Sheldon Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 2, 1922 in Tecumseh, NE us

Died: April 18, 1991 in Greenville, NC

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, NC

High School: York HS (York, NE)

Debut: September 9, 1946 (Age 24-219d, 10,170th in major league history)
vs. PHI 6.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1953 (Age 31-146d)
vs. NYG 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Sheldon Leslie Jones

Nicknames: Available

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

3.96

260

101

920.0

413

WHIP

1.437

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-9 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
S Gordon	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	96 (95)	Aug 3 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	T,6-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.32	-0.017	2.56	-0.02%	-0.43	P
2	8	99 (2)	Aug 7	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.47	-0.012	1.30	-0.02%	-0.11	P
3	9	101 (1)	Aug 9	NYG		BSN	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	10	106 (4)	Aug 13	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.74	-0.040	3.95	-0.05%	-0.36	P
5	11	116 (9)	Aug 22	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.47	0.016	.08	0.00%	0.28	P
6	12	118 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,0-4	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.77	-0.020	.10	0.00%	-0.25	P
7	13	120 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
8	14	126 (5)	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	15	127	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	16	134 (6)	Sep 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.74	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
11	17	139 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
12	18	144 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,10-12	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
13	19	145	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-5	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.72	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
14	20	149 (3)	Sep 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.90	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
15	21	154 (4)	Sep 28 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.14	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
							5-9		17	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250		.94	-0.268	.78	-0.09%	-3.03

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