Player
Sam Jones
Player Info
- Full Name
- Samuel
- Born
-
December 14, 1925
Stewartsville, OH, USA - Died
- November 5, 1971
- Size
- 6'4" / 192 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 22, 1951
- Final Game
- October 3, 1964
- Career
- 14 years
Teams
- Cleveland Buckeyes 1947-1948
- Cleveland Guardians 1951-1952
- Chicago Cubs 1955-1956
- St. Louis Cardinals 1957-1963
- San Francisco Giants 1959-1961
- Detroit Tigers 1962-1962
- Baltimore Orioles 1964-1964
Honors
2 x All-Star
1959 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1959 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
327
G
.152
AVG
81
H
1
HR
30
RBI
.349
OPS
Career Pitching
103-104
W-L
3.63
ERA
327
G
1,393
SO
9
SV
1.36
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .095 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 50 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .129 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .159 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .175 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 4 | 3.65 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 81.0 | 73 | 35 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 8 | 4.49 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 128.1 | 105 | 57 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 14 | 3.19 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 234.0 | 190 | 91 |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 21 | 15 | 2.83 | 50 | 35 | 4 | 270.2 | 209 | 109 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 2.88 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 250.0 | 225 | 107 |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 9 | 3.60 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 182.1 | 154 | 71 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 14 | 3.91 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 188.1 | 176 | 115 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 20 | 4.10 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 241.1 | 198 | 185 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 3 | 7.25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36.0 | 28 | 37 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 16 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 |