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	11-21 / in Starts: 10-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	39 (20-10-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-13-8)

Most Driven In
W Gerber	2
S Adams	1
H Rice	0

Most Driven In By
G Sisler	1
F O'Rourke	1

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	429	2 (1)	Apr 16	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.72	-0.029	1.82	-0.04%	-0.13	P
2	430	7 (4)	Apr 23	SLB	@	DET	W,15-10	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
3	431	11 (3)	Apr 27	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.72	-0.075	4.92	-0.13%	-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
4	432	14 (2)	May 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	9						P
5	433	18 (3)	May 7	SLB		WSH	L,9-16	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.200	.585	9	.77	0.032	1.93	0.05%	-0.07	P
6	434	22 (3)	May 12	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9	1.31	-0.067	2.80	-0.09%	-0.32	P
7	435	26 (3)	May 16	SLB		PHA	L,8-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9						P
8	436	29 (2)	May 19	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9						P
9	437	31 (1)	May 22	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.62	-0.033	1.21	-0.04%	-0.39	P
10	438	37 (5)	May 27	SLB		CLE	L,3-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
11	439	42 (4)	May 31	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.300	.176	.476	9	.75	-0.041	1.02	-0.03%	-0.42	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	440	47 (4)	Jun 7	SLB	@	PHA	L,9-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.99	-0.027	1.05	-0.02%	-0.27	P
13	441	62 (14)	Jun 27	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
14	442	65 (2)	Jun 29	SLB	@	DET	L,3-9	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.150	.292	.150	.442	9	1.11	-0.030	.11	0.00%	-0.32	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
15	443	70 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		DET	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	9						P
16	444	75 (4)	Jul 8	SLB		PHA	L,5-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	9	1.37	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.13	P
17	445	79 (3)	Jul 12	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.303	.148	.451	9	1.00	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
18	446	83 (3)	Jul 16	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	1.55	-0.127	.01	0.00%	-1.22	P
19	447	87 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	9	1.74	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
20	448	94 (6)	Jul 26 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-12	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.121	.275	.121	.396	9	.65	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.10	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
21	449	104 (9)	Aug 5	SLB	@	WSH	L,8-17	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.268	.118	.386	9	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
22	450	112 (7)	Aug 17 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.250	.108	.358	9	1.34	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
23	451	118 (5)	Aug 21 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.283	.158	.441	9	.91	0.149	.00	0.00%	1.49	P
24	452	122 (3)	Aug 27	SLB		NYY	L,4-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.277	.154	.430	9	.74	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
25	453	125 (2)	Aug 31 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.280	.146	.426	9	.79	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.45	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
26	454	127 (1)	Sep 1	SLB		DET	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.280	.146	.426	6						PR
27	455	130 (2)	Sep 4	SLB		DET	W,4-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.116	.269	.140	.409	9						P
28	456	134 (3)	Sep 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.259	.133	.393	9	1.14	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
29	457	138 (3)	Sep 13 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.254	.122	.377	9	1.45	-0.152	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
30	458	144 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.246	.118	.364	9	.86	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
31	459	148 (3)	Sep 22	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-10	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.246	.145	.392	9	1.10	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
32	460	150 (1)	Sep 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.246	.145	.392	9						PR
							11-21		65	55	2	6	2	0	0	3	7	0	18	3	0		0		0	0	.109	.246	.145	.392		1.13	-0.838	.86	-0.30%	-7.86

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