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Jay Hook

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: November 18, 1936 in Waukegan, IL us

High School: Grayslake HS (Grayslake, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: September 3, 1957 (Age 20-289d, 11,472nd in major league history)
vs. STL 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1964 (Age 27-167d)
vs. CIN 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Wesley Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.23

160

112

752.2

394

WHIP

1.439

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-23 / in Starts: 13-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	58 (32-19-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
R McMillan	1
E Bailey	1
B Martin	1

Most Driven In By
G Bell	2
W Jones	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	24	3 (2)	Apr 16	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.62	0.055	1.72	0.09%	0.72	P
2	25	8 (4)	Apr 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,7-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
3	26	13 (4)	Apr 27	CIN		MLN	L,5-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	2.04	-0.029	3.96	-0.03%	-0.30	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
4	27	17 (3)	May 3	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.74	-0.079	.93	-0.06%	-1.24	P
5	28	21 (3)	May 7	CIN		STL	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.58	-0.044	1.31	-0.06%	-1.13	P
6	29	25 (3)	May 14	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
7	30	26	May 15 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,3-14	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	6						P
8	31	30 (3)	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	1.22	-0.033	2.91	-0.05%	-0.23	P
9	32	34 (3)	May 22 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	.79	-0.064	1.85	-0.09%	-0.58	P
10	33	39 (4)	May 29	CIN		MLN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	9	1.43	-0.138	3.77	-0.22%	-0.84	P
11	34	42 (2)	May 31	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	6						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	35	44 (1)	Jun 3	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	9	.99	-0.024	2.47	-0.04%	-0.21	P
13	36	48 (3)	Jun 7	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.138	.038	.176	9	.47	-0.040	1.01	-0.05%	-0.65	P
14	37	53 (4)	Jun 12	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.129	.036	.165	9	.48	-0.025	1.02	-0.03%	-0.21	P
15	38	58 (4)	Jun 18	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.143	.063	.205	9	.44	0.006	.38	0.00%	-0.17	P
16	39	63 (4)	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.139	.061	.199	9	1.20	-0.048	1.33	-0.03%	-0.42	P
17	40	67 (3)	Jun 29	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.135	.059	.194	9	1.10	-0.026	1.18	-0.02%	-0.30	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	41	71 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.128	.056	.184	9	.52	-0.018	.62	-0.01%	-1.11	P
19	42	76 (4)	Jul 8	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.125	.054	.179	9	.80	-0.020	.49	-0.01%	-0.21	P
20	43	80 (3)	Jul 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.119	.051	.170	9	.91	-0.019	.66	-0.01%	-0.35	P
21	44	84 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.114	.049	.162	9	.62	-0.031	.20	-0.01%	-0.20	P
22	45	89 (4)	Jul 24	CIN		STL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.170	.071	.242	9	1.17	0.162	.17	0.01%	1.23	P
23	46	94 (4)	Jul 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.163	.068	.231	9	1.29	-0.090	.08	0.00%	-0.68	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	47	99 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.154	.064	.218	9	1.20	-0.090	.02	0.00%	-0.66	P
25	48	103 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,18-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.060	.145	.060	.205	9	.76	-0.066	.01	0.00%	-1.56	P
26	49	108 (4)	Aug 12	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.138	.057	.195	9	1.05	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
27	50	114 (5)	Aug 16	CIN		MLN	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.054	.131	.054	.185	9	.96	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
28	51	119 (4)	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.141	.068	.208	9	.54	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
29	52	124 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.066	.136	.066	.202	9	1.08	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
30	53	128 (3)	Aug 31	CIN		STL	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.145	.063	.208	9	1.33	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.07	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	54	132 (3)	Sep 4	CIN		MLN	W,9-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.155	.063	.217	9	.91	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
32	55	136 (3)	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	L,4-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.155	.063	.217	9						P
33	56	142 (5)	Sep 14	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.076	.164	.076	.240	9	1.18	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
34	57	146 (3)	Sep 20	CIN	@	MLN	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.167	.085	.251	9	.34	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
35	58	150 (3)	Sep 25	CIN		PHI	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.165	.083	.248	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
36	59	154 (3)	Oct 2	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.165	.083	.248	9						P
							13-23		85	72	3	6	0	0	0	3	7	0	24	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	.083	.165	.083	.248		.85	-0.942	.87	-0.61%	-11.81

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