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Samuel Pond Jones

Also Known As: "Horsewhips Sam", "Sad Sam"
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Birthplace: Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, United States
Death: July 06, 1966 (73)
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Adelbert Jones and Margaret Virginia Jones

Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Sad Sam Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Sam_Jones

Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones (July 26, 1892 – July 6, 1966) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League with the Cleveland Indians (1914–15), Boston Red Sox (1916–21), New York Yankees (1922–26), St. Louis Browns (1927), Washington Senators (1928–31) and Chicago White Sox (1932–35). A native of Woodsfield, Ohio, Jones batted and threw right-handed. His sharp-breaking curveball also earned him the nickname "Horsewhips Sam".

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Sad Sam Jones's Timeline

1892
July 26, 1892
Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, United States
1966
July 6, 1966
Age 73
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, United States