Sad Sam Jones
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This article is about Sam Jones (1892–1966). For Sam Jones (1925–1971), see Sam Jones (baseball).
Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones (July 26, 1892 – July 6, 1966) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox between 1914 and 1935. Jones batted and threw right-handed. His sharp breaking curveball also earned him the nickname "Horsewhips Sam".
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Sad Sam Jones | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1892-07-26)July 26, 1892 Woodsfield, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: July 6, 1966(1966-07-06) (aged 73) Barnesville, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 13, 1914, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1935, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 229–217 |
Earned run average | 3.84 |
Strikeouts | 1,223 |
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