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Sam Agnew
Samuel Lester Agnew (Slam)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 12, 1887 in Farmington, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1913
Final Game: September 28, 1919
Died: July 19, 1951 in Sonoma, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 26 SLB AL 105 344 307 27 64 9 5 2 24 11 20 49 .208 .272 .290 .562 67 89 7 10 *2
1914 27 SLB AL 115 346 311 22 66 5 4 0 16 10 8 24 63 .212 .279 .254 .533 63 79 5 6 *2 MVP-23
1915 28 SLB AL 104 319 295 18 60 4 2 0 19 5 2 12 36 .203 .247 .231 .477 45 68 5 7 2
1916 29 BOS AL 40 78 67 4 14 2 1 0 7 0 6 4 .209 .293 .269 .562 68 18 2 3 2
1917 30 BOS AL 85 287 260 17 54 6 2 0 16 2 19 30 .208 .267 .246 .513 57 64 2 6 2
1918 31 BOS AL 72 219 199 11 33 8 0 0 6 0 11 26 .166 .221 .206 .427 30 41 3 6 2
1919 32 WSH AL 42 118 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 1 10 8 .235 .312 .306 .618 74 30 1 9 2
7 Seasons 563 1711 1537 105 314 41 14 2 98 29 10 102 216 .204 .265 .253 .518 56 389 25 47
162 Game Avg. 162 492 442 30 90 12 4 1 28 8 29 62 .204 .265 .253 .518 56 112 7 14
SLB (3 yrs) 324 1009 913 67 190 18 11 2 59 26 10 56 148 .208 .267 .258 .525 59 236 17 23
BOS (3 yrs) 197 584 526 32 101 16 3 0 29 2 36 60 .192 .253 .234 .487 48 123 7 15
WSH (1 yr) 42 118 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 1 10 8 .235 .312 .306 .618 74 30 1 9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1918 31 BOS AL WS CHC W 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1913 SLB AL 26 C 103 581 383 170 28 17 .952 5.37 .967 5.59 11
1914 SLB AL 27 C 115 639 451 163 25 10 .961 5.34 .967 5.70 18 MVP-23
1915 SLB AL 28 C 102 590 398 153 39 16 .934 5.40 .966 5.46 17
1916 BOS AL 29 C 38 165 110 47 8 4 .952 4.13 .975 5.21 2
1917 BOS AL 30 C 85 399 297 88 14 5 .965 4.53 .971 4.98 6
1918 BOS AL 31 C 72 371 254 104 13 10 .965 4.97 .970 4.96 6
1919 WSH AL 32 C 36 194 141 48 5 5 .974 5.25 .974 4.96 2
7 Seasons C 551 2939 2034 773 132 67 .955 5.09 .969 5.35 62
7 Seasons TOT 551 2939 2034 773 132 67 .955 5.09 .924 5.35 62

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1914-AL-23-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 AL--63--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1913 AL--7--10th

             

Similarity Scores

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  6. Gabby Street (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

September 16, 1912: Drafted by the St. Louis Browns from Vernon (PCL) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1915: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Browns.

January, 1919: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Boston Red Sox.

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