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Sam Jones (baseball)

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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. [1]

60 relations: African Americans, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Battery (baseball), Bill White (first baseman), Bob Bruce, Carl Erskine, Changeup, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Buckeyes, Cleveland Indians, Curveball, Cy Young Award, Detroit Tigers, Dick Groat, Early Wynn, Earned run average, Fastball, Frank Thomas (outfielder), Gene Freese, History of the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Jim Wilson (pitcher), Lew Burdette, List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders, List of Major League Baseball no-hitters, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Manny Montejo, Morgantown, West Virginia, National League, Negro American League, Negro league baseball, No-hitter, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, Preston Ward, Quincy Trouppe, Ralph Kiner, Ray Jablonski, Roberto Clemente, Román Mejías, Rookie, San Francisco Giants, Sporting News, Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award, St. Louis Cardinals, ..., Stan Musial, Stewartsville, Ohio, Strikeout, The Telegraph (Nashua), Tom Saffell, Warren Spahn, Win–loss record (pitching), Wrigley Field, 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game). Expand index (10 more) »

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Battery (baseball)

In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, who may also be called batterymen or batterymates of one another.

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Bill White (first baseman)

William De Kova White (born January 28, 1934) is a former professional baseball first baseman who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1956, 1958), St. Louis Cardinals (1959–65, 1969) and Philadelphia Phillies (1966–68).

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Bob Bruce

Robert James Bruce (May 16, 1933 – March 15, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1967.

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Carl Erskine

Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959.

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Changeup

A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball and fastpitch softball.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cleveland Buckeyes

The Cleveland Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1942 to 1950 in the Negro American League.

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Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Curveball

The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive in a downward path as it approaches the plate.

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Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dick Groat

Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball.

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Early Wynn

Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999), nicknamed "Gus", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.

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Frank Thomas (outfielder)

Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11, 1929) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Gene Freese

Eugene Lewis Freese (January 8, 1934 – June 18, 2013) was a third baseman in American Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (–).

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History of the Atlanta Braves

Milwaukee went wild over the Braves, who were welcomed as genuine heroes.

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Jim Wilson (pitcher)

James Alger Wilson (February 20, 1922 – September 2, 1986) was an American professional baseball pitcher, scout and front-office executive.

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Lew Burdette

Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. (November 22, 1926 – February 6, 2007) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves.

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List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders

In baseball, earned run average (ERA) is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers, calculated as the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched.

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List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders

In baseball, the strikeout is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers.

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List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders

Major League Baseball recognizes the player or players in each league with the most wins each season.

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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

This is a list of no-hitters in Major League Baseball history.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) contested between the All-Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL), currently selected by fans for starting fielders, by managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves.

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Manny Montejo

Manuel Montejo Bofill (October 16, 1935 – January 19, 2000) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, situated along the banks of the Monongahela River.

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National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.

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Negro American League

The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated.

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Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans.

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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game and colloquially as a no-no) is a game in which a team was not able to record a single hit.

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Preston Ward

Preston Meyer Ward (July 24, 1927 – June 2, 2013) was an American professional baseball first baseman.

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Quincy Trouppe

Quincy Thomas Trouppe (December 25, 1912 – August 10, 1993) was an American professional baseball player and an amateur boxing champion.

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Ralph Kiner

Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player.

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Ray Jablonski

Raymond Leo Jablonski (December 17, 1926 – November 25, 1985) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for all or parts of eight MLB seasons between 1953 and 1960.

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Roberto Clemente

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Román Mejías

Román Mejías Gómez (born August 9, 1930 in Abreus, Cuba) is a Cuban former professional baseball outfielder.

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Rookie

A rookie is a person in the first year of activity in a sport, or someone new to a profession, training, or activity such as a rookie police officer, rookie pilot, a recruit, or occasionally a freshman.

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San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California.

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Sporting News

Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.

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Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

Sporting News established the Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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Stan Musial

Stanley Frank Musial (born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed Stan the Man, was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman.

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Stewartsville, Ohio

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter racks up three strikes during a time at bat.

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The Telegraph (Nashua)

The Telegraph, for most of its existence known as the Nashua Telegraph, is a daily newspaper in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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Tom Saffell

Thomas Judson Saffell (July 26, 1921 – September 10, 2012) was an American professional baseball outfielder.

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Warren Spahn

Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League.

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a pitcher's win–loss record (also referred to simply as their record) indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") they have been credited with.

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 22nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)

The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Jones_(baseball)

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