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Sammy Esposito
Samuel Esposito

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School Indiana

MLB Debut September 28, 1952
Final Game August 23, 1963
Born December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL
Died July 9, 2017 (age 85)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 24 BAA AL   13   24    4    9   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    2  .375  .483  .458  .941   131    11   0   0   0   0   0  
         CHA AL   64  184   12   34   6   1   0   13   1   5   34   29  .185  .315  .228  .543    74    42   4   0   2   1   1  
         TOT      77  208   16   43   8   1   0   18   1   6   39   31  .207  .335  .255  .589          53   4   0   2   1   1 
 1957 25 CHA AL   52  133   17   24   2   0   0    5   2   3   23   27  .180  .302  .195  .497    67    26   1   2   0   1   1  
 1958 26 CHA AL   18   54    3   13   2   0   0    6   1   0    6    6  .241  .317  .278  .594    84    15   0   0   0   0   0  
 1959 27 CHA AL   22   49    8    9   1   0   3    5   0   0   10   13  .184  .322  .388  .710   105    19   0   0   0   0   0  
 1960 28 CHA AL   14   31    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .161  .212  .194  .406    56     6   0   0   0   0   5  
 1961 29 CHA AL    1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1962 30 CHA AL   26   73   14   23   1   0   0    4   0   0   14   11  .315  .425  .329  .754   106    24   0   0   1   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      210  549   60  117  15   1   3   38   4   9   94   99  .213  .329  .260  .590         143   5   2   3   2  10
 Per 600 PA           505   55  108  14   1   3   35   4   8   87   91                                 132   5   2   3   2   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      197  525   56  108  13   1   3   33   4   8   89   97  .206  .322  .251  .573         132   5   2   3   2  10
   With BAA       13   24    4    9   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    2  .375  .483  .458  .941          11   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      560  792  130  164  27   2   8   73   7   7  145  127  .207  .330  .277  .606         219  21   8   4   4  23
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 24 BAA AL  17    5   9.3   2   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  UT             228   
         CHA AL  11   15   2.5   4   2   0  .500  10   52   32  .615    0    0  .000  SS   3e31     -170   
         TOT                     6   2   0  .333  10   56   35  .625    0    0  .000
 1957 25 CHA AL  61    9   2.2  10   1   0  .100   2   40   32  .800    0    0  .000  SS   3e29     -102   
 1958 26 CHA AL  17    5   3.6   1   0   0  .000   1   17   15  .882    0    0  .000  SS   3e28      -47   
 1959 27 CHA AL  86    6   4.7   1   1   0 1.000   1    8    5  .625    0    0  .000  SS   3e17      200   
 1960 28 CHA AL  39    0    .3   2   0   0  .000   1    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  3B   3e35     -153   
 1961 29 CHA AL 100    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -515   
 1962 30 CHA AL  63   10   5.5   1   0   0  .000   4   26   15  .577    0    0  .000  SS   3e26      140   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons           53   3.2  22   4   0  .182  19  151  105  .695    0    0  .000                 -47   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 24 BAA AL  2B     7    11    11    0    3  1.000     4    40.0   4.95
                 3B     4     0     3    0    0  1.000     3    24.0   1.12
         CHA AL  SS    55    91   165   10   40   .962    54   448.1   5.14
                 3B     6     4     3    0    1  1.000     1    18.2   3.38
 1957 25 CHA AL  SS    39    64   108    2   23   .989    30   298.0   5.19
 1958 26 CHA AL  SS    17    16    43    1    5   .983    14   132.0   4.02
 1959 27 CHA AL  SS    18    33    31    1    7   .985    16   133.2   4.31
 1960 28 CHA AL  3B     8     4    19    1    3   .958     5    53.0   3.91
                 SS     4     2     4    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   3.00
                 C      1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 30 CHA AL  SS    24    30    60    4    8   .957    20   191.1   4.23
                 3B     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     2.1   7.71
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   157   236   411   18   83   .973   136  1221.1   4.77
                 3B    19     8    27    1    4   .972     9    98.0   3.21
                 2B     7    11    11    0    3  1.000     4    40.0   4.95
                 C      1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  BAA   63-91   Pat Carr
 1956  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1957  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1958  CHA   67-87   Robert Rescigno
 1959  CHA   65-89   Robert Rescigno
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