	CHC		NYG	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	9	1.50	0.171	4.87	0.34%	1.05	P
25	96	91 (3)	Jul 22	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.243	.222	.465	9	.84	-0.003	2.94	-0.01%	-0.10	P
26	97	95 (3)	Jul 25	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.243	.222	.465	9						P
27	98	97 (1)	Jul 28	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.231	.211	.441	9	.78	-0.039	1.99	-0.06%	-0.32	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
28	99	101 (3)	Aug 2	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	9	1.49	-0.084	2.16	-0.07%	-0.84	P
29	100	106 (4)	Aug 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.227	.209	.437	9	1.03	0.004	1.98	0.01%	-0.09	P
30	101	111 (4)	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.229	.213	.442	9	1.79	0.109	4.77	0.18%	0.30	P
31	102	116 (4)	Aug 19	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	.78	-0.015	.92	-0.01%	-0.13	P
32	103	121 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.241	.212	.452	9	.16	0.006	.08	0.00%	-0.31	P
33	104	127 (5)	Aug 30	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.236	.208	.444	9	.77	-0.019	1.34	-0.02%	-0.17	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
34	105	130 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.232	.204	.436	9	.92	-0.024	.87	-0.01%	-0.24	P
35	106	136 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.224	.196	.421	9	.41	-0.021	.44	-0.01%	-0.21	P
36	107	140 (3)	Sep 10	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.196	.237	.196	.434	9	.24	0.011	.14	0.00%	0.27	P
37	108	142 (1)	Sep 13	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.230	.190	.419	9	.80	-0.010	.31	0.00%	-0.28	P
38	109	148 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.262	.226	.487	9	.67	0.086	.00	0.00%	1.31	P
39	110	153 (4)	Sep 25	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.250	.215	.465	9	.53	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
							16-22		71	65	2	14	0	0	0	4	2	0	9	1	2		0		0	0	.215	.250	.215	.465		.92	-0.417	2.17	-0.58%	-5.53

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