#47 Sammy Esposito, Third Base, 36 yrs, Washington Senators Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Esposito
12/15/1931 36 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"9 175
Third Base 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Suffers Prone 1.5 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 $ 3,120,090 1969 11 Year(s), 153 Days (2045 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 153 Days (2045 total Days) 16 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 3 6 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 5 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (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 | | |
9/16 | @DET | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @DET | W 17-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/21 | MIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @OAK | W 7-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/25 | @OAK | L 1-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | NYY | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/30 | NYY | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @CAL | L 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/3 | BOS | W 12-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/8 | NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 86 | 161 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 40 | .217 | .368 | .311 | .679 | .669 | .093 |
Projected | 86 | 161 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 40 | .217 | .368 | .311 | .679 | .669 | .093 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 44 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 20.5 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 136 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .221 | .362 | .331 | .693 |
vs. RHP | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .355 | .200 | .555 |
Close/Late | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .314 | .300 | .614 |
Scoring Position | 44 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .227 | .288 | .409 | .698 |
Pinch Hitting | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .438 | .458 | .896 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 42 | 74 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | .243 | .368 | .378 | .747 |
Road | 44 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 24 | .195 | .355 | .253 | .607 |
March/April | 14 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .160 | .364 | .160 | .524 |
May | 21 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | .302 | .434 | .442 | .876 |
June | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .429 | .636 | 1.065 |
July | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
August | 16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | .188 | .370 | .281 | .651 |
Sept/Oct | 18 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .114 | .200 | .159 | .359 |
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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 |
1962 | 150 | 486 | 151 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 79 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .438 | .379 | .817 | CLE |
1963 | 157 | 566 | 181 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 84 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .424 | .403 | .827 | CLE |
1964 | 154 | 575 | 175 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 89 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .418 | .400 | .818 | CLE |
1965 | 145 | 560 | 191 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 100 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .429 | .411 | .840 | CLE |
1966 | 153 | 583 | 155 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 79 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 117 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .364 | .350 | .714 | CLE |
1967 | 157 | 525 | 144 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 76 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .390 | .356 | .747 | CLE |
1968 | 86 | 161 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .368 | .311 | .679 | WS2 |
Total | 1538 | 4964 | 1502 | 208 | 23 | 63 | 505 | 749 | 850 | 30 | 14 | 853 | 5 | 2 | .303 | .407 | .392 | .798 | |
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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 | 58 | 44 | 17 | 101 | 2 | 127 | 9 | .929 | 396.0 | 2.89 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 10/3/1963... Injured on 9/21/1965 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 7 weeks... 10/7/1965: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $7,250,000 per year, for 2 years. Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/16/1968 to a 2-year deal worth $3,120,090 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1961 - .351 - 2nd 1963 - .320 - 10th 1965 - .341 - 5th
| OBP 1959 - .409 - 9th 1961 - .443 - 3rd 1962 - .438 - 5th 1963 - .424 - 3rd 1964 - .418 - 6th 1965 - .429 - 3rd
| Hits 1963 - 181 - 10th 1965 - 191 - 9th
| BB 1962 - 109 - 6th 1963 - 101 - 8th 1964 - 108 - 3rd
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