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Sam Jones
Samuel Jones (Toothpick Sam, Sad Sam)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut September 22, 1951
Final Game October 3, 1964
Born December 14, 1925 in Stewartsville, OH
Died November 5, 1971 (age 45)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1955 29 BAA AL   6  11  .353  41  17   2  12   1   0  148.1  108   680   88   78  12  125   4   5  129   1  0  4.73  
 1956 30 CIN NL  13   8  .619  35  34   1   1   0   0  202.1  151   881   98   75  19  121   5   9  193   1  0  3.34  CY-5
 1957 31 BAA AL  12  12  .500  35  35   3   0   0   1  199.2  193   865   95   88  23   87   3   0  193   5  0  3.97  
 1958 32 BAA AL  15  16  .484  36  36   9   0   0   6  261.0  188  1044   91   82  19  100   1   3  245   6  0  2.83  CY-3
 1959 33 SFN NL  16  15  .516  37  37   7   0   0   1  266.1  221  1094  105   97  26   99   4   4  199   4  0  3.28  CY-8
 1960 34 SFN NL  17   7  .708  30  30   3   0   0   1  208.0  156   868   85   77  12   90   6   6  156  13  0  3.33  CY-4
 1961 35 SFN NL   4   2  .667  15  11   1   1   0   1   73.1   59   312   22   20   4   34   1   3   60   4  0  2.45  
 1962 36 DEA AL   1   1  .500   9   3   0   4   1   0   20.2   30   102   14   12   3    8   0   0   16   1  0  5.23  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
  8 Seasons      84  72  .538 238 203  26  18   2  10 1379.2 1106  5846  598  529 118  664  24  30 1191  35  0  3.45
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With BAA      33  39  .458 112  88  14  12   1   7  609.0  489  2589  274  248  54  312   8   8  567  12  0  3.67
   With SFN      37  24  .607  82  78  11   1   0   3  547.2  436  2274  212  194  42  223  11  13  415  21  0  3.19
   With CIN      13   8  .619  35  34   1   1   0   0  202.1  151   881   98   75  19  121   5   9  193   1  0  3.34
   With DEA       1   1  .500   9   3   0   4   1   0   20.2   30   102   14   12   3    8   0   0   16   1  0  5.23
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     102 101  .502 322 222  76  45   9  17 1644.1 1403  7074  752  655 151  822  37  60 1376  45  0  3.59
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1955 29 BAA AL  41   68   4.1   2  3.35   40   2   0  .050   2    5    5 1.000    1    0 1.000  -29   
 1956 30 CIN NL  41   84   3.6   0  5.12   65   7   0  .108   6    8    2  .250    4    6  .400  -58   
 1957 31 BAA AL  39  100   4.4   0  4.31   62   4   0  .065   2    5    3  .600   11    0 1.000    5   
 1958 32 BAA AL  42   80   2.8   0  3.61   79   4   0  .051   0   11   11 1.000   16    7  .696 -103   
 1959 33 SFN NL  48  103   3.5   0  3.76   89   9   0  .101   0    8    6  .750   15    6  .714  -39   
 1960 34 SFN NL  40   72   3.1   0  4.87   75  15   0  .200   3    5    2  .400    6    2  .750  -79   
 1961 35 SFN NL  49   26   3.3   0  4.00   20   3   0  .150   0    0    0  .000    2    2  .500 -161   
 1962 36 DEA AL  41   17   7.3   1  5.00    5   1   0  .200   0    0    0  .000    2    0 1.000  103   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
  8 Seasons          554   3.6   3        435  45   0  .103  13   42   29  .690   57   23  .712  -57   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 18.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1960 WS    SFN DEA   W    2  0.00   0-0   0  2  11.0   6   0   5  13
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  BAA   74-80   Pat Carr
 1956  CIN   92-62   Larry Cupp
 1957  BAA   67-87   Pat Carr
 1958  BAA   75-79   Brian Curran, Pat Carr
 1959  SFN   90-64   Larry Reeves
 1960  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1961  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1962  DEA   95-67   Alan Boodman

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