#76 Sam Chapman, Leftfield, 29 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Chapman
4/11/1916 29 USA,CA,TIBURON 6"1 195
Leftfield 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 3.0 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 $ 4,750,000 1947 7 Year(s), 161 Days (1365 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 161 Days (1365 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 3 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 8 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 2
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 122 | 336 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 47 | .247 | .355 | .470 | .825 | .804 | .223 |
Projected | 122 | 336 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 47 | .247 | .355 | .470 | .825 | .804 | .223 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 85 | 397 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 61.6 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 140 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .348 | .500 | .848 |
vs. RHP | 196 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .360 | .449 | .809 |
Close/Late | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .367 | .475 | .842 |
Scoring Position | 91 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .412 | .495 | .906 |
Pinch Hitting | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .233 | .080 | .313 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 170 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 26 | .218 | .333 | .453 | .786 |
Road | 61 | 166 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 21 | .277 | .378 | .488 | .866 |
March/April | 25 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | .226 | .340 | .417 | .757 |
May | 22 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 7 | .261 | .378 | .478 | .856 |
June | 19 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | .290 | .362 | .565 | .927 |
July | 20 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | .267 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
August | 16 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | .190 | .294 | .524 | .818 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .235 | .350 | .382 | .732 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1938 | 75 | 186 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | .269 | .330 | .446 | .776 | BOS |
1939 | 56 | 109 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .202 | .281 | .339 | .620 | BOS |
1940 | 137 | 447 | 141 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 114 | 104 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 13 | 10 | .315 | .398 | .635 | 1.034 | BOS |
1941 | 135 | 444 | 122 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 126 | 78 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 12 | 9 | .275 | .363 | .577 | .940 | BOS |
1942 | 149 | 498 | 133 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 118 | 84 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 6 | .267 | .357 | .530 | .887 | BOS |
1943 | 153 | 552 | 140 | 21 | 7 | 50 | 146 | 105 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 10 | 9 | .254 | .345 | .589 | .934 | BOS,AL |
1944 | 143 | 529 | 122 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 128 | 98 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 7 | 6 | .231 | .308 | .552 | .860 | BOS,AL |
1945 | 122 | 336 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 10 | .247 | .355 | .470 | .825 | BOS |
Total | 970 | 3101 | 813 | 147 | 26 | 229 | 749 | 571 | 432 | 3 | 37 | 445 | 66 | 51 | .262 | .349 | .548 | .897 | |
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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 |
1938, AAA | 19 | 61 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .344 | .467 | .639 | 1.106 |
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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 |
1940 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .500 | .868 |
1941 | 14 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .246 | .295 | .561 | .856 |
1942 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .462 | .333 | .795 |
Total | 24 | 96 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .281 | .349 | .500 | .849 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 46 | 40 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 5 | .950 | 362.0 | 2.49 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 54 | 45 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 10 | .907 | 384.2 | 2.53 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1938... Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/25/1938, off Red Evans (WAS)... Injured on 3/29/1939 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5-6 weeks... Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,757,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 8/31/1942... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1942, hitting .353 with 14 HR, 41 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1942, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Hit for the cycle against Cleveland on 9/6/1942... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Cleveland on 9/6/1942... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,757,143 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/17/1944 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 3 weeks... Drove in 8 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/1/1944... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... 10/6/1944: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1944... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 5/7/1945...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1940 - .635 - 4th 1941 - .577 - 10th 1943 - .589 - 5th 1944 - .552 - 7th
| OPS 1940 - 1.034 - 8th 1943 - .934 - 9th
| Triples 1943 - 7 - 8th
| Homeruns 1940 - 35 - 9th 1943 - 50 - 2nd 1944 - 47 - 4th
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 9th 1943 - 146 - 2nd 1944 - 128 - 5th
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