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Sam Ewing
Samuel James Ewing
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 9, 1949 in Lewisburg, TN
Schools: University of Tennessee
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1973
Final Game: October 1, 1978
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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
1973 24 CHW AL 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 19 4 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1976 27 CHW AL 19 43 41 3 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 8 .220 .256 .317 .573 67 13 0 0 0 0 0 D/3
1977 28 TOR AL 97 266 244 24 70 8 2 4 34 1 1 19 42 .287 .338 .385 .724 97 94 8 0 3 0 4 9D7/3
1978 29 TOR AL 40 62 56 3 10 0 0 2 9 0 0 5 9 .179 .242 .286 .528 48 16 0 0 0 1 2 /D9
4 Seasons 167 393 361 31 92 11 3 6 47 1 1 28 65 .255 .308 .352 .659 82 127 9 0 3 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 381 350 30 89 11 3 6 46 1 1 27 63 .255 .308 .352 .659 82 123 9 0 3 1 6
TOR (2 yrs) 137 328 300 27 80 8 2 6 43 1 1 24 51 .267 .320 .367 .687 88 110 8 0 3 1 6
CHW (2 yrs) 30 65 61 4 12 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 14 .197 .246 .279 .525 51 17 1 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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 CHW AL 24 1B 4 4 35.0 38 34 4 0 7 1.000 0.5 17.1 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 9.77 9.50 .992 9.85 8.28
1976 CHW AL 27 DH 12 0.0
1976 CHW AL 27 1B 1 0 3.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 12.00 4.00 1.000 9.90 8.90
1977 TOR AL 28 OF 46 39 340.1 69 65 1 3 0 .957 -6.2 -21.9 -3.2 -2.8 -0.4 -3 1.75 1.43 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 TOR AL 28 RF 32 29 247.0 47 44 0 3 0 .936 -7.2 -35.0 -4.2 -2.6 -1.6 -3 1.60 1.38 .974 2.08 1.71
1977 TOR AL 28 DH 27 0.0
1977 TOR AL 28 LF 15 10 93.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 12.9 1.0 -0.2 1.2 0 2.22 1.53 .974 2.11 1.74
1977 TOR AL 28 1B 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -200.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.80
1978 TOR AL 29 DH 9 0.0
1978 TOR AL 29 OF 3 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -34.3 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0 2.57 1.33 .975 2.44 2.13
1978 TOR AL 29 RF 3 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -34.3 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0 2.57 1.33 .975 2.25 1.87
2 Seasons OF 49 41 354.1 73 69 1 3 0 .959 -6.6 -22.4 -3.6 -3.3 -0.3 -3 1.78 1.43 .978 2.34 2.04
3 Seasons DH 48 0.0
2 Seasons RF 35 31 261.0 51 48 0 3 0 .941 -7.6 -34.9 -4.6 -3.1 -1.5 -3 1.66 1.37 .975 2.09 1.72
1 Season LF 15 10 93.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 12.9 1.0 -0.2 1.2 0 2.22 1.53 .974 2.11 1.74
3 Seasons 1B 7 4 41.0 45 41 4 0 7 1.000 -0.2 -5.9 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0 9.88 6.43 .993 9.86 8.51
4 Seasons TOT 56 45 395.1 118 110 5 3 7 .975 -6.8 -20.6 -3.8 -3.6 -0.2 -3 0 2.62 2.05 .958 3.12 2.85

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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 Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) from the Toronto Blue Jays.

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