#55 Sammy "Babe ruth's legRR" Byrd, Rightfield, 28 yrs, New York (N) Giants Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Byrd Babe ruth's legRR 10/15/1906 28 USA,GA,BREMEN 5"10 175
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1934 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 10 Days (526 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 10 Days (526 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/28 | BSN | L 5-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @PHI | L 9-10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/30 | BRO | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @BSN | L 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @CHC | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | STL | L 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/7 | @PIT | L 6-15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @PIT | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/10 | PIT | L 3-11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/11 | PIT | L 7-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 596 | 170 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 111 | 69 | 79 | .285 | .356 | .567 | .923 | .919 | .282 |
Projected | 156 | 596 | 170 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 111 | 69 | 79 | .285 | .356 | .567 | .923 | .919 | .282 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 151 | 677 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 338 | 81 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 119.9 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 208 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .324 | .510 | .833 |
vs. RHP | 388 | 118 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 99 | 76 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .374 | .598 | .972 |
Close/Late | 64 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .405 | .656 | 1.062 |
Scoring Position | 185 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 101 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .352 | .568 | .919 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 278 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 79 | 55 | 38 | 32 | .295 | .376 | .601 | .976 |
Road | 77 | 318 | 88 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 56 | 31 | 47 | .277 | .338 | .538 | .876 |
Last Week | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .444 | 1.333 | 1.778 |
March/April | 25 | 104 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 13 | .327 | .391 | .692 | 1.084 |
May | 26 | 100 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 11 | .330 | .398 | .760 | 1.158 |
June | 27 | 91 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 15 | .297 | .373 | .484 | .856 |
July | 24 | 93 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 13 | .344 | .385 | .785 | 1.170 |
August | 26 | 98 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | .173 | .308 | .265 | .574 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 110 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 9 | .245 | .293 | .427 | .720 |
Postseason | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .286 | .389 | .929 | 1.317 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1932 | 84 | 252 | 71 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .327 | .500 | .827 | NYN |
1933 | 115 | 436 | 135 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 83 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .375 | .573 | .948 | NYN |
1934 | 156 | 596 | 170 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 111 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .356 | .567 | .923 | NYN,NL |
Total | 356 | 1285 | 376 | 88 | 8 | 78 | 287 | 237 | 134 | 5 | 20 | 160 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .357 | .556 | .912 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1929, AAA | 102 | 315 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 47 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .305 | .394 | .698 |
1930, AAA | 137 | 544 | 162 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 99 | 38 | 63 | 5 | 8 | .298 | .338 | .471 | .809 |
1931, AAA | 138 | 480 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 73 | 40 | 48 | 3 | 9 | .348 | .394 | .596 | .990 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1932 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 |
1933 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
1934 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .389 | .929 | 1.317 |
Total | 19 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .283 | .509 | .792 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 151 | 151 | 340 | 9 | 4 | 375 | 26 | .931 | 1334.1 | 2.53 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1929... Had first career hit on 4/8/1932, off Bob Brown (STL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1932, off Lefty Grove (STL)... Injured on 4/22/1933 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1933, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1933, hitting .398 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/12/1934... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 5/17/1934... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1934...
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