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Billy Sample
William Amos Sample

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
School James Madison

MLB Debut September 2, 1978
Final Game October 5, 1986
Born April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, VA (age 68)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 24 TEA AL  113  339   48   96  19   1   9   44   8   1   29   39  .283  .342  .425  .767   105   144   1   1   1   2   8  
 1980 25 TEA AL   73  219   22   52  11   0   0   15   6   2   12   16  .237  .291  .288  .579    81    63   1   1   1   5   7  
 1981 26 TEA AL  118  385   50  109  22   0   3   36   5   2   27   41  .283  .343  .364  .707   100   140   4   5   2  11   6  
 1982 27 TEA AL  108  382   43   92  11   0   9   41   3   1   27   41  .241  .292  .340  .633    85   130   4   3   3   2   6  
 1983 28 MNA AL  140  559   86  160  26   5   8   42  58  18   48   50  .286  .350  .394  .744   101   220  11   2   0   8   5  
 1984 29 MNA AL   74  117   14   27   4   1   1    9   3   0    7    7  .231  .274  .308  .582    80    36   4   0   1   0   5  
 1985 30 PIN NL   68  146   12   45   5   0   0   13   2   2    8   10  .308  .350  .342  .693   100    50   3   1   1   2   1  
 1986 31 ATN NL   41  104   20   20   5   0   5   14   0   0    9   17  .192  .280  .385  .664    91    40   0   1   0   4   1  
         SDN NL   34  100   12   23   7   0   3   14   1   1    9   22  .230  .291  .390  .681    93    39   0   1   0   0   0  
         TOT      75  204   32   43  12   0   8   28   1   1   18   39  .211  .285  .387  .672          79   0   2   0   4   1 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      769 2351  307  624 110   7  38  228  86  27  176  243  .265  .324  .367  .690         862  28  15   9  34  39
 Per 600 PA           542   71  144  25   2   9   53  20   6   41   56                                 199   6   3   2   8   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA      412 1325  163  349  63   1  21  136  22   6   95  137  .263  .320  .360  .680         477  10  10   7  20  27
   With MNA      214  676  100  187  30   6   9   51  61  18   55   57  .277  .337  .379  .716         256  15   2   1   8  10
   With PIN       68  146   12   45   5   0   0   13   2   2    8   10  .308  .350  .342  .693          50   3   1   1   2   1
   With ATN       41  104   20   20   5   0   5   14   0   0    9   17  .192  .280  .385  .664          40   0   1   0   4   1
   With SDN       34  100   12   23   7   0   3   14   1   1    9   22  .230  .291  .390  .681          39   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      826 2516  371  684 127   9  46  230  98  31  195  230  .272  .329  .384  .713         967  37  22   8  28  36
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1979 24 TEA AL  59   49   5.3  15   5   0  .333   0   25   18  .720    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e0   -13   
 1980 25 TEA AL  39   17   2.7   8   2   0  .250   2   17   11  .647    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e9  -124   
 1981 26 TEA AL  24   50   4.6  12   6   0  .500   1   38   28  .737    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e3   -31   
 1982 27 TEA AL  27   38   3.4   3   1   1  .333   3   27   18  .667    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e7   -80   
 1983 28 MNA AL  33   83   5.2   0   0   0  .000   7   72   43  .597    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e5     12   
 1984 29 MNA AL  44    9   2.5   3   1   0  .333   1   11    5  .455    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e6   -32   
 1985 30 PIN NL  84   18   4.5  22   5   0  .227   0   15   10  .667    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e4    12   
 1986 31 ATN NL  70   11   3.7  14   1   0  .071   1    6    1  .167    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e4  -104   
         SDN NL  39   11   4.1   7   2   1  .286   0    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e4   -87   
         TOT                    21   3   1  .143   1   12    3  .250    0    0  .000
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          291   4.3  84  23   2  .274  15  217  136  .627    0    0  .000                 -37   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1979 24 TEA AL  LF    67    66     2    0    0  1.000    51   465.1   1.32
                 RF    14    24     0    0    0  1.000    12   107.2   2.01
                 CF     8    25     2    0    0  1.000     8    71.0   3.42
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
 1980 25 TEA AL  RF    47    81     3    1    1   .988    43   379.2   1.99
                 LF    15    20     2    1    1   .957    13   109.0   1.82
                 CF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    22.0   1.64
 1981 26 TEA AL  LF    70   115     0    1    0   .991    68   579.1   1.79
                 RF    40    61     1    0    1  1.000    28   277.1   2.01
 1982 27 TEA AL  LF    94   162     8    3    2   .983    87   794.2   1.93
                 CF     2     8     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   4.24
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
 1983 28 MNA AL  CF   115   299    18    4    6   .988   115   978.2   2.92
                 LF    36    48     1    3    1   .942    21   212.1   2.08
 1984 29 MNA AL  CF    17    44     3    1    0   .979    15   133.0   3.18
                 LF    40    22     0    0    0  1.000     1    95.1   2.08
                 RF     8    10     0    0    0  1.000     7    55.0   1.64
 1985 30 PIN NL  LF    50    42     4    0    0  1.000    33   302.1   1.37
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1986 31 ATN NL  RF    22    46     2    0    1  1.000    21   189.1   2.28
                 2B     6     4     3    1    0   .875     0    15.1   4.11
                 LF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0    10.0   0.00
         SDN NL  LF    27    31     1    0    0  1.000    23   212.2   1.35
                 2B     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   402   506    18    8    4   .985   297  2781.0   1.70
                 CF   146   380    23    5    6   .988   142  1223.2   2.96
                 RF   132   225     6    1    3   .996   112  1018.0   2.04
                 2B     9     7     3    1    0   .909     0    20.1   4.43
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1979  TEA   60-102  Jim Sheehan
 1980  TEA   67-95   Jim Sheehan
 1981  TEA   82-80   Jim Sheehan
 1982  TEA   63-99   Steve Milke, John Storer
 1983  MNA   65-97   Tom Austad
 1984  MNA   71-91   Tom Austad
 1985  PIN   67-95   Mike Mashanic
 1986  ATN   50-112  Rick Field
 1986  SDN   85-77   Mike Tomeo

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