Sam Gray

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 15, 1897 in Van Alstyne, TX us

Died: April 16, 1953 in McKinney, TX

Buried: Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, TX

Debut: April 19, 1924 (Age 26-187d, 5,972nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1933 (Age 35-338d)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Samuel David Gray

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

111

115

ERA

4.18

379

231

1951.1

730

WHIP

1.453

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-21 / in Starts: 19-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 118 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	110 (55-32-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 118 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	79 (39-24-15)

Most Driven In
O Melillo	5
W Schang	4
F O'Rourke	3
F McGowan	1

Most Driven In By
H Manush	4
F McGowan	2
L Blue	1
O Melillo	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	177	1	Apr 16	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.127	2.66	-0.19%	-1.29	P
2	178	5 (3)	Apr 20	SLB		DET	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.88	0.175	5.15	0.29%	0.91	P
3	179	9 (3)	Apr 25	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.74	-0.057	2.12	-0.10%	-0.62	P
4	180	13 (3)	Apr 29	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	2.05	-0.221	7.00	-0.45%	-1.32	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	181	16 (2)	May 5	SLB		PHA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.48	-0.075	6.47	-0.20%	-0.66	P
6	182	19 (2)	May 9	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	GS-8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.29	0.055	4.59	0.12%	0.44	P
7	183	23 (3)	May 14	SLB		WSH	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	1.01	-0.036	2.94	-0.06%	-0.49	P
8	184	28 (4)	May 20	SLB		CHW	W,6-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9	1.73	0.022	4.66	0.04%	0.36	P
9	185	33 (4)	May 24	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	9	.37	0.015	1.24	0.03%	-0.15	P
10	186	37 (3)	May 28	SLB	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.367	.429	.795	9	.99	0.125	3.50	0.27%	1.23	P
11	187	40 (2)	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,13-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.355	.414	.769	9	.32	-0.014	1.13	-0.03%	-0.78	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	188	43 (2)	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.313	.353	.406	.759	9	.66	-0.027	1.88	-0.05%	-0.75	P
13	189	47 (3)	Jun 7	SLB	@	PHA	W,15-6	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	9	.42	0.037	1.54	0.08%	0.36	P
14	190	50 (2)	Jun 11	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-11	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.368	.382	.751	9	1.25	0.014	3.17	0.02%	0.14	P
15	191	54 (3)	Jun 15	SLB	@	BOS	W,12-8	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.366	.361	.727	9	1.02	-0.053	1.71	-0.05%	-0.50	P
16	192	56 (1)	Jun 19	SLB		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.325	.658	9	.83	-0.075	1.75	-0.10%	-1.49	P
17	193	59 (2)	Jun 23	SLB		CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.347	.341	.688	9	1.23	-0.005	2.53	-0.01%	-0.02	P
18	194	64 (4)	Jun 27	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.333	.326	.659	9	.94	-0.052	1.40	-0.05%	-0.43	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
19	195	68 (3)	Jul 2	SLB		DET	L,4-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.321	.313	.633	9	.90	-0.052	2.42	-0.08%	-0.54	P
20	196	72 (3)	Jul 6	SLB		NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.309	.300	.609	9	1.67	-0.170	3.64	-0.22%	-1.85	P
21	197	76 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.293	.283	.576	9	1.10	-0.090	2.96	-0.15%	-0.64	P
22	198	81 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.295	.286	.581	9	1.30	-0.051	2.19	-0.05%	-0.61	P
23	199	85 (3)	Jul 17	SLB		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.277	.267	.544	9	.72	-0.143	.24	-0.03%	-2.23	P
24	200	90 (4)	Jul 21	SLB		WSH	W,8-5	CG	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.226	.284	.306	.590	9	.69	0.175	.08	0.01%	2.20	P
25	201	92 (1)	Jul 24	SLB	@	BOS	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.284	.306	.590	9						P
26	202	93	Jul 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.279	.302	.581	9	.97	-0.028	.08	0.00%	-0.52	P
27	203	96 (2)	Jul 30	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.271	.292	.564	9	1.11	-0.119	.03	0.00%	-1.51	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	204	98 (1)	Aug 1	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.271	.292	.564	9						P
29	205	100 (1)	Aug 3	SLB	@	PHA	T,8-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.260	.279	.540	9	.76	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
30	206	101	Aug 5 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.260	.279	.540	9						P
31	207	105 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.263	.296	.559	9	1.31	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
32	208	112 (6)	Aug 14	SLB		BOS	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.256	.288	.544	9	.92	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
33	209	116 (3)	Aug 18	SLB		PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.259	.289	.549	9	1.59	0.182	.00	0.00%	1.09	P
34	210	120 (3)	Aug 22	SLB		NYY	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.247	.275	.522	9	.23	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-1.32	P
35	211	124 (3)	Aug 29	SLB		DET	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.247	.265	.512	9	.71	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
36	212	125	Aug 31	SLB		DET	L,9-13	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.247	.265	.512	9						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
37	213	127 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.250	.267	.517	9	.82	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
38	214	131 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.253	.270	.522	9	.94	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
39	215	137 (5)	Sep 12	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.255	.272	.527	9	2.76	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
40	216	141 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.245	.260	.506	9	.92	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-2.21	P
41	217	146 (4)	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.240	.255	.495	9	1.13	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
42	218	149 (2)	Sep 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.236	.250	.486	9	1.61	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
43	219	152 (2)	Oct 5	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.229	.243	.472	9	1.21	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-1.23	P
							21-21		118	103	8	19	4	1	0	13	6	0	19	0	5		2		0	0	.184	.229	.243	.472		1.07	-1.341	1.76	-0.97%	-19.91

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