#55 Sammy "Babe ruth's legRR"" Byrd, Rightfield, 34 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Byrd Babe ruth's legRR" 10/15/1906 34 USA,GA,BREMEN 5"10 185
Rightfield 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 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 $ 12,500,000 1942 9 Year(s), 10 Days (1558 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 10 Days (1558 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | DET | L 2-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/15 | DET | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/16 | CHA | L 4-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/17 | CHA | L 9-13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/18 | @NYY | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @NYY | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @BOS | L 1-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | W 7-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/23 | WAS | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 589 | 149 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 100 | 65 | 59 | .253 | .325 | .453 | .779 | .728 | .200 |
Projected | 154 | 589 | 149 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 100 | 65 | 59 | .253 | .325 | .453 | .779 | .728 | .200 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 658 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 69 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 86.1 | 5.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 133 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .363 | .519 | .882 |
vs. RHP | 456 | 108 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 75 | 71 | 53 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .314 | .434 | .749 |
Close/Late | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .293 | .423 | .716 |
Scoring Position | 168 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .318 | .429 | .746 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 279 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 29 | .237 | .327 | .423 | .750 |
Road | 78 | 310 | 83 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 47 | 26 | 30 | .268 | .323 | .481 | .804 |
March/April | 26 | 106 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 12 | .245 | .283 | .462 | .745 |
May | 26 | 95 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | .274 | .346 | .442 | .788 |
June | 27 | 103 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 8 | .301 | .363 | .602 | .965 |
July | 26 | 97 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | .227 | .336 | .299 | .635 |
August | 28 | 114 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | .202 | .276 | .412 | .688 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | .284 | .365 | .514 | .878 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1932 | 84 | 252 | 71 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .327 | .500 | .827 | NYN |
1933 | 115 | 436 | 135 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 83 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .375 | .573 | .948 | NYN |
1934 | 156 | 596 | 170 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 111 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .356 | .567 | .923 | NYN,NL |
1935 | 157 | 607 | 190 | 38 | 6 | 43 | 157 | 122 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .377 | .608 | .985 | NYN,NL |
1936 | 156 | 608 | 173 | 37 | 5 | 43 | 138 | 129 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .348 | .574 | .922 | NYN |
1937 | 156 | 606 | 194 | 43 | 2 | 44 | 154 | 115 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .389 | .616 | 1.005 | NYN,NL |
1938 | 150 | 582 | 169 | 31 | 4 | 41 | 119 | 109 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 0 | .290 | .345 | .569 | .914 | SLA |
1939 | 156 | 602 | 201 | 54 | 1 | 29 | 127 | 101 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .334 | .381 | .571 | .953 | SLA,AL |
1940 | 154 | 589 | 149 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 100 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .325 | .453 | .779 | SLA |
Total | 1285 | 4879 | 1452 | 334 | 29 | 301 | 1083 | 913 | 490 | 10 | 44 | 605 | 3 | 1 | .298 | .360 | .563 | .923 | |
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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 |
1929, AAA | 102 | 315 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 47 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .305 | .394 | .698 |
1930, AAA | 137 | 544 | 162 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 99 | 38 | 63 | 5 | 8 | .298 | .338 | .471 | .809 |
1931, AAA | 138 | 480 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 73 | 40 | 48 | 3 | 9 | .348 | .394 | .596 | .990 |
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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 |
1931 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1932 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 |
1933 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
1934 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .929 | 1.340 |
1935 | 13 | 57 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .393 | .632 | 1.025 |
1936 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .400 | .696 |
1937 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .478 | .770 |
Total | 44 | 162 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .326 | .531 | .856 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Rightfield | 154 | 154 | 301 | 12 | 3 | 323 | 10 | .969 | 1328.0 | 2.19 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1929... Had first career hit on 4/8/1932, off Bob Brown (STL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1932, off Lefty Grove (STL)... Injured on 4/22/1933 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1933, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1933, hitting .398 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/12/1934... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 5/17/1934... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1934... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/26/1935... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1935, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Pittsburgh on 10/8/1935... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1936, hitting .308 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/6/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1937, hitting .423 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1937, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1937... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/2/1938 to a 5-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 7 runs on 7/30/1938... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 8/21/1938... Injured on 3/12/1939 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/15/1939... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 9/18/1939... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 9/24/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1939, hitting .522 with 5 HR, 19 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1940, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 13 RBI... Injured on 9/23/1940 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1939 - .334 - 7th
| SLG 1937 - .616 - 10th 1938 - .569 - 9th 1939 - .571 - 9th
| Hits 1935 - 190 - 10th 1937 - 194 - 5th 1939 - 201 - 5th
| Doubles 1939 - 54 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1934 - 42 - 7th 1935 - 43 - 9th 1937 - 44 - 7th 1938 - 41 - 6th
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RBI 1934 - 147 - 4th 1935 - 157 - 5th 1936 - 138 - 10th 1937 - 154 - 5th 1938 - 119 - 9th 1939 - 127 - 7th
| Runs 1936 - 129 - 10th
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