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Sam Ewing
Samuel James Ewing

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
School University of Tennessee

Debut September 11, 1973
  vs. CAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1978
Born April 9, 1949 in Lewisburg, TN

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 24 CHW AL  11   20    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   6  .150  .227  .200   19    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1976 27 CHW AL  19   41    3    9   2  1   0    2   0  0   2   8  .220  .256  .317   67   13   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 28 TOR AL  97  244   24   70   8  2   4   34   1  1  19  42  .287  .338  .385   97   94   3   0   4   0   8
 1978 29 TOR AL  40   56    3   10   0  0   2    9   0  0   5   9  .179  .242  .286   48   16   0   1   2   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      167  361   31   92  11  3   6   47   1  1  28  65  .255  .308  .352   82  127   3   1   6   0   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        350   30   89  11  3   6   46   1  1  27  63  .255  .308  .352   82  123   3   1   6   0   9
 Career High     97  244   24   70   8  2   4   34   1  1  19  42  .287  .338  .385   97   94   3   1   4   0   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 24 CHW AL   22   18    1   1.5    97| .150  .265| .227  .335| .200  .390| .427  .725|  19  .124  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1976 27 CHW AL   43   32    3   2.5    87| .220  .257| .256  .322| .317  .362| .573  .684|  67  .303  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1977 28 TOR AL  266  186   30   4.3   101| .287  .267| .338  .331| .385  .407| .723  .738|  97  .468  -1.6  -0.2  50%
 1978 29 TOR AL   62   47    4   2.3    94| .179  .262| .242  .328| .286  .386| .528  .714|  48  .237  -4.1  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       393  283   38   3.6    98| .255  .265| .308  .330| .352  .398| .660  .728|  82  .399  -9.9  -1.0  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 ------+
1973 24 CHW AL 1B 4 34 4 0 7 1.000 .992 9.50 8.28 9.77 9.85 4 35.0 1976 27 CHW AL DH 12 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.90 12.00 9.90 0 3.0 1977 28 TOR AL OF 46 65 1 3 0 .957 .978 1.43 2.03 1.75 2.34 39 340.3 RF 32 44 0 3 0 .936 .973 1.38 1.71 1.60 2.08 29 247.0 DH 27 LF 15 22 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.53 1.74 2.22 2.11 10 93.3 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.80 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1978 29 TOR AL DH 9 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.87 2.57 2.25 2 14.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 24 CHW AL 1B 4 34 4 0 7 1.000 .992 9.50 8.28 9.77 9.85 4 35.0 1976 27 CHW AL 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.90 12.00 9.90 0 3.0 1977 28 TOR AL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.80 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1976 27 CHW AL DH 12 1977 28 TOR AL DH 27 1978 29 TOR AL DH 9 1977 28 TOR AL LF 15 22 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.53 1.74 2.22 2.11 10 93.3 1977 28 TOR AL OF 46 65 1 3 0 .957 .978 1.43 2.03 1.75 2.34 39 340.3 1978 29 TOR AL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.13 2.57 2.44 2 14.0 1977 28 TOR AL RF 32 44 0 3 0 .936 .973 1.38 1.71 1.60 2.08 29 247.0 1978 29 TOR AL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.87 2.57 2.25 2 14.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 49 69 1 3 0 .959 .978 1.43 2.04 1.78 2.34 41 354.3 15 0 35# DH 48 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 35 48 0 3 0 .941 .974 1.37 1.72 1.66 2.09 31 261.0 LF* 15 22 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.53 1.74 2.22 2.11 10 93.3 1B* 7 41 4 0 7 1.000 .993 6.43 8.51 9.88 9.86 4 41.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 56 110 5 3 7 .975 .984 2.05 2.85 2.62 3.13 45 395
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 45th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 13, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox as the 57th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

January 23, 1979: Purchased by the Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) from the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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