Jay Hook

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: November 18, 1936 in Waukegan, IL us

High School: Grayslake HS (Grayslake, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: September 3, 1957 (Age 20-289d, 11,472nd in major league history)
vs. STL 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1964 (Age 27-167d)
vs. CIN 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Wesley Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.23

160

112

752.2

394

WHIP

1.439

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-18 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
F Robinson	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	60	3 (2)	Apr 14	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.74	0.029	2.19	0.05%	0.27	P
2	61	9 (5)	Apr 21	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.60	0.024	1.85	0.05%	0.27	P
3	62	15 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.98	-0.046	1.84	-0.05%	-0.65	P
May		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
4	63	22 (6)	May 7 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
5	64	25 (2)	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
6	65	26	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	4						P
Jun		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
7	66	51 (24)	Jun 9	CIN	@	STL	L,4-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.94	-0.025	4.45	-0.07%	-0.26	P
8	67	62 (10)	Jun 20 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.03	-0.053	5.43	-0.17%	-0.69	P
9	68	67 (4)	Jun 24	CIN		LAD	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
10	69	69 (1)	Jun 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.85	-0.021	4.36	-0.07%	-0.16	P
11	70	70	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-16	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.47	P
Jul		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
12	71	74 (3)	Jul 1	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
13	72	83 (8)	Jul 8	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
14	73	89 (5)	Jul 17	CIN		MLN	L,4-13	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.23	-0.026	5.67	-0.07%	-0.42	P
15	74	93 (3)	Jul 22	CIN		SFG	L,3-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
16	75	101 (7)	Jul 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.10	-0.003	.58	-0.01%	-0.11	P
Aug		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
17	76	108 (6)	Aug 5	CIN		PIT	L,7-11	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.64	-0.034	3.88	-0.12%	-0.40	P
18	77	123 (14)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,2-12	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.27	-0.006	1.88	-0.03%	-0.37	P
19	78	128 (4)	Aug 26	CIN		LAD	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
20	79	136 (7)	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
21	80	150 (13)	Sep 24	CIN		SFG	L,5-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
22	81	154 (3)	Oct 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
							4-18		15	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267		.67	-0.161	2.89	-0.49%	-2.97

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