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Ron Samford
Ronald Edward Samford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 156 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1954
Final Game September 23, 1959
Born February 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX
Died January 14, 2021 (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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 27 SLN NL   33   96    6   27   2   2   0    6   3   2    2   18  .281  .293  .344  .637    87    33   1   1   0   0   3  
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 29 WAA AL   77  251   19   41   8   0   7   21   0   0   13   36  .163  .203  .279  .482    66    70   0   2   0   0  14  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  2 Seasons      110  347   25   68  10   2   7   27   3   2   15   54  .196  .227  .297  .524         103   1   3   0   0  17
 Per 600 PA           569   41  111  16   3  11   44   5   3   25   89                                 169   2   5   0   0  28
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA       77  251   19   41   8   0   7   21   0   0   13   36  .163  .203  .279  .482          70   0   2   0   0  14
   With SLN       33   96    6   27   2   2   0    6   3   2    2   18  .281  .293  .344  .637          33   1   1   0   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      158  334   31   73  14   2   5   27   2   1   17   46  .219  .261  .317  .579         106   4   2   0   3  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1957 27 SLN NL  24    8   3.1   6   1   0  .167   4   26   13  .500    0    0  .000  SS   4e29       86   
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 29 WAA AL  39   11   1.3   6   2   0  .333  22   86   43  .500    0    0  .000  UT            -122   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  2 Seasons           19   1.8  12   3   0  .250  26  112   56  .500    0    0  .000                 -65   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  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1957 27 SLN NL  SS    27    46    68    4   13   .966    27   222.0   4.62
                 2B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1958           [Did not play]
 1959 29 WAA AL  SS    44    87   120   14   31   .937    41   371.0   5.02
                 2B    27    81    72    8   19   .950    26   231.0   5.96
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS    71   133   188   18   44   .947    68   593.0   4.87
                 2B    28    81    73    8   19   .951    26   232.0   5.97
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1957  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1959  WAA   57-97   Rick Field

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