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Sam Gray

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 15, 1897 in Van Alstyne, TX us

Died: April 16, 1953 in McKinney, TX

Buried: Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, TX

Debut: April 19, 1924 (Age 26-187d, 5,972nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1933 (Age 35-338d)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Samuel David Gray

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

111

115

ERA

4.18

379

231

1951.1

730

WHIP

1.453

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-27 / in Starts: 13-24

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 38, Entered with runners on base: 3

1931 Pitching Game Log

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1931 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	247	2	Apr 15	SLB		DET	W,6-4	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	14	4	4	0	3	1	0	4.00	3.91	41	10	16	2	4	12	46			0	1	0	41	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.29	0.211	3.49	0.34%	1.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
2	248	5	Apr 19	SLB		CHW	L,6-12	GS-7	L(1-1)	3	6.1	9	9	5	3	5	0	0	5.28	3.53	32	14	1	0	0	9	29			1	0	0	29	2	2	0	0	0	1	1.32	-0.541	3.78	-0.93%	-4.85	1t start tie	7t --3 1 out d3
3	249	7	Apr 24	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(1-2)	4	8.0	9	4	1	2	5	0	0	3.86	3.22	38	17	5	0	1	9	57			1	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	3	.96	-0.076	2.63	-0.13%	0.76	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
4	250	10	Apr 29	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	GS-7	L(1-3)	4	7.0	10	6	6	0	1	2	0	4.75	3.99	31	9	12	0	2	9	34			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.140	1.09	-0.17%	-1.76	1b start tie	7b 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	251	14	May 3	SLB	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	W(2-3)	3	9.0	10	5	3	2	1	1	0	4.35	4.23	40	22	5	0	2	10	50			0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	2	.65	0.318	.80	0.23%	-0.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
6	252	18	May 9	SLB		PHA	L,4-6	GS-8	L(2-4)	5	8.0	5	6	0	4	3	1	0	3.61	4.45	33	11	13	5	3	2	59			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.50	-0.376	2.54	-0.38%	-1.24	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
7	253	20	May 14	SLB		NYY	L,2-14	GS-1	L(2-5)	4	0.0	4	5	5	2	0	1	0	4.56	4.85	6	0	0	0	0	4	20			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.368	1.22	-0.29%	-5.35	1t start tie	1t 1-3 0 out d4
8	254	23	May 17(1)	SLB		WSH	W,7-1	CG	W(3-5)	2	9.0	8	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.99	4.73	33						69						33	1	0			0
9	255	27	May 23(1)	SLB		DET	W,7-2	CG	W(4-5)	5	9.0	8	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.72	4.48	34	12	13	1	5	8	64			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	2	0	2	.76	0.335	.44	0.12%	3.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
10	256	33	May 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-9		3	8.0	10	4	4	0	4	0	0	3.80	4.23	33	13	7	2	0	9	50			0	1	0	32	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.094	.59	0.03%	1.44	1b start a 2	9b 1-- 0 out a1
11	257	35	May 31	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	8-GF	S(1)	3	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	4.20	5	3	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.154	.34	0.03%	2.17	8b 123 1 out a4	9b end a 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	258	36	Jun 2	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-6	L(4-6)	1	6.0	9	7	6	1	4	1	0	4.11	4.22	29	8	7	1	3	9	31			0	0	0	28	3	2	0	0	0	1	.61	-0.311	.24	-0.07%	-3.71	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
13	259	39	Jun 5	SLB	@	NYY	L,7-8	8-GF	BL(4-7)	2	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.26	4.41	7	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.04	-0.635	1.11	-0.14%	-1.20	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
14	260	46	Jun 13(2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-14	GS-2	L(4-8)	7	1.1	4	6	6	2	0	0	0	4.84	4.46	10	4	1	0	0	3	20			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.246	.16	-0.02%	-3.47	1b start tie	2b 123 1 out d3
15	261	48	Jun 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(4-9)	1	8.0	10	4	4	2	3	0	0	4.81	4.35	35	9	15	2	4	6	47			1	0	0	33	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.31	-0.136	.09	-0.01%	0.66	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
16	262	51	Jun 19	SLB		NYY	L,5-16	GS-4	L(4-10)	3	3.2	9	6	6	1	2	1	0	5.19	4.43	21	4	6	1	1	8	20			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.367	.01	0.00%	-3.98	1t start tie	4t -2- 2 out d4
17	263	55	Jun 22	SLB		NYY	W,14-10	GS-4		2	3.2	10	7	7	2	2	1	0	5.64	4.53	22	5	3	1	1	10	13			0	0	0	19	2	1	0	1	0	0	.97	-0.489	.01	0.00%	-5.11	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d4
18	264	59	Jun 25(1)	SLB		PHA	W,6-5	GS-2		2	1.1	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	5.83	4.60	11	1	3	0	0	4	32			0	0	0	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.236	.02	0.00%	-2.82	1t start tie	2t --3 1 out d3
19	265	63	Jun 28(1)	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	GS-8		2	8.0	6	4	3	2	2	0	0	5.65	4.51	33	22	1	0	1	6	56			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.26	-0.144	.03	0.00%	0.76	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	266	67	Jul 1	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	CG(7)	W(5-10)	2	7.0	7	3	2	0	4	0	0	5.46	4.36	28	9	8	0	4	7	57			0	0	0	28	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.181	.03	0.00%	1.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
21	267	71	Jul 5(1)	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	W(6-10)	3	9.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	5.14	4.22	31	22	3	0	1	3	78			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.16	0.483	.03	0.01%	4.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
22	268	76	Jul 9	SLB	@	DET	L,7-11	GS-6	L(6-11)	3	6.0	11	7	7	0	1	1	0	5.39	4.26	28	10	8	3	3	9	23			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.316	.01	0.00%	-3.43	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d6
23	269	79	Jul 12	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	2-7		2	5.2	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.23	4.23	24	16	3	1	0	4		1	1	2	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	.19	0.012	.00	0.00%	1.99	2b --3 1 out d4	7b 3 out d5
24	270	83	Jul 16	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	W(7-11)	3	9.0	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	4.90	4.11	32	10	10	1	3	8	73			2	0	0	32	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.54	0.739	.01	0.00%	3.88	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
25	271	88	Jul 22	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	W(8-11)	5	9.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	1	4.85	4.08	34	11	14	2	1	6	59			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.24	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
26	272	91	Jul 26	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	W(9-11)	3	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	4.69	4.00	34	21	6	0	2	5	67			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	.80	0.315	.00	0.00%	3.24	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
27	273	95	Jul 30	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-8	GS-3	L(9-12)	3	2.1	8	5	5	0	0	0	0	4.90	3.99	16	4	4	0	2	8	21			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.262	.00	0.00%	-3.69	1b start tie	3b -23 1 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	274	97	Aug 2(1)	SLB		CLE	L,4-9	GS-7	L(9-13)	2	7.0	9	7	6	3	2	1	0	5.01	4.06	32	7	11	1	0	9	32			0	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.346	.00	0.00%	-2.84	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
29	275	100	Aug 6	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.98	4.05	5	2	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
30	276	102	Aug 8(1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS-7	L(9-14)	1	7.0	11	5	2	4	2	0	0	4.89	4.06	36	11	11	4	2	8	39			3	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	3	.69	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-1.20	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
31	277	107	Aug 12	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	CG	L(9-15)	3	9.0	13	6	4	0	5	0	0	4.85	3.97	41	12	11	0	4	13	46			0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.46	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-0.65	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
32	278	111	Aug 16(1)	SLB		WSH	L,3-5	GS-	L(9-16)	3	7.0	11	5	4	0	1	2	1	4.86	4.07	33						38						32					0
33	279	115	Aug 20	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	GS-8	L(9-17)	3	8.0	8	3	3	1	2	2	0	4.80	4.16	33	8	14	3	4	8	55			1	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	.66	0.033	.00	0.00%	1.76	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
34	280	120	Aug 24	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	GS-8	L(9-18)	3	8.0	9	4	4	0	4	0	0	4.79	4.08	32	11	9	1	3	8	52			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.058	.00	0.00%	0.76	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
35	281	124	Aug 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-13	GS-7	L(9-19)	3	6.1	11	10	5	5	3	0	0	4.86	4.10	36	9	9	1	0	10	19			0	0	0	31	1	2	1	1	0	2	.52	-0.279	.00	0.00%	-6.05	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	282	129	Sep 2(1)	SLB		DET	L,3-7	GS-7	L(9-20)	4	6.2	9	7	6	3	1	0	0	4.95	4.10	32	10	10	1	0	8	28			2	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	-0.242	.00	0.00%	-2.20	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d4
37	283	134	Sep 6(2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-13	GS-2	L(9-21)	3	1.0	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	5.13	4.10	9	1	2	0	0	6	21			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.300	.00	0.00%	-4.04	1t start tie	2t -2- 0 out d4
38	284	136	Sep 7(2)	SLB	@	DET	W,11-7	8-GF	S(2)	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.10	4.09	6	2	2	0	1	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.96	8b -2- 2 out a2	9b end a 4
39	285	139	Sep 12(1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(9-22)	4	8.0	6	3	1	0	3	0	0	4.96	4.03	31	7	15	3	5	6	65			0	0	0	31	2	1	0	0	0	3	.97	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.89	1b start a 2	8b 3 out d1
40	286	142	Sep 15	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-4	8-GF	W(10-22)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.92	4.04	7	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.43	0.344	.00	0.00%	1.17	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
41	287	145	Sep 17(2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-6	L(10-23)	1	5.1	9	6	6	6	1	2	0	5.04	4.19	32	8	8	1	1	9	21			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-4.17	1b start tie	6b -23 1 out d6
42	288	149	Sep 21(2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-6	L(10-24)	3	6.0	5	5	5	2	5	0	0	5.10	4.15	25	7	6	0	0	5	45			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.74	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
43	289	153	Sep 27(1)	SLB		CHW	W,10-8	GS-	W(11-24)	5	8.0	10	8	8	1	5	1	1	5.22	4.15	34						34						31					0
							16-27		W-L:11-24,Sv:2,BSv:1	2.9	257.0	318	183	149	55	88	20	4	5.22	4.15	1145	1.30		6%	10%	263	42	5	20%	14	4	0	1075	46	16	2	11	0	31	.99	-2.953	.56	-1.40%	-30.22

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