Marion County WV Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Sam November 5, 1971
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The Dominion News, Morgantown WV; November 7, 1971
Obituary for SAM JONES

MONONGAH, W. Va. (UPI)--Funeral services for Sam Jones, a hard-throwing
righthander who hurled a no-hitter and won 20 games in the National League, will
be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church here at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The Stewartville, Ohio, native died of cancer at West Virginia University
Hospital Friday night (November 5, 1971). Jones, 45, had resided much of his
life in this small northern West Virginia coal mining town.

The body of Jones, who had been in and out of hospitals since June, was at
Domico Funeral Home at Fairmont.

Jones, last admitted to the hospital Sept. 21, retired in 1966 after spending
several seasons as a player-coach with the Columbus Jets of the International
League. Winning more than 100 games in his big league careel. "Sad Sam," or
"Toothpick," hurled for the Giants, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore,
Cleveland and Chicago's Cubs.

His no-hitter came for the Cubs against the Pirates May 12, 1955.

Jones, whose survivors include two sons, Mike and Nick, called the no-hitter
"the best game I've ever pitched."


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