Sam Jones Stats

Sam Jones was born on Monday, December 14, 1925, in Stewartsville, Ohio. Jones was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1951, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Jones baseball stats page.

"Sam (Jones) had the best curve ball I ever saw. He was quick and fast and that curve was terrific, so big it was like a change of pace. I've seen guys fall down on sweeping curves that became strikes. Righthanders thought Sam had the most wicked curve, and as a left-handed hitter, I thought it was positively the best." - Hall of Famer Stan Musial in Musial (1964)

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Sam Jones
 
 
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Birth Name:   Daniel Pore Franklin
Nickname:   Sam or Toothpick Sam
Born On:   12-14-1925  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Stewartsville, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-05-1971 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Morgantown, West Virginia
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-22-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-03-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Jones

Sam Jones Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1951 26 Indians 2 1 1 0 1 .000 2.08 0 0 0 8.2 34 4 2 2 0 5 - 4 0 0 0 -
1952 27 Indians 14 4 2 2 3 .400 7.25 0 0 1 36.0 184 38 29 30 6 37 - 28 4 4 0 -
1955 30 Cubs 36 34 1 14 20 .412 4.10 12 4 0 241.2 1,070 175 110 118 22 185 5 198 5 14 0 -
1956 31 Cubs 33 28 3 9 14 .391 3.91 8 2 0 188.2 832 155 82 93 21 115 6 176 2 8 0 -
1957 32 Cardinals 28 27 1 12 9 .571 3.60 10 2 0 182.2 767 164 73 77 17 71 1 154 3 6 0 -
1958 33 Cardinals 35 35 0 14 13 .519 2.88 14 2 0 250.0 1,041 204 80 95 23 107 5 225 7 6 0 -
1959 34 Giants 50 35 12 21 15 .583 2.83 16 4 4 270.2 1,148 232 85 99 18 109 6 209 5 8 0 -
1960 35 Giants 39 35 3 18 14 .563 3.19 13 3 0 234.0 978 200 83 112 18 91 5 190 8 4 0 -
1961 36 Giants 37 17 10 8 8 .500 4.49 2 0 1 128.1 579 134 64 72 12 57 7 105 7 8 0 -
1962 37 Tigers 30 6 3 2 4 .333 3.65 1 0 1 81.1 351 77 33 39 13 35 1 73 3 2 0 -
1963 38 Cardinals 11 0 5 2 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 2 11.0 52 15 11 12 0 5 1 8 1 0 0 -
1964 39 Orioles 7 0 4 0 0 .000 2.61 0 0 0 10.1 38 5 3 3 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 322 222 45 102 101 .502 3.59 76 17 9 1,643.1 7,074 1,403 655 752 151 822 37 1,376 45 60 0 -
Sam Jones

Sam Jones Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 26 Indians 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1952 27 Indians 14 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 - 0 0 .100 .100 .100
1955 30 Cubs 36 77 2 14 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 27 5 0 0 4 .182 .213 .195
1956 31 Cubs 33 57 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 19 10 0 0 1 .175 .230 .175
1957 32 Cardinals 28 63 2 10 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 25 4 1 1 0 .159 .182 .175
1958 33 Cardinals 35 90 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 26 2 1 0 3 .100 .118 .100
1959 34 Giants 50 85 3 11 1 0 0 0 8 3 0 30 11 1 0 1 .129 .157 .141
1960 35 Giants 39 80 3 16 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 20 7 1 0 0 .200 .207 .225
1961 36 Giants 37 36 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 0 0 0 .139 .162 .194
1962 37 Tigers 30 21 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .095 .095 .238
1963 38 Cardinals 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1964 39 Orioles 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 322 522 16 78 7 0 1 0 27 17 0 167 44 4 1 9 .149 .176 .169
Sam Jones

Sam Jones Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1951 Indians P 2 1 26 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1952 Indians P 14 4 108 4 0.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1955 Cubs P 36 34 725 55 1.5 50 14 36 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.86
1956 Cubs P 33 28 566 32 1.0 28 7 21 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.34
1957 Cardinals P 28 27 548 41 1.5 40 13 27 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.97
1958 Cardinals P 35 35 750 46 1.3 45 14 31 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.62
1959 Giants P 50 35 812 47 0.9 44 10 34 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .936 1.46
1960 Giants P 39 35 702 45 1.2 40 6 34 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.54
1961 Giants P 37 17 385 19 0.5 18 7 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.26
1962 Tigers P 30 6 244 20 0.7 19 11 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.10
1963 Cardinals P 11 0 33 2 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1964 Orioles P 7 0 31 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.87
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 322 222 4,930 314 1.0 293 84 209 21 12 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.60
12 Years 322 222 4,930 314 1.0 293 84 209 21 12 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.60
Sam Jones

Sam Jones Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 4.15 5.19
1952 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.76 7.00 9.25
1955 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 15.4 1.07 7.37 6.89
1956 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 57.0 1.53 8.40 5.49
1957 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 21.0 2.17 7.59 3.50
1958 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 22.5 2.10 8.10 3.85
1959 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 10.6 1.92 6.95 3.62
1960 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 16.0 2.09 7.31 3.50
1961 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 0.0 1.84 7.36 4.00
1962 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 21.0 2.3 21.0 2.09 8.08 3.87
1963 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.60 6.55 4.09
1964 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.20 5.23 4.35
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 522.0 3.1 19.3 1.67 7.54 4.50
Sam Jones

Sam Jones Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 22 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1957 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1959 San Francisco Giants 19 Undetermined Stats -
1960 San Francisco Giants 19 Undetermined - -
1961 San Francisco Giants 19 Undetermined - -
1962 Detroit Tigers 23 Undetermined - -
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 23 Undetermined - -
1964 Baltimore Orioles 35 $8,500.00 - -


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