Sam Jones (baseball)

Sam Jones
Pitcher
Born: (1925-12-14)December 14, 1925 Stewartsville, Ohio, U.S.
Died: November 5, 1971(1971-11-05) (aged 45) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
MLB: September 22, 1951, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1964, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	103–104
Earned run average	3.63
Strikeouts	1,393
Teams
Negro leagues Cleveland Buckeyes (1947–1948) Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians (1951–1952) Chicago Cubs (1955–1956) St. Louis Cardinals (1957–1958) San Francisco Giants (1959–1961) Detroit Tigers (1962) St. Louis Cardinals (1963) Baltimore Orioles (1964)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1955, 19592) NL wins leader (1959) NL ERA leader (1959) 3× NL strikeout leader (1955, 1956, 1958) Pitched a no-hitter on May 12, 1955

Samuel "Toothpick" Jones (December 14, 1925 – November 5, 1971) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles between 1951 and 1964. He batted and threw right-handed.^[1]