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	14-22 / in Starts: 11-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	44 (22-12-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
J Hayes	2
J Dykes	1
F Grube	0

Most Driven In By
E Swanson	5
J Hayes	2
L Fonseca	1
R Kress	1
M Haas	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 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	625	5 (4)	Apr 18	CHW	@	DET	W,12-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.22	0.028	.60	0.05%	0.08	P
2	626	12 (6)	Apr 26	CHW		DET	L,4-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.72	-0.047	2.72	-0.11%	-0.51	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
3	627	18 (5)	May 4	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.88	-0.070	2.79	-0.13%	-0.75	P
4	628	22 (3)	May 10	CHW		NYY	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9	.28	0.038	.94	0.08%	0.02	P
5	629	25 (2)	May 14 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,9-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9						P
6	630	27 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9						P
7	631	35 (7)	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9	.80	-0.041	3.43	-0.10%	-0.34	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
8	632	39 (3)	Jun 1	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9						PR
9	633	41 (1)	Jun 3	CHW	@	DET	W,11-6	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	9	.57	-0.028	1.20	-0.04%	-0.51	P
10	634	47 (5)	Jun 8	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.227	.292	.227	.519	9	.96	-0.101	3.00	-0.19%	-0.85	P
11	635	55 (7)	Jun 17	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	9	1.82	-0.048	6.73	-0.11%	-0.45	P
12	636	57 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	637	59 (1)	Jun 20	CHW		NYY	L,8-15	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.208	.478	9	2.39	-0.067	7.91	-0.13%	-0.51	P
14	638	65 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	9	.77	-0.020	.80	-0.01%	-0.17	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	639	70 (4)	Jul 1	CHW		BOS	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	9						P
16	640	78 (7)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.233	.179	.412	9	1.37	-0.103	.42	-0.02%	-0.82	P
17	641	86 (7)	Jul 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.257	.161	.418	9	1.21	0.009	.35	0.00%	-0.26	P
18	642	89 (2)	Jul 22	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.257	.161	.418	8						PR
19	643	92 (2)	Jul 25	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.237	.147	.384	9	1.30	-0.109	.04	0.00%	-0.72	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
20	644	98 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.214	.132	.346	9	.98	-0.103	.02	0.00%	-0.83	P
21	645	105 (6)	Aug 10	CHW		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.239	.171	.410	9	.78	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
22	646	108 (2)	Aug 13	CHW		DET	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.239	.171	.410	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
23	647	109	Aug 15	CHW		WSH	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.229	.163	.392	9	1.00	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
24	648	113 (3)	Aug 19	CHW		NYY	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.229	.163	.392	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	649	114	Aug 20 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,3-14	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.159	.399	9	.68	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
26	650	116 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		NYY	T,3-3	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.240	.159	.399	9						PR
27	651	119 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.128	.226	.149	.375	9	1.03	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
28	652	122 (2)	Aug 24 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.226	.149	.375	8						PR
29	653	127 (4)	Aug 28	CHW		PHA	L,5-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.232	.160	.392	9	.57	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.35	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
30	654	131 (3)	Sep 3	CHW		CLE	L,3-14	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.232	.160	.392	9						PR
31	655	132	Sep 4 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,0-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.232	.160	.392	9						P
32	656	135 (2)	Sep 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.237	.154	.391	9	.91	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
33	657	136	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.237	.154	.391	8						PR
34	658	137	Sep 9	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.237	.154	.391	8						PR
35	659	140 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.161	.254	.179	.433	9	1.34	0.179	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
36	660	144 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-10	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.262	.175	.437	9	.56	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
37	661	150 (5)	Sep 30	CHW		SLB	W,4-1	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.258	.172	.430	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							14-22		67	58	10	9	1	0	0	3	8	0	10	0	1		1		1	1	.155	.258	.172	.430		.89	-0.487	1.02	-0.72%	-6.71

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