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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	11-30 / in Starts: 10-24
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	63 (32-18-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Hickman	2
C Neal	2
R Kanehl	1
E ChacÃ³n	0

Most Driven In By
E ChacÃ³n	3
F Mantilla	2
R Ashburn	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	82	5 (4)	Apr 17	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.53	-0.001	.68	0.00%	0.02	P
2	83	10 (4)	Apr 23	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.42	0.085	.33	0.04%	1.63	P
3	84	14 (3)	Apr 28	NYM		PHI	W,8-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						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	85	17 (2)	May 1	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.47	-0.038	.65	-0.01%	-0.44	P
5	86	21 (3)	May 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	.88	-0.008	.27	0.00%	0.33	P
6	87	25 (3)	May 13	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	1.75	-0.137	.65	-0.03%	-1.27	P
7	88	27 (1)	May 16	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	3.18	0.104	.96	0.02%	0.61	P
8	89	29 (1)	May 19	NYM	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	9	1.03	0.043	.41	0.01%	0.38	P
9	90	33 (3)	May 22	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	9	2.22	-0.182	1.01	-0.05%	-1.21	P
10	91	37 (3)	May 26	NYM	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.273	.577	9	1.20	-0.119	.35	-0.02%	-0.99	P
11	92	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,6-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9	.42	-0.011	.06	0.00%	-0.11	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
12	93	44 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		SFG	L,1-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9						P
13	94	46 (1)	Jun 3	NYM		SFG	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9						P
14	95	47	Jun 6 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	8						PR
15	96	49 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.269	.566	9	1.70	0.157	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
16	97	50	Jun 8 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	9	3.33	-0.093	.01	0.00%	-0.37	PH
17	98	56 (5)	Jun 14	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	9						P
18	99	59 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	4						PR
19	100	61 (1)	Jun 18	NYM		MLN	L,1-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	9						P
20	101	63 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	NYM		MLN	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.259	.545	7						P
21	102	67 (3)	Jun 23	NYM		HOU	W,13-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.290	.603	9	.16	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.73	P
22	103	71 (3)	Jun 28	NYM	@	LAD	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.290	.603	8						PR
23	104	72	Jun 29	NYM	@	LAD	W,10-4	CG	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.281	.642	9	.42	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.75	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
24	105	77 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.361	.281	.642	9						P
25	106	82 (4)	Jul 8	NYM		STL	L,1-15	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.342	.265	.607	9	1.12	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
26	107	86 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	NYM		SFG	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.317	.243	.560	9	1.16	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.59	P
27	108	90 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	NYM		PIT	L,6-7	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.225	.536	9	1.32	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
28	109	95 (4)	Jul 24	NYM	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.214	.512	9	.54	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	110	100 (4)	Jul 28	NYM	@	STL	W,9-8	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.209	.501	9	1.09	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.29	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
30	111	105 (4)	Aug 3	NYM		CIN	L,6-8	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.306	.209	.515	9	1.58	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
31	112	110 (4)	Aug 6	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.308	.200	.508	9	1.50	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
32	113	115 (4)	Aug 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.327	.213	.540	9	1.44	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
33	114	119 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,7-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.333	.224	.558	9	.82	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
34	115	123 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.339	.235	.574	9	.98	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
35	116	129 (5)	Aug 24	NYM		LAD	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236	.333	.236	.570	9	.83	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.90	P
36	117	134 (4)	Aug 29	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.241	.575	9	1.27	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
Sept		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
37	118	139 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.233	.557	9	1.36	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
38	119	143 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	9	.62	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
39	120	148 (4)	Sep 15	NYM		CIN	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.219	.524	9	.52	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
40	121	152 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	NYM		HOU	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.297	.212	.509	9	1.31	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
41	122	157 (4)	Sep 25	NYM	@	MLN	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.286	.203	.489	9	1.08	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
							11-30		83	69	6	14	0	0	0	5	8	0	24	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.203	.286	.203	.489		1.09	-0.621	.16	-0.05%	-4.63

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