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Sammy Esposito
Samuel Esposito
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL
Schools: Indiana University
Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1952
Final Game: August 23, 1963
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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
1952 20 CHW AL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 /6
1955 23 CHW AL 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1956 24 CHW AL 81 234 184 30 42 8 2 3 25 1 2 41 19 .228 .371 .342 .714 89 63 4 2 5 2 0 56/4
1957 25 CHW AL 94 223 176 26 36 3 0 2 15 5 1 38 27 .205 .344 .256 .600 66 45 6 0 8 1 0 56/48
1958 26 CHW AL 98 97 81 16 20 3 0 0 3 1 1 12 6 .247 .358 .284 .642 81 23 1 2 2 0 1 56/47
1959 27 CHW AL 69 81 66 12 11 1 0 1 5 0 1 11 16 .167 .282 .227 .509 43 15 1 0 3 1 1 56/4
1960 28 CHW AL 57 88 77 14 14 5 0 1 11 0 0 10 20 .182 .273 .286 .558 52 22 3 0 0 1 1 56/4
1961 29 CHW AL 63 109 94 12 16 5 0 1 8 0 0 12 21 .170 .259 .255 .515 39 24 3 0 1 2 0 564
1962 30 CHW AL 75 100 81 14 19 1 0 0 4 0 1 17 13 .235 .367 .247 .614 70 20 3 0 2 0 1 56/4
1963 31 TOT AL 19 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 1 0 /465
1963 31 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 31 KCA AL 18 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 1 0 /465
10 Seasons 560 970 792 130 164 27 2 8 73 7 7 145 127 .207 .330 .277 .606 66 219 23 4 21 8 4
162 Game Avg. 162 281 229 38 47 8 1 2 21 2 2 42 37 .207 .330 .277 .606 66 63 7 1 6
CHW (10 yrs) 542 941 767 127 159 26 2 8 71 7 7 142 124 .207 .332 .278 .609 66 213 21 4 21 7 4
KCA (1 yr) 18 29 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 .276 .240 .516 43 6 2 0 0 1 0

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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
1959 27 CHW AL WS LAD L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 CHW AL 20 SS 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00 .975 4.30
1955 CHW AL 23 3B 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -43.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.82 0.50 .900 3.19 2.75
1956 CHW AL 24 3B 61 47 417.1 156 41 109 6 17 .962 3.2 9.2 2.2 -2.3 4.6 1 3.23 2.46 .948 3.22 2.78
1956 CHW AL 24 SS 19 1 48.0 30 9 21 0 1 1.000 3.5 87.5 3.5 0.6 3.0 0 5.62 1.58 .960 4.99 4.10
1956 CHW AL 24 2B 3 0 9.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 0.3 40.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.00 1.33 .975 5.40 4.73
1957 CHW AL 25 3B 53 37 347.0 150 52 92 6 10 .960 6.3 21.8 6.3 2.6 3.7 0 3.73 2.72 .951 3.23 2.77
1957 CHW AL 25 SS 22 16 155.2 104 28 73 3 12 .971 5.1 39.3 5.1 0.5 4.7 0 5.84 4.59 .962 5.11 4.43
1957 CHW AL 25 2B 4 0 9.0 8 4 3 1 1 .875 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0 7.00 1.75 .988 5.40 4.85
1957 CHW AL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1957 CHW AL 25 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1958 CHW AL 26 3B 63 5 172.1 47 11 35 1 2 .979 1.8 12.5 1.8 1.1 0.7 0 2.40 0.73 .949 3.11 2.59
1958 CHW AL 26 SS 22 10 117.2 71 24 43 4 7 .944 -1.1 -11.2 -1.1 -0.8 -0.3 0 5.12 3.05 .965 4.96 4.17
1958 CHW AL 26 2B 2 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.12 0.50 1.000 5.29 4.70
1958 CHW AL 26 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.60
1958 CHW AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1959 CHW AL 27 3B 45 3 127.2 48 22 25 1 1 .979 0.4 3.8 0.4 0.8 -0.5 0 3.31 1.04 .950 3.21 2.72
1959 CHW AL 27 SS 14 6 86.2 50 17 32 1 5 .980 1.2 16.6 1.2 1.9 -0.7 0 5.09 3.50 .958 4.87 3.97
1959 CHW AL 27 2B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.75
1960 CHW AL 28 3B 37 13 177.0 56 12 40 4 4 .929 -0.3 -2.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 0 2.64 1.41 .954 3.14 2.72
1960 CHW AL 28 SS 11 2 36.0 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -16.7 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 0 2.25 0.82 .956 5.10 4.37
1960 CHW AL 28 2B 5 1 14.1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 -0.7 -58.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 4.40 1.40 .975 5.46 4.66
1961 CHW AL 29 3B 28 5 97.0 41 10 30 1 5 .976 -0.4 -4.9 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 0 3.71 1.43 .949 3.18 2.79
1961 CHW AL 29 SS 20 12 117.2 59 18 39 2 3 .966 -0.8 -8.2 0.2 -0.6 0.9 -1 4.36 2.85 .956 4.84 4.37
1961 CHW AL 29 2B 11 7 64.0 39 23 16 0 3 1.000 -0.7 -13.1 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0 5.48 3.55 .977 5.25 4.72
1962 CHW AL 30 3B 41 5 108.1 26 6 16 4 1 .846 -2.9 -32.1 -2.9 -3.5 0.6 0 1.83 0.54 .958 3.08 2.79
1962 CHW AL 30 SS 20 17 141.0 69 20 47 2 5 .971 0.7 6.0 0.7 1.4 -0.7 0 4.28 3.35 .962 4.84 4.47
1962 CHW AL 30 2B 7 0 22.2 13 3 9 1 1 .923 1.6 84.7 1.6 1.0 0.6 0 4.76 1.71 .985 5.24 4.87
1963 KCA AL 31 2B 7 3 33.2 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -14.3 -0.4 -1.2 0.8 0 2.14 1.14 .975 5.08 4.69
1963 KCA AL 31 SS 4 2 22.0 12 4 6 2 1 .833 -1.7 -92.7 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 0 4.09 2.50 .967 4.79 4.55
1963 KCA AL 31 3B 3 2 22.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -65.5 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 0 1.64 1.33 .950 3.03 2.87
9 Seasons 3B 333 118 1479.2 529 156 350 23 40 .957 6.5 5.3 5.5 -0.3 5.9 1 3.08 1.52 .950 3.18 2.73
9 Seasons SS 133 66 724.2 408 123 269 16 35 .961 6.4 10.6 7.4 2.2 5.6 -1 4.87 2.95 .961 4.94 4.29
8 Seasons 2B 41 11 162.2 81 38 40 3 7 .963 -1.0 -7.4 -1.0 -1.7 0.6 0 4.32 1.90 .979 5.25 4.75
2 Seasons OF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.95
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.60
10 Seasons TOT 509 195 2370.0 1018 317 659 42 82 .959 11.8 6.0 11.8 0.2 12.0 0 3.71 1.92 .916 3.86 3.30
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1952 AL--born 1931-12-15--7th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3506), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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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