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Sammy Byrd
Samuel Dewey Byrd (Babe Ruth's Legs)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 15, 1906 in Bremen, GA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1929
Final Game: September 27, 1936
Died: May 11, 1981 in Mesa, AZ
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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
1929 22 NYY AL 62 202 170 32 53 12 0 5 28 1 4 28 18 .312 .409 .471 .880 132 80 0 4 O
1930 23 NYY AL 92 254 218 46 62 12 2 6 31 5 1 30 18 .284 .371 .440 .811 108 96 0 6 O
1931 24 NYY AL 115 281 248 51 67 18 2 3 32 5 0 29 26 .270 .349 .395 .744 99 98 1 3 O
1932 25 NYY AL 105 243 209 49 62 12 1 8 30 1 2 30 20 .297 .385 .478 .863 127 100 0 4 O
1933 26 NYY AL 85 122 107 26 30 6 1 2 11 0 1 15 12 .280 .369 .411 .780 112 44 0 0 O
1934 27 NYY AL 106 218 191 32 47 8 0 3 23 1 2 18 22 .246 .318 .335 .653 74 64 2 7 *O
1935 28 CIN NL 121 460 416 51 109 25 4 9 52 4 37 51 .262 .322 .406 .729 97 169 7 0 7 *O
1936 29 CIN NL 59 153 141 17 35 8 0 2 13 0 11 11 .248 .303 .348 .650 79 49 4 0 1 O
8 Seasons 745 1933 1700 304 465 101 10 38 220 17 10 198 178 .274 .350 .412 .762 103 700 11 3 32
162 Game Avg. 162 420 370 66 101 22 2 8 48 4 43 39 .274 .350 .412 .762 103 152 1 7
NYY (6 yrs) 565 1320 1143 236 321 68 6 27 155 13 10 150 116 .281 .366 .422 .787 108 482 3 24
CIN (2 yrs) 180 613 557 68 144 33 4 11 65 4 48 62 .259 .317 .391 .709 92 218 11 0 8
AL (6 yrs) 565 1320 1143 236 321 68 6 27 155 13 10 150 116 .281 .366 .422 .787 108 482 3 24
NL (2 yrs) 180 613 557 68 144 33 4 11 65 4 48 62 .259 .317 .391 .709 92 218 11 0 8
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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1929 NYY AL 22 OF 54 120 108 6 6 2 .950 2.11 .967 2.28 6-16-32
1930 NYY AL 23 OF 85 122 119 2 1 0 .992 1.42 .964 2.16 47-12-26
1931 NYY AL 24 OF 88 155 148 3 4 1 .974 1.72 .969 2.25 26-34-34
1932 NYY AL 25 OF 91 138 129 4 5 1 .964 1.46 .967 2.28 11-70-11
1933 NYY AL 26 OF 71 77 75 1 1 0 .987 1.07 .969 2.21 23-15-35
1934 NYY AL 27 OF 104 160 156 2 2 1 .988 1.52 .968 2.16 34-13-59
1935 CIN NL 28 OF 115 303 284 10 9 1 .970 2.56 .971 2.31 39-76-0
1936 CIN NL 29 OF 37 88 86 1 1 1 .989 2.35 .973 2.25 15-22-0
8 Seasons OF 645 1163 1105 29 29 7 .975 1.76 .969 2.24 201-258-197
8 Seasons TOT 645 1163 1105 29 29 7 .975 1.76 .944 2.24 201-258-197

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

AB per HR s c a p y
1932 AL--26.125--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1758), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1920), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

December 19, 1934: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees.

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