#47 Sammy Esposito, Shortstop, 25 yrs, Cleveland Indians Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Esposito
12/15/1931 25 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"9 165
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Suffers Normal 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 153 Days (153 total Days) 153 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 153 Days (153 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 5 6 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 7 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/16 | @BOS | W 6-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
8/19 | @KC | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/20 | @KC | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/24 | @KC | L 7-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/30 | BAL | L 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/2 | @BOS | W 8-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/9 | @DET | L 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/17 | DET | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @BAL | W 15-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @CHA | W 20-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | 1.375 | .214 |
Projected | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | 1.375 | .214 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.7 | 14.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 | 1.850 |
vs. RHP | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 |
Close/Late | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
Scoring Position | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .667 | 1.200 | 1.867 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | .750 | 1.550 |
Road | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
May | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
June | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 1.286 |
Sept/Oct | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1957 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | CLE |
Total | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | |
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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 |
1952, A | 138 | 460 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 152 | 71 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .444 | .446 | .890 |
1953, A | 138 | 421 | 116 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 74 | 106 | 189 | 86 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .494 | .527 | 1.021 |
1954, A | 119 | 363 | 94 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 63 | 151 | 56 | 6 | 0 | .259 | .474 | .466 | .939 |
1955, A | 138 | 460 | 136 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 82 | 164 | 68 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .477 | .500 | .977 |
1956, AA | 138 | 467 | 130 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 99 | 82 | 135 | 82 | 2 | 1 | .278 | .431 | .497 | .928 |
1957, AAA | 21 | 66 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .483 | .485 | .968 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 8.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 3.71 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 6.75 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1952... Injured on 5/18/1954 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 9/1/1955 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/3/1956 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days... Had first career hit on 6/24/1957, off Kent Peterson (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 8/16/1957, off Hank Aguirre (BOS)...
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