#47 Sammy Esposito, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Cleveland Indians Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Esposito
12/15/1931 29 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"9 170
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Suffers 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 153 Days (841 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 153 Days (841 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Talent | 9 | 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 : 5 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .970 (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 | | |
9/28 | DET | L 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @LAA | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | @LAA | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/1 | NYY | L 3-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @MIN | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/5 | MIN | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/7 | @KC | W 8-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/9 | @CHA | W 6-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/10 | DET | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 518 | 182 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 84 | .351 | .443 | .485 | .927 | .966 | .133 |
Projected | 154 | 518 | 182 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 84 | .351 | .443 | .485 | .927 | .966 | .133 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 615 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 251 | 42 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 116.8 | 8.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 181 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .359 | .461 | .536 | .997 |
vs. RHP | 337 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .347 | .432 | .457 | .889 |
Close/Late | 61 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .397 | .410 | .807 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .341 | .442 | .457 | .898 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 264 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 53 | .352 | .453 | .481 | .934 |
Road | 75 | 254 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 31 | .350 | .424 | .488 | .912 |
Last Week | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 |
March/April | 22 | 72 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | .333 | .422 | .583 | 1.005 |
May | 28 | 79 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 11 | .342 | .440 | .494 | .934 |
June | 26 | 88 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 14 | .443 | .485 | .568 | 1.053 |
July | 22 | 74 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | .432 | .533 | .622 | 1.155 |
August | 26 | 91 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 11 | .341 | .455 | .451 | .906 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 114 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | .254 | .333 | .289 | .623 |
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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 |
1958 | 76 | 118 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .318 | .331 | .649 | CLE |
1959 | 144 | 482 | 152 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 85 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .409 | .429 | .839 | CLE |
1960 | 141 | 376 | 102 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .361 | .335 | .696 | CLE |
1961 | 154 | 518 | 182 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .443 | .485 | .927 | CLE,AL |
Total | 536 | 1508 | 470 | 69 | 3 | 29 | 207 | 220 | 227 | 8 | 6 | 253 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .403 | .419 | .822 | |
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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% |
Third Base | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 3.86 | | | | |
Shortstop | 148 | 143 | 246 | 536 | 119 | 800 | 18 | .978 | 1265.1 | 5.69 | | | | |
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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)... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1961, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
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