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Sam Jones
Full name Samuel Jones Born December 14, 1925, Stewartsville, Ohio Died November 5, 1971, Morgantown, West Virginia Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia Born as: Daniel Pore Franklin First Game: September 22, 1951 ; Final Game: October 3, 1964 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 192 Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1959) Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1959) Ejections: 1960 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1951 CLE A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A Daily Splits 14 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0.0 1952 CLE A
1955 CHI N Daily Splits 36 77 2 14 1 0 0 5 3 0 27 0 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 .182 .213 .195 0.0 1955 CHI N
1956 CHI N Daily Splits 33 57 3 10 0 0 0 1 4 0 19 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 .175 .230 .175 0.0 1956 CHI N
1957 STL N Daily Splits 28 63 2 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 25 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .159 .182 .175 0.0 1957 STL N
1958 STL N Daily Splits 35 90 2 9 0 0 0 4 2 0 26 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .118 .100 0.0 1958 STL N
1959 SF N Daily Splits 50 85 3 11 1 0 0 8 3 0 30 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 .129 .157 .141 0.0 1959 SF N
1960 SF N Daily Splits 39 80 3 16 2 0 0 5 1 0 20 0 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .207 .225 0.0 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 37 36 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .162 .194 0.0 1961 SF N
1962 DET A Daily Splits 30 21 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .095 .238 0.0 1962 DET A
1963 STL N Daily Splits 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 0.0 1963 STL N
1964 BAL A Daily Splits 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 0.0 1964 BAL A
Total NL ( 8 Years) 269 489 15 75 7 0 0 26 16 0 154 1 44 4 0 9 9 0 0 .153 .180 .168 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 53 33 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .118 .182 0.0 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 322 522 16 78 7 0 1 27 17 0 167 1 44 4 0 10 9 0 0 .149 .176 .169 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1955 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1955 NL
1959 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1959 NL
Total ( 2 Years) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1951 CLE A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 0 8.2 4 34 0 2 2 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 1.00 0.2 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A Daily Splits 14 4 0 0 2 1 36 38 184 6 30 29 37 2 28 2 4 4 0 9 0 3 4 2 3 7.25 3.75 -2.0 1952 CLE A
1955 CHI N Daily Splits 36 34 12 4 1 0 241.2 175 1070 22 118 110 185 5 198 15 8 5 14 0 26 6 20 12 14 20 4.10 3.47 0.0 1955 CHI N
1956 CHI N Daily Splits 33 28 8 2 3 0 188.2 155 832 21 93 82 115 6 176 6 3 2 8 0 22 6 11 10 9 14 3.91 3.96 -0.3 1956 CHI N
1957 STL N Daily Splits 28 27 10 2 1 0 182.2 164 767 17 77 73 71 1 154 3 2 3 6 0 28 5 19 7 12 9 3.60 4.63 0.9 1957 STL N
1958 STL N Daily Splits 35 35 14 2 0 0 250 204 1041 23 95 80 107 5 225 8 6 7 6 0 32 8 15 11 14 13 2.88 3.91 2.5 1958 STL N
1959 SF N Daily Splits 50 35 16 4 12 5 270.2 232 1148 18 99 85 109 6 209 9 4 5 8 0 35 8 16 19 21 15 2.83 4.34 3.6 1959 SF N
1960 SF N Daily Splits 39 35 13 3 3 0 234 200 978 18 112 83 91 5 190 12 3 8 4 0 27 8 14 15 18 14 3.19 4.11 0.3 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 37 17 2 0 10 1 128.1 134 579 12 72 64 57 7 105 5 2 7 8 0 13 4 9 13 8 8 4.49 4.59 -1.3 1961 SF N
1962 DET A Daily Splits 30 6 1 0 3 1 81.1 77 351 13 39 33 35 1 73 6 5 3 2 0 7 0 5 3 2 4 3.65 3.00 0.1 1962 DET A
1963 STL N Daily Splits 11 0 0 0 5 2 11 15 52 0 12 11 5 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 9.00 - -1.2 1963 STL N
1964 BAL A Daily Splits 7 0 0 0 4 0 10.1 5 38 1 3 3 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.61 - 0.1 1964 BAL A
Total NL ( 8 Years) 269 211 75 17 35 8 1507 1279 6467 131 678 588 740 36 1265 58 28 38 54 0 184 47 105 88 98 93 3.51 4.10 4.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 53 11 1 0 10 2 136.1 124 607 20 74 67 82 4 111 9 5 7 6 0 18 0 9 7 4 8 4.42 3.09 -1.6 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 322 222 76 17 45 10 1643.1 1403 7074 151 752 655 822 40 1376 67 33 45 60 0 202 47 114 95 102 101 3.59 4.05 2.9 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1955 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1955 NL
1959 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 - 1959 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 15 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 - Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1951 CLE A Daily Splits P 2 1 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1952 CLE A Daily Splits P 14 4 0 36 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1.000
1955 CHI N Daily Splits P 36 34 12 241.2 14 36 5 0 0 4 11 10 0 .909
1956 CHI N Daily Splits P 33 28 8 188.2 7 21 4 3 0 1 9 5 0 .875
1957 STL N Daily Splits P 28 27 10 182.2 13 27 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 .976
1958 STL N Daily Splits P 35 35 14 250 14 31 1 3 0 3 12 7 1 .978
1959 SF N Daily Splits P 50 35 16 270.2 10 34 3 2 0 4 10 9 1 .936
1960 SF N Daily Splits P 39 35 13 234 6 34 5 1 0 2 13 7 2 .889
1961 SF N Daily Splits P 37 17 2 128.1 7 11 1 1 0 2 8 2 0 .947
1962 DET A Daily Splits P 30 6 1 81.1 11 8 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 .950
1963 STL N Daily Splits P 11 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1.000
1964 BAL A Daily Splits P 7 0 0 10.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits P 322 222 76 1643.1 84 209 21 12 0 22 73 53 5 .933
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1959 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 2 0 0 2.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-11-1960 BOX SF N Chris Pelekoudas Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1950).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with 2 players to be named later to Chicago Cubs in
exchange for a player to be named later (September 30, 1954 ); Cleveland Indians
received Ralph Kiner (November 16, 1954 ) and Chicago Cubs received $60000 (November
16, 1954 ) and Gale Wade (November 30, 1954 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Hobie Landrith , Jim Davis and Eddie Miksis to St. Louis
Cardinals in exchange for Tom Poholsky , Jackie Collum , Ray Katt and Wally Lammers
(December 11, 1956 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Don Choate to San Francisco Giants in exchange
for Bill White and Ray Jablonski (March 25, 1959 ).
Selected by Houston Colt .45s from San Francisco Giants (25th pick overall) in the
expansion draft (October 10, 1961 ).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bob Bruce and Manny
Montejo (December 1, 1961 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (October 2, 1962 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (1963).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 9, 1963 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (1964).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 20, 1964 ).
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