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Sammy Esposito
Samuel Esposito

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School Indiana University

Debut September 28, 1952
Final Game August 23, 1963
Born December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL

Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 20 CHW AL   1    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   2  .250  .250  .250   39    1   0           0   0
 1955 23 CHW AL   3    4    3    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .200  .000  -43    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 24 CHW AL  81  184   30   42   8  2   3   25   1  2  41  19  .228  .371  .342   89   63   5   2   0   2   4
 1957 25 CHW AL  94  176   26   36   3  0   2   15   5  1  38  27  .205  .344  .256   66   45   8   1   0   0   6
 1958 26 CHW AL  98   81   16   20   3  0   0    3   1  1  12   6  .247  .358  .284   81   23   2   0   1   2   1
 1959 27 CHW AL  69   66   12   11   1  0   1    5   0  1  11  16  .167  .282  .227   43   15   3   1   1   0   1
 1960 28 CHW AL  57   77   14   14   5  0   1   11   0  0  10  20  .182  .273  .286   52   22   0   1   1   0   3
 1961 29 CHW AL  63   94   12   16   5  0   1    8   0  0  12  21  .170  .259  .255   39   24   1   2   0   0   3
 1962 30 CHW AL  75   81   14   19   1  0   0    4   0  1  17  13  .235  .367  .247   70   20   2   0   1   0   3
 1963 31 TOT AL  19   25    3    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   3  .200  .276  .240   43    6   0   1   0   0   2
         CHW AL   1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  18   25    3    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   3  .200  .276  .240   43    6   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     560  792  130  164  27  2   8   73   7  7 145 127  .207  .330  .277   66  219  21   8   4   4  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        229   38   47   8  1   2   21   2  2  42  37  .207  .330  .277   66   63   6   2   1   1   7
 Career High     98  184   30   42   8  2   3   25   5  2  41  27                          63   8   2   1   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 20 CHW AL    4    4    0   0.0    97| .250  .261| .250  .341| .250  .382| .500  .723|  39  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1955 23 CHW AL    5    4    0   0.0   105| .000  .270| .200  .350| .000  .402| .200  .752| -43  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1956 24 CHW AL  234  155   26   4.5   108| .228  .270| .371  .352| .342  .412| .713  .764|  89  .469  -1.3  -0.1  33%
 1957 25 CHW AL  223  156   19   3.3   100| .205  .264| .344  .337| .256  .399| .600  .735|  66  .371  -6.7  -0.7  83%
 1958 26 CHW AL   97   65    9   3.7    97| .247  .260| .358  .329| .284  .396| .642  .725|  81  .433  -1.5  -0.1  50%
 1959 27 CHW AL   81   61    5   2.2    98| .167  .259| .282  .330| .227  .396| .509  .726|  43  .220  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1960 28 CHW AL   88   67    6   2.4   101| .182  .263| .273  .337| .286  .403| .559  .740|  52  .243  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1961 29 CHW AL  109   84    7   2.2   103| .170  .263| .259  .338| .255  .409| .514  .747|  39  .205  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1962 30 CHW AL  100   68    8   3.2   103| .235  .263| .367  .335| .247  .410| .614  .745|  70  .340  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1963 31 TOT AL   29   23    2   2.4    99| .200  .262| .276  .329| .240  .404| .516  .734|  43  .257  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         CHW AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
         KCA AL   29   23    2   2.4    99| .200  .262| .276  .329| .240  .404| .516  .734|  43  .257  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      970  687   82   3.2   102| .207  .264| .330  .339| .277  .404| .607  .743|  66  .347 -33.0  -3.3  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 20 CHW AL SS 1 1 1 2 0 .500 .952 2.00 4.30 1955 23 CHW AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.75 1956 24 CHW AL 3B 61 41 109 6 17 .962 .949 2.46 2.78 3.24 3.22 47 417.3 SS 19 9 21 0 1 1.000 .958 1.58 4.10 5.62 4.99 1 48.0 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.73 4.00 5.40 0 9.0 1957 25 CHW AL 3B 53 52 92 6 10 .960 .951 2.72 2.77 3.73 3.23 37 347.0 SS 22 28 73 3 12 .971 .963 4.59 4.43 5.84 5.11 16 155.7 2B 4 4 3 1 1 .875 .986 1.75 4.85 7.00 5.40 0 9.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1958 26 CHW AL 3B 63 11 35 1 2 .979 .950 0.73 2.59 2.40 3.11 5 172.3 SS 22 24 43 4 7 .944 .964 3.05 4.17 5.12 4.96 10 117.7 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.70 1.12 5.29 0 8.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1959 27 CHW AL 3B 45 22 25 1 1 .979 .951 1.04 2.72 3.31 3.21 3 127.7 SS 14 17 32 1 5 .980 .959 3.50 3.97 5.09 4.87 6 86.7 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1960 28 CHW AL 3B 37 12 40 4 4 .929 .952 1.41 2.72 2.64 3.14 13 177.0 SS 11 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.82 4.37 2.25 5.10 2 36.0 2B 5 3 4 1 0 .875 .972 1.40 4.66 4.41 5.48 1 14.3 1961 29 CHW AL 3B 28 10 30 1 5 .976 .950 1.43 2.79 3.71 3.18 5 97.0 SS 20 18 39 2 3 .966 .956 2.85 4.37 4.36 4.84 12 117.7 2B 11 23 16 0 3 1.000 .977 3.55 4.72 5.48 5.25 7 64.0 1962 30 CHW AL 3B 41 6 16 4 1 .846 .952 0.54 2.79 1.83 3.08 5 108.3 SS 20 20 47 2 5 .971 .963 3.35 4.47 4.28 4.84 17 141.0 2B 7 3 9 1 1 .923 .984 1.71 4.87 4.76 5.23 0 22.7 1963 31 KCA AL 2B 7 2 6 0 1 1.000 .976 1.14 4.69 2.14 5.07 3 33.7 SS 4 4 6 2 1 .833 .962 2.50 4.55 4.09 4.79 2 22.0 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.87 1.64 3.03 2 22.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 24 CHW AL 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.73 4.00 5.40 0 9.0 1957 25 CHW AL 2B 4 4 3 1 1 .875 .986 1.75 4.85 7.00 5.40 0 9.0 1958 26 CHW AL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.70 1.12 5.29 0 8.0 1959 27 CHW AL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1960 28 CHW AL 2B 5 3 4 1 0 .875 .972 1.40 4.66 4.41 5.48 1 14.3 1961 29 CHW AL 2B 11 23 16 0 3 1.000 .977 3.55 4.72 5.48 5.25 7 64.0 1962 30 CHW AL 2B 7 3 9 1 1 .923 .984 1.71 4.87 4.76 5.23 0 22.7 1963 31 KCA AL 2B 7 2 6 0 1 1.000 .976 1.14 4.69 2.14 5.07 3 33.7 1955 23 CHW AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.75 1956 24 CHW AL 3B 61 41 109 6 17 .962 .949 2.46 2.78 3.24 3.22 47 417.3 1957 25 CHW AL 3B 53 52 92 6 10 .960 .951 2.72 2.77 3.73 3.23 37 347.0 1958 26 CHW AL 3B 63 11 35 1 2 .979 .950 0.73 2.59 2.40 3.11 5 172.3 1959 27 CHW AL 3B 45 22 25 1 1 .979 .951 1.04 2.72 3.31 3.21 3 127.7 1960 28 CHW AL 3B 37 12 40 4 4 .929 .952 1.41 2.72 2.64 3.14 13 177.0 1961 29 CHW AL 3B 28 10 30 1 5 .976 .950 1.43 2.79 3.71 3.18 5 97.0 1962 30 CHW AL 3B 41 6 16 4 1 .846 .952 0.54 2.79 1.83 3.08 5 108.3 1963 31 KCA AL 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.87 1.64 3.03 2 22.0 1957 25 CHW AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1958 26 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1957 25 CHW AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1958 26 CHW AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1952 20 CHW AL SS 1 1 1 2 0 .500 .952 2.00 4.30 1956 24 CHW AL SS 19 9 21 0 1 1.000 .958 1.58 4.10 5.62 4.99 1 48.0 1957 25 CHW AL SS 22 28 73 3 12 .971 .963 4.59 4.43 5.84 5.11 16 155.7 1958 26 CHW AL SS 22 24 43 4 7 .944 .964 3.05 4.17 5.12 4.96 10 117.7 1959 27 CHW AL SS 14 17 32 1 5 .980 .959 3.50 3.97 5.09 4.87 6 86.7 1960 28 CHW AL SS 11 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.82 4.37 2.25 5.10 2 36.0 1961 29 CHW AL SS 20 18 39 2 3 .966 .956 2.85 4.37 4.36 4.84 12 117.7 1962 30 CHW AL SS 20 20 47 2 5 .971 .963 3.35 4.47 4.28 4.84 17 141.0 1963 31 KCA AL SS 4 4 6 2 1 .833 .962 2.50 4.55 4.09 4.79 2 22.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 333 156 350 23 40 .957 .950 1.52 2.73 117 1468.7 SS* 133 123 269 16 35 .961 .961 2.95 4.29 66 724.7 2B* 41 38 40 3 7 .963 .979 1.90 4.75 11 162.7 OF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.95 0 3.0 1 1 0# CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0 1.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 509 317 659 42 82 .959 .957 1.92 3.30
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1952 AL-20-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3464) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

May 9, 1963: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

May 26, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Athletics.

October 7, 1963: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.


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