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	2-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	50	9 (8)	Apr 21	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.22	0.009	.70	0.02%	0.11	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
2	51	19 (9)	May 5	BOS		NYY	L,4-8	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	52	34 (14)	May 26 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						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
4	53	51 (16)	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
5	54	60 (8)	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	L,5-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						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
6	55	72 (11)	Jul 10 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						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
7	56	103 (30)	Aug 7	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	2						P
8	57	110 (6)	Aug 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	10-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	3.28	-0.074	32.23	-0.44%	-0.33	LF
9	58	112 (1)	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	L,0-7	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.04	0.000	.33	0.00%	0.15	P
10	59	122 (9)	Aug 29 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,2-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	2						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
11	60	138 (15)	Sep 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
12	61	140 (1)	Sep 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.82	-0.019	12.82	-0.18%	-0.13	P
13	62	154 (13)	Oct 2	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
							2-11		6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667		.88	-0.084	9.28	-0.60%	-0.20

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