#29 Sammy White, Catcher, 33 yrs, Washington Senators Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy White
7/7/1928 33 USA,WA,WENATCHEE 6"3 195
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 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 $ 2,500,000 1961 7 Year(s), 136 Days (1340 total Days) 0 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 170 Days (1546 total Days) 10 Year(s) Last Option Year
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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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 C : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 8 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 58 | 152 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .299 | .454 | .753 | BOS CHN |
1954 | 58 | 134 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .281 | .336 | .616 | CHN |
1955 | 87 | 187 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .289 | .364 | .653 | CHN |
1956 | 29 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .288 | .411 | .700 | CHN |
1957 | 75 | 254 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .335 | .398 | .732 | CHN WS1 |
1958 | 93 | 297 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .266 | .305 | .377 | .682 | WS1 |
1959 | 76 | 221 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .295 | .335 | .630 | WS1 NYY PHI |
1960 | 68 | 119 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .341 | .429 | .769 | PHI |
Total | 544 | 1471 | 395 | 66 | 5 | 31 | 190 | 158 | 76 | 6 | 8 | 147 | 3 | 2 | .269 | .306 | .383 | .689 | |
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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 |
1951, AA | 138 | 466 | 138 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 58 | 48 | 29 | 6 | 6 | .296 | .358 | .496 | .853 |
1952, AAA | 138 | 499 | 153 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 98 | 64 | 39 | 61 | 2 | 9 | .307 | .350 | .499 | .849 |
1957, A | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
1957, AA | 14 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .491 | .688 | 1.179 |
1957, AAA | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .214 | .240 | .454 |
1961, AAA | 137 | 551 | 139 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 66 | 36 | 85 | 7 | 7 | .252 | .311 | .385 | .696 |
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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% |
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Transactions Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1951... Injuries Injured on 8/29/1952 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Traded from Boston to Chicago (N) on 2/27/1953 (Going to CHN: C Sammy White. Going to BOS: 2B Pete Runnels)... Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/8/1953, off Johnny Sain (CIN)... Traded from Chicago (N) to Washington on 5/13/1957 (Going to CHN: SS Billy Klaus. Going to WS1: C Sammy White)... 7/22/1957: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Traded from Washington to New York (A) on 5/21/1959 (Going to NYY: C Sammy White. Going to WS1: P Rudy Arias)... Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 7/30/1959 (Going to PHI: 3B George Kell, 1B Al Rosen, C Sammy White, P Hal Newhouser, P Art Fowler. Going to NYY: 3B Gene Baker, RF Stan Hollmig, SS Fred Marsh)... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Washington on 2/3/1961 (Going to : RF Gene Green, SS Chico Fernandez, P Ted Abernathy, C Sammy White. Going to PHI: C Martin A5)... 9/6/1961: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington...
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