#61 Sam West, Centerfield, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam West
10/5/1904 36 USA,TX,LONGVIEW 5"11 165
Centerfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Prone 2.5 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 $ 6,450,000 1941 13 Year(s), 75 Days (2311 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 75 Days (2311 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 2 5 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 3 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | @DET | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 10-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 7-13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | CHA | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 8-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 5-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 9-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @DET | W 14-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 511 | 159 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 96 | 78 | 59 | .311 | .399 | .454 | .853 | .864 | .143 |
Projected | 148 | 511 | 159 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 96 | 78 | 59 | .311 | .399 | .454 | .853 | .864 | .143 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 594 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 232 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 98.9 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 88 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .390 | .420 | .811 |
vs. RHP | 423 | 135 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 85 | 61 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .401 | .461 | .862 |
Close/Late | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .397 | .400 | .797 |
Scoring Position | 140 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .359 | .364 | .723 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .250 | .472 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 244 | 80 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 30 | .328 | .401 | .512 | .914 |
Road | 76 | 267 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 53 | 46 | 29 | .296 | .397 | .401 | .798 |
March/April | 25 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 6 | .284 | .389 | .481 | .871 |
May | 25 | 94 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 12 | .351 | .382 | .532 | .914 |
June | 22 | 69 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | .290 | .390 | .406 | .796 |
July | 23 | 87 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 9 | .333 | .433 | .414 | .846 |
August | 25 | 84 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 5 | .345 | .440 | .548 | .988 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | .260 | .360 | .344 | .704 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1927 | 157 | 550 | 165 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 79 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 13 | .300 | .361 | .440 | .801 | STL |
1928 | 155 | 552 | 147 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 74 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 19 | .266 | .339 | .391 | .730 | STL |
1929 | 150 | 563 | 174 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 77 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 18 | .309 | .368 | .456 | .825 | STL |
1930 | 155 | 539 | 150 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 11 | .278 | .370 | .429 | .799 | STL |
1931 | 153 | 570 | 172 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 106 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 10 | .302 | .389 | .456 | .845 | STL |
1932 | 116 | 391 | 107 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 3 | .274 | .349 | .394 | .743 | STL |
1933 | 146 | 510 | 190 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 101 | 107 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .373 | .460 | .569 | 1.029 | NYY,AL |
1934 | 89 | 332 | 104 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .397 | .446 | .843 | NYY |
1935 | 154 | 543 | 156 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 102 | 94 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 | .287 | .371 | .451 | .823 | NYY |
1936 | 152 | 505 | 159 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 85 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 7 | .315 | .402 | .450 | .852 | NYY |
1937 | 150 | 525 | 158 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 78 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0 | .301 | .386 | .476 | .862 | NYY |
1938 | 104 | 297 | 93 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 62 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 3 | .313 | .387 | .519 | .905 | NYY |
1939 | 82 | 292 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .336 | .429 | .490 | .919 | NYY |
1940 | 148 | 511 | 159 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 96 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .399 | .454 | .853 | NYY |
Total | 1911 | 6680 | 2032 | 488 | 86 | 119 | 1091 | 1108 | 895 | 11 | 43 | 530 | 113 | 91 | .304 | .385 | .456 | .842 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1933 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .319 | .310 | .629 |
1936 | 13 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .315 | .306 | .621 |
Total | 24 | 91 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .317 | .308 | .625 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 1.50 | | | | |
Rightfield | 138 | 137 | 252 | 13 | 2 | 276 | 11 | .960 | 1176.1 | 2.11 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1927... Had first career hit on 4/2/1927, off Hugh Canavan (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1927, off Wilbur Cooper (PIT)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (N) on 8/29/1928... 1/31/1930: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/6/1932 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/15/1933 to a 5-year deal worth $6,410,000 per year... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1933... Injured on 7/16/1934 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 9 weeks... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1936... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1937, hitting .652 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... 9/9/1937: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,450,000 per year, for 4 years. Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/4/1938... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 8/29/1939... Injured on 9/7/1939 with a Spasms Back, out for 6-7 weeks... Had 2000th career hit on 8/20/1940, off Steve Larkin (PHA)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1933 - .373 - 1st
| OBP 1933 - .460 - 1st 1936 - .402 - 8th
| SLG 1933 - .569 - 6th
| OPS 1933 - 1.029 - 2nd
| Hits 1933 - 190 - 6th
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Doubles 1933 - 50 - 5th 1936 - 41 - 9th
| Runs 1933 - 107 - 10th
| BB 1930 - 76 - 8th 1931 - 81 - 4th 1933 - 87 - 5th 1936 - 76 - 10th
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