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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 17	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	GS	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	7 (4)	Apr 23	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	11 (3)	Apr 28	BOS	@	PHA	T,7-7	GS	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (3)	May 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	19 (3)	May 6	BOS		PHA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	24 (4)	May 17	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	30 (5)	May 25	BOS		SLB	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	1	3	0	4	1
8	35 (4)	May 29 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	38 (2)	Jun 1 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	GF	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	42 (3)	Jun 8	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
11	46 (3)	Jun 12	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-15	GS	11	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
12	47	Jun 13	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
13	51 (3)	Jun 18	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
14	56 (4)	Jun 23	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	60 (3)	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	64 (3)	Jul 2	BOS		WSH	W,10-9	GS	31	6.0	0	0	1	1	0
17	67 (2)	Jul 6 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
18	73 (5)	Jul 10	BOS		SLB	L,2-9	GS	31	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	78 (4)	Jul 16	BOS		DET	L,5-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	79	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
21	84 (4)	Jul 21	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
22	89 (4)	Jul 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	93 (3)	Jul 31	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	99 (5)	Aug 5	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	103 (3)	Aug 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
26	106 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	1
27	110 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	116 (5)	Aug 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
29	120 (3)	Aug 26	BOS		SLB	L,0-8	GF	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	123 (2)	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	128 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	131 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	137 (5)	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-7	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
34	140 (2)	Sep 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	143 (2)	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	L,13-14	GS	0	4.0	0	0	1	1	0
36	147 (3)	Sep 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-12	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
37	151 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							37gm		274.0	8	68	5	81	3