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Sam Chapman
Samuel Blake Chapman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School California

MLB Debut May 16, 1938
Final Game September 22, 1951
Born April 11, 1916 in Tiburon, CA
Died December 22, 2006 (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 22 PHA AL  124  446   77  112  15  10  21   72   2   0   67  105  .251  .355  .471  .825   108   210   0   1   0   5  10  
 1939 23 PHA AL  143  538   70  135  25   5  17   87  10   4   56   74  .251  .318  .411  .729    93   221   0  13   1   3  16  
 1940 24 PHA AL  142  561   75  158  26   5  30   96   3   6   62  128  .282  .355  .506  .861   109   284   0   3   2   3  19  
 1941 25 PHA AL  141  600  109  187  32  14  24  108   3   5   37   48  .312  .353  .532  .885   121   319   3   3   0   3  21  MVP-8
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 29 PHA AL   38   26    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000  .037  .000  .037     5     0   0   0   0   0   2  
 1946 30 PHA AL  153  604   86  170  25   9  26   87   0   0   56   90  .281  .341  .482  .823   118   291   0   5   0   1  15  MVP-8
 1947 31 PHA AL  154  576   64  155  25   7  17   79   6   5   75   84  .269  .351  .425  .776   106   245   0   7   4   1  21  
 1948 32 PHA AL  142  496   50  124  19   8  12   67   3   1   55   53  .250  .322  .393  .715   100   195   0   5   3   0  23  
 1949 33 PHA AL  154  626  105  205  35   1  28  148   4   0   81   86  .327  .400  .521  .921   123   326   0  11   5   2  22  MVP-4
 1950 34 PHA AL  154  584   89  154  27   8  24  106   0   0   92   74  .264  .365  .461  .825   106   269   0   9   2   6  17  
 1951 35 PHA AL   57  120   21   31   6   0   5   24   0   0   11   23  .258  .328  .433  .762   103    52   0   1   0   2   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1402 5177  746 1431 235  67 204  875  31  21  593  768  .276  .350  .466  .816        2412   3  58  17  26 170
 Per 600 PA           530   76  147  24   7  21   90   3   2   61   79                                 247   0   6   2   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PHA     1402 5177  746 1431 235  67 204  875  31  21  593  768  .276  .350  .466  .816        2412   3  58  17  26 170
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1368 4988  754 1329 210  52 180  773  41  38  562  682  .266  .342  .438  .780        2183  35          15 137
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1938 22 PHA AL  29   77   6.0   9   2   1  .222   8   52   35  .673    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e16   12   
 1939 23 PHA AL  25   70   4.4   0   0   0  .000  15   73   60  .822    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e22  -41   
 1940 24 PHA AL  30   95   6.0   0   0   0  .000  25  100   78  .780    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e16   49   
 1941 25 PHA AL  26  103   6.3   0   0   0  .000  14   66   51  .773    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e16  -36   
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 29 PHA AL  41    0   -.0   1   0   0  .000   0    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e8  -480   
 1946 30 PHA AL  25   98   5.8   0   0   0  .000  15   85   58  .682    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e12   66   
 1947 31 PHA AL  25   84   5.0   0   0   0  .000   2   70   58  .829    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6    65   
 1948 32 PHA AL  29   59   4.0   8   2   0  .250   8   54   42  .778    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e9   -40   
 1949 33 PHA AL  36  130   7.8   0   0   0  .000   9   80   66  .825    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e10   99   
 1950 34 PHA AL  36  101   6.0   0   0   0  .000  16   88   58  .659    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e12   54   
 1951 35 PHA AL  33   16   4.8  23   5   1  .217   1    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e6   147   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          838   5.7  41   9   2  .220 113  677  512  .756    0    0  .000                  28   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 27.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 43.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1938 22 PHA AL  CF    59   147    13    2    0   .988    57   509.2   2.83
                 LF    57    88     4    6    1   .939    53   477.2   1.73
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
 1939 23 PHA AL  CF   138   337    19   15    1   .960   138  1223.1   2.62
                 1B     5    39     3    0    2  1.000     5    38.0   9.95
 1940 24 PHA AL  CF   142   342    18   25    1   .935   142  1270.1   2.55
 1941 25 PHA AL  CF   141   346    15   14    1   .963   141  1233.2   2.63
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 29 PHA AL  LF    20    12     0    0    0  1.000     0    50.0   2.16
                 CF    14    10     1    0    0  1.000     0    33.0   3.00
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   2.45
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1946 30 PHA AL  CF   153   339    28   15    2   .961   153  1310.0   2.52
                 RF    10     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    23.1   1.93
                 LF     7     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    15.1   2.93
 1947 31 PHA AL  CF   137   323    17    2    2   .994   137  1206.2   2.54
                 LF    18    40     0    0    0  1.000    16   137.1   2.62
                 RF    12    10     1    0    0  1.000     1    36.0   2.75
 1948 32 PHA AL  CF    92   183    11    3    0   .985    81   686.2   2.54
                 LF    63    84     3    5    0   .946    48   425.0   1.84
                 RF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    10.0   4.50
 1949 33 PHA AL  CF   154   396    15    9    1   .979   154  1394.2   2.65  GG
 1950 34 PHA AL  CF   154   455    24   16    2   .968   154  1377.2   3.13
 1951 35 PHA AL  LF    25    30     0    1    0   .968    15   140.2   1.92
                 RF     8    17     0    0    0  1.000     4    44.0   3.48
                 1B     8    40     3    0    9  1.000     4    37.0  10.46
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  1186  2881   161  101   10   .968  1159 10260.2   2.67
                 LF   190   259     7   12    1   .957   132  1246.0   1.92
                 RF    37    40     1    0    0  1.000     6   129.2   2.85
                 1B    13    79     6    0   11  1.000     9    75.0  10.20
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1938  PHA   64-90   David Dick
 1939  PHA   84-70   David Dick
 1940  PHA   58-96   David Dick
 1941  PHA   86-68   David Dick
 1945  PHA   57-97   Drew Kennedy
 1946  PHA   48-106  Drew Kennedy
 1947  PHA   80-74   Drew Kennedy
 1948  PHA   64-90   Drew Kennedy
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 1950  PHA   67-87   Drew Kennedy
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