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	23-22 / in Starts: 13-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	65 (30-24-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (33-21-12)

Most Driven In
E Scott	3
A Ward	3
W Schang	2
F Hofmann	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Dugan	4
W Witt	4
E Miller	2
A Ward	1
C Fewster	1
Self	1

1922 Batting Game Log

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1922 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	219	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	1.21	-0.027	2.99	-0.04%	0.04	P
2	220	4 (2)	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9						P
3	221	7 (2)	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	W,10-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.333	.708	9	.91	-0.118	2.66	-0.21%	-1.68	P
4	222	13 (5)	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9	1.53	0.072	6.69	0.19%	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
5	223	18 (4)	May 2	NYY		BOS	W,12-6	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.467	.462	.928	9	.26	0.020	.94	0.04%	0.97	P
6	224	22 (3)	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.375	.474	.438	.911	9	.57	0.174	2.32	0.42%	1.50	P
7	225	24 (1)	May 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.450	.412	.862	9	3.16	-0.072	14.03	-0.19%	-0.33	P
8	226	26 (1)	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.421	.500	.526	1.026	9	1.41	0.118	6.42	0.32%	0.74	P
9	227	30 (3)	May 15	NYY		DET	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.458	.476	.935	9	.80	-0.043	3.53	-0.12%	-0.56	P
10	228	34 (3)	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.444	.435	.879	9	.54	-0.014	3.21	-0.05%	-0.15	P
11	229	38 (3)	May 24	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.320	.414	.400	.814	9	2.07	-0.086	9.43	-0.24%	-0.94	P
12	230	42 (3)	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.310	.394	.379	.773	9	1.79	0.020	8.79	0.06%	0.56	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	231	47 (4)	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.400	.829	9	1.16	0.055	5.36	0.15%	0.47	P
14	232	52 (4)	Jun 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-10	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.395	.364	.758	9	1.10	-0.091	5.77	-0.29%	-0.73	P
15	233	57 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.390	.389	.779	9	.94	0.006	5.46	0.02%	0.15	P
16	234	60 (2)	Jun 17	NYY	@	DET	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.390	.389	.779	9						P
17	235	62 (1)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.390	.389	.779	9						P
18	236	63	Jun 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.381	.378	.759	9	.50	-0.014	2.27	-0.04%	-0.34	P
19	237	65 (1)	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.381	.378	.759	9						P
20	238	67 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-12	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.364	.359	.723	9	.41	-0.021	1.81	-0.06%	-0.36	P
21	239	71 (3)	Jun 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.333	.326	.659	9	1.53	-0.151	6.70	-0.40%	-0.81	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
22	240	77 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.327	.340	.667	9	.49	0.049	2.30	0.14%	0.18	P
23	241	82 (4)	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,7-9	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.245	.315	.327	.641	9	1.06	-0.088	5.56	-0.28%	-0.97	P
24	242	88 (5)	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.315	.327	.641	9						P
25	243	90 (1)	Jul 19	NYY		DET	L,1-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.240	.321	.320	.641	9	.97	-0.031	5.36	-0.10%	-0.21	P
26	244	94 (3)	Jul 23	NYY		BOS	W,11-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.321	.320	.641	9						P
27	245	98 (3)	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		0		0	0	.226	.317	.302	.619	9	.67	-0.003	6.25	-0.02%	-0.57	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	246	104 (5)	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.306	.291	.597	9	.47	-0.029	2.97	-0.11%	-0.64	P
29	247	107 (2)	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.224	.318	.310	.629	9	1.35	0.050	9.43	0.21%	0.93	P
30	248	111 (3)	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.304	.295	.599	9	1.10	-0.084	7.12	-0.33%	-0.77	P
31	249	114 (2)	Aug 17	NYY		DET	W,7-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.304	.295	.599	9						P
32	250	115	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.296	.286	.581	9	1.03	-0.051	7.00	-0.21%	-0.55	P
33	251	120 (4)	Aug 24	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	9	.88	0.133	6.34	0.57%	0.86	P
34	252	122 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	9						P
35	253	125 (2)	Aug 29	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.232	.321	.319	.639	9	.91	-0.087	7.69	-0.44%	-1.11	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
36	254	128 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-6	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.325	.366	.691	9	.45	0.033	3.90	0.17%	1.72	P
37	255	130 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.325	.366	.691	9						P
38	256	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.321	.361	.682	9	.60	-0.016	5.42	-0.09%	-0.11	P
39	257	134 (2)	Sep 9	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.341	.400	.741	9	1.66	0.179	15.64	1.01%	0.93	P
40	258	138 (3)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.330	.385	.714	9	.90	-0.074	9.81	-0.48%	-0.66	P
41	259	143 (4)	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.330	.385	.714	9						P
42	260	145 (1)	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.247	.337	.395	.732	9	.98	0.019	14.09	0.16%	0.15	P
43	261	147 (1)	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.337	.395	.732	9						P
44	262	149 (1)	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.340	.398	.738	9	.65	-0.002	2.39	0.00%	-0.12	P
45	263	154 (4)	Oct 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.347	.402	.749	9	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
							23-22		102	87	14	23	9	0	1	10	6	0	29	5	4		1		1	0	.264	.347	.402	.749		.99	-0.184	5.86	-0.21%	-2.02

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