Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones ( July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. Events 1139 - Afonso, then a count, is procclaimed first king of Portugal and declares independence from Castile 1469 - Battle of Edgecote Moor 1581 - Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Oath of Abjuration... July 26, 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 - Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 - Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain... 1892 - July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. Events 1200-1899 1253 - Mindaugas crowned king of Lithuania. 1483 - Richard III crowned king of England. 1484 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cao finds the mouth of Congo River 1609... July 6, -1... 1966) was a In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher. In professional baseball, starting pitchers are generally... starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. More specifically, Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the entity that operates North Americas two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has... Major League Baseball who played in the The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. It developed from a minor league, the Western League, that aspired to major league status, was formed on January... American League with the The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the American League. Founded: 1901 (charter American League member) Formerly known as: the Cleveland Blues (1901), Broncos or possibly Bronchos (1902) and Naps (1903-1914). They were called the Blues... Cleveland Indians (1914-15), Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. They are in the American League East Division. They are... Boston Red Sox (1916-21), The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League. The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with... New York Yankees (1922-26), Baltimore Orioles American League AAA Ottawa Lynx AA Bowie Baysox A Frederick Keys Delmarva Shorebirds Aberdeen IronBirds R Bluefield Orioles Sarasota Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League. Founded: 1893, as the Milwaukee... St. Louis Browns (1927), The Washington Senators (officially named the Washington Nationals during the 1905–1956 seasons) were an American League baseball team from 1901 to 1960. The franchise then moved to Minneapolis and became, and still remains, the Minnesota Twins. The Senators won one World Series (1924) and lost two (1925 and... Washington Senators (1928-31) and The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are in the Central Division of the American League. Founded: 1893, as the Sioux City, Iowa franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, then again to Chicago in 1900 when that... Chicago White Sox (1932-35). A native of Woodsfield is a village located in Monroe County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,598. It is the county seat of Monroe County6. Geography Woodsfield is located at 39°4549 North, 81°653 West (39.763589, -81.114596)1. According... Woodsfield, Ohio, Jones batted and threw right-handed. His sharp-breaking The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a grip and hand motion that induces extra rotation on the ball causing it to break, to fly in a more exaggerated curve than would be expected. The pitch is slower than a fastball, and this difference in velocity... curveball also earned him the nickname "Horsewhips Sam".

Career

In a 22-year career, Jones compiled a 229-217 record with 1223 In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and incompetence on the part of the batter, although for power hitters it is recognized... strikeouts and a 3.84 In baseball statistics, earned run average (denoted by ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by multiplying the number of earned runs allowed by nine and dividing by the number of innings pitched. Henry Chadwick is credited with... ERA in 3,883 In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an... innings pitched.

Jones debuted with the Indians in See also: 1913 in sports, 1915 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball April 22 - Baltimore Orioles Babe Ruth, age 19, pitches his first professional game Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Carlton wins the 18th VFL Premiership (Carlton 6.9 (45) d South Melbourne 4.15... 1914. Before the See also: 1915 in sports, 1917 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 20th VFL Premiership (12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.8 (56)) Baseball The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League Championship. Events Births Deaths April 21 - Georges... 1916 season, he was sent to Boston in the same trade that brought Tris Speaker on a 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (Gold Borders (T205). Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) was a star player in Major League Baseball, and is generally regarded as the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. Speaker was born in Hubbard... Tris Speaker to Cleveland.

In See also: 1917 in sports, 1919 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - South Melbourne wins the 22nd VFL Premiership (South Melbourne 9.8 (62) d Collingwood 7.15 (57)) Events The Boston Red Sox, aided by the pitching of Babe Ruth... 1918, Jones joined the Red Sox starting rotation, ending with a 16-5 mark, a career-best 2.25 ERA, and a league-best .762 As with many sports, and perhaps even more so, statistics are very important to baseball. A seemingly intrinsic part of the game is the keeping of statistics on the achievements of the players. The practice was started by Henry Chadwick in the 19th century who devised the concepts of batting... winning percentage. His most productive season came in See also: 1920 in sports, 1922 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (American) Chicago Staleys later the Chicago Bears win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Richmond wins the 24th VFL Premiership (Richmond 5.6 (36) d Carlton 4... 1921, when he posted career-highs in In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. An exception to this is... wins (23), strikeouts (98) and innings (298.2), and led the league in In baseball, a shutout refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score any runs. If the starting pitcher can pitch the entire game without giving up a run he earns a complete game shutout. The term can also be used, however, to... shutouts (5). But probably his most remembered season may have been in See also: 1922 in sports, 1924 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by André Lagache and René Leonard Football (American) Canton Bulldogs win National Football League title Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 27th VFL... 1923 as the Yankees' ace staff. In that season, Jones pitched a In baseball, a no-hitter refers to a game in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting a hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the current Major League Baseball definition. A pitcher who prevents the opposing... no-hitter game against the The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. They are in the Western Division of the American League. The team is often called the As. Founded: 1893, as the Indianapolis, Indiana franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1900 when... Philadelphia Athletics (September 4), and finished 21-8 with a 3.63 ERA, leading his team to their first In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best... World Series title. He was 2-1 against the San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded... New York Giants, and his crucial A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness or fatigue. Relievers are further divided informally into closers, middle relief pitchers... relief work in the final game of the Series, clinched the championship for the Yankees. But it wasn'ta surprise. Like most pitchers of his time, Jones relieved as well as started, and his eight To save in a sport means to stop a goal or to maintain the lead. Hockey A save in hockey is the successful blocking of a shot on goal by a goaltender. Baseball In baseball statistics the term save is used to indicate the successful maintenance of a lead by... saves in See also: 1921 in sports, 1923 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 11.13 (79) d Collingwood 9.14 (68)) Events June 24 - The American Professional Football Association adopts the name of the National... 1922 led the league's Closer is the name of: An album by Joy Division; A song and remix album by Nine Inch Nails; An album by Josh Groban; A 2004 movie directed by Mike Nichols and written by Patrick Marber based on Marbers 1997 play. A closer in baseball is a relief pitcher... closers.

Jones lost a league-high 21 games in See also: 1924 in sports, 1926 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (American) Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood... 1925. He pitched for the Browns a year later, and waived to Washington in 1927. With the Senators, Jones regained his form leading his team staff with a 17-7 record. He enjoyed his last good season in 1930, ending with a 15-7 mark. After three years of service for the White Sox, Jones retired in 1935 as the oldest player in that season (42). His 22 consecutive seasons pitching in one league is a major league record shared with Herbert Jefferis Pennock (February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid-to-late-1920s and early 1930s. Pennock won three World Series championships with the Yankees. Born... Herb Pennock, Early Wynn (January 6, 1920 - April 4, 1999) was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. Armed with a blazing fastball and a hard-nosed attitude, during his career he was identified as one of the most intimidating pitchers in the game... Early Wynn, Charles Herbert Ruffing (May 3, 1904 - February 17, 1986), better known as Red Ruffing, was a Major League Baseball pitcher most remembered for his time with the highly successful New York Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Granville, Illinois, Ruffing suffered the loss of four toes on... Red Ruffing and Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, from 1965 to 1988, who retired as one of the most successful pitchers to ever play the game. Carlton debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals as a 20-year old... Steve Carlton.

Sad Sam Jones died in Barnesville is a village located in Belmont County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,225. Geography Barnesville is located at 39°5917 North, 81°1032 West (39.988129, _81.175483)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village... Barnesville, Ohio, at age 83.

Fact

• April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. Events 1453 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida becoming the first... April 2, This year in baseball: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 16 - Outfielders Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year on the ballot. February 8 - The Dominican Republic defeats Mexico, 5-3, to take its fourth... 2001 - In beating the For the minor league franchise in the Pacific Coast League, see: San Diego Padres (PCL). The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded: 1969 (National League expansion) Home ballpark: PETCO Park (2004... Padres, 9–0, the The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are in the National League West division. Founded: 1998 (National League expansion) Home ballpark: Bank One Ballpark (The BOB) Uniform colors: Purple, Teal, and Black Logo design: an A with one leg of the A alternating... Diamondbacks became the first defending World Champions to open the season with back-to-back shutouts since the 1919 Red Sox. The Red Sox shutouts were thrown by Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 _ April 4, 1971) was one of the better right-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball from 1916_1926, but he is best remembered for throwing the pitch that struck Ray Chapman in the head on August 16, 1920, making Chapman the first and only... Carl Mays and Sad Sam Jones. The last team to start the year with consecutive shutouts was the 1994 San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded... Giants. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks following the 2003 season. One of the most dominant pitchers in the game today, Schilling won a World Series title in... Curt Schilling is the winner pitcher, following Randall David Randy Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Walnut Creek, California) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is most noted for his stature (at 610 (2.08 m), he is the tallest player to ever play in the Majors) and one of the meanest... Randy Johnson's 2–0 two–hitter a day before over the Padres.

Quotation

• Bill McGeehan of the New York Herald-Tribune dubbed him Sad Sam because, to him, Jones looked downcast on the field. Jones told Lawrence Ritter that the reason he looked downcast was because, "I would always wear my cap down real low over my eyes. And the sportswriters were more used to fellows like Waite Hoyt, who'd always wear their caps way up so they wouldn't miss any pretty girls". - Ed Walton, at Baseball Library [1] (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/J/Jones_Sad_Sam.stm)

External link

• Baseball Reference (career statistics and analysis) (http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonessa01.shtml)