#47 Sammy Esposito, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Esposito
12/15/1931 27 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 1959 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 153 Days (497 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 153 Days (497 total Days) 7 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 3 | 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 : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .971 (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 | | |
9/12 | @WS1 | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/13 | @WS1 | L 7-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/14 | @WS1 | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
9/15 | @DET | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/16 | @DET | W 7-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | BAL | W 8-7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
9/21 | BAL | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | KC | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | KC | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | KC | W 11-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 482 | 152 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 85 | 76 | 77 | .315 | .409 | .429 | .839 | .838 | .114 |
Projected | 151 | 507 | 160 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 89 | 80 | 81 | .315 | .409 | .429 | .839 | .838 | .114 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 121 | 571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 207 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 90.1 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 99 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .347 | .414 | .762 |
vs. RHP | 383 | 128 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .334 | .425 | .433 | .858 |
Close/Late | 48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .355 | .354 | .709 |
Scoring Position | 120 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .392 | .412 | .517 | .928 |
Pinch Hitting | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 248 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 28 | 40 | .359 | .417 | .472 | .889 |
Road | 72 | 234 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 37 | .269 | .389 | .385 | .774 |
March/April | 24 | 87 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 13 | .333 | .404 | .483 | .887 |
May | 25 | 93 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | .247 | .358 | .355 | .713 |
June | 26 | 83 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 14 | .361 | .446 | .458 | .903 |
July | 24 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | .221 | .326 | .299 | .625 |
August | 28 | 82 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | .341 | .420 | .500 | .920 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 8 | .417 | .479 | .500 | .979 |
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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 |
Total | 241 | 614 | 186 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 86 | 96 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .394 | .415 | .810 | |
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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 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .900 | 30.2 | 2.93 | | | | |
Shortstop | 127 | 119 | 184 | 487 | 104 | 688 | 17 | .975 | 1054.0 | 5.87 | | | | |
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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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