Sammy White

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 7, 1927 in Wenatchee, WA us

Died: August 4, 1991 in Princeville, HI

Buried: Cremated

High School: Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA)

School: University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Debut: September 26, 1951 (Age 24-081d, 10,861st in major league history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 23, 1962 (Age 35-047d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Sammy Charles White

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

3502

916

.262

324

RBI

421

OBP

.305

SLG

.377

OPS

.682

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 66 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 9 tying, 20 go ahead

3 Tms
BOS	63
PHI	2
MLN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	25

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	30

Outs
0	25
1	24
2	17

9 Opps
DET	11
WSH	10
PHA/KCA	10
NYY	10
BAL/SLB	10
CLE	8
CHW	4
CIN	2
LAD	1

55 Pitchers
Billy Hoeft	5
Joe Coleman	2
Chuck Stobbs	2
Bobby Shantz	2
Tom Sturdivant	2
Allie Reynolds	2
Dean Stone	2
Bob Porterfield	2
Morrie Martin	1
Bob Hooper	1
Ted Gray	1
Stan Pitula	1
Mike Garcia	1
Earl Harrist	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Herb Score	1
Babe Birrer	1
Art Houtteman	1
Alex Kellner	1
Early Wynn	1
Bob Feller	1
Satchel Paige	1
Don Mossi	1
Bill Henry	1
Hal Erickson	1
Rip Coleman	1
Bob Trice	1
Lou Kretlow	1
Bob Turley	1
Frank Lary	1
Arnie Portocarrero	1
Sandy Koufax	1
Marv Grissom	1
Ken Holcombe	1
Art Schallock	1
Vic Raschi	1
Spec Shea	1
Don Ferrarese	1
Jim O'Toole	1
Marlin Stuart	1
Bud Byerly	1
Tom Gorman	1
Eddie Lopat	1
Bob Grim	1
Harry Brecheen	1
Gary Bell	1
Saul Rogovin	1
Art Ditmar	1
Connie Johnson	1
Johnny Sain	1
Hal Brown	1
Gus Keriazakos	1
Duane Pillette	1
Ed Wright	1
Al Sima	1

11 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	33
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	6
Tiger Stad (DET)	6
Munic. Stad (KAN)	4
GriffithStad (WAS)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	52
8	4
78	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	64
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	41
1--	14
-2-	4
12-	3
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

98 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	41
1 on	19
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	25

Inning
2	10
3	6
4	9
5	6
6	6
7	12
8	8
9	7
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	21
7-end	29

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	6
+2	5
+1	6
Tied	17
-1	8
-2	11
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	24
Tied	17
Behind	25

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	66

OrderPos
8th	18
7th	17
6th	16
5th	13
4th	2

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1952-04-24	BOS		NYY	Eddie Lopat	behind 0-2	b 5	1	---	1	8	2	0.126	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1952-05-14	BOS	@	CHW	Saul Rogovin	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	8	2	0.115	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1952-06-07	BOS		DET	Art Houtteman	behind 2-4	b 4	0	---	1	8	2	0.119	42%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1952-06-11	BOS		SLB	Satchel Paige	behind 7-9	b 9	1	123	4	8	2	0.671	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); G. Kell Scores; B. Goodman Scores; T. Lepcio Scores
5	5	5	1	1952-06-23	BOS	@	DET	Ted Gray	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1	8	2	0.120	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1952-07-13 (1)	BOS		SLB	Ken Holcombe	tied 5-5	b 10	2	12-	3	8	2	0.389	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lipon Scores; H. Evers Scores
7	7	7	1	1952-07-17	BOS		CHW	Marv Grissom	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	8	2	0.116	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1952-08-05	BOS	@	PHA	Bobby Shantz	behind 0-3	t 5	1	---	1	7	2	0.079	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	1952-08-07 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	Ed Wright	ahead 4-0	t 5	0	12-	3	8	2	0.050	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Nixon Scores; D. Gernert Scores
10	10	10	1	1952-08-23	BOS		CHW	Hal Brown	tied 2-2	b 6	2	-2-	2	6	2	0.274	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Schmees Scores
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1953-04-29	BOS	@	DET	Hal Erickson	ahead 8-1	t 5	1	1--	2	5	2	0.013	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Kell Scores
12	12	2	1	1953-05-03 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	Marlin Stuart	ahead 7-1	t 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1953-05-10	BOS		NYY	Allie Reynolds	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.108	64%		Home Run
14	14	4	1	1953-06-06 (1)	BOS	@	DET	Earl Harrist	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	---	1	6	2	0.049	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	5	1	1953-06-16	BOS		DET	Billy Hoeft	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	2	0.100	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	1953-06-23 (1)	BOS		CLE	Bob Hooper	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	1	5	2	0.107	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1953-06-30	BOS		NYY	Allie Reynolds	behind 3-4	b 9	2	1--	2	5	2	0.899	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); G. Stephens Scores
18	18	8	1	1953-07-18	BOS	@	DET	Billy Hoeft	tied 3-3	t 9	2	1--	2	5	2	0.487	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Baker Scores
19	19	9	1	1953-07-19 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	Early Wynn	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	5	2	0.200	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	10	1	1953-07-25	BOS	@	SLB	Harry Brecheen	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	2	0.095	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	11	1	1953-07-26 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	Duane Pillette	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	5	2	0.124	62%		Home Run
22	22	12	1	1953-08-16 (2)	BOS		WSH	Spec Shea	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	6	2	0.158	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Gernert Scores
23	23	13	1	1953-08-30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	Bob Feller	tied 4-4	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.144	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1954-04-13	BOS	@	PHA	Bobby Shantz	behind 1-3	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.106	32%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	1954-04-15	BOS		WSH	Bob Porterfield	tied 1-1	b 4	1	--3	2	7	2	0.151	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Agganis Scores
26	26	3	1	1954-05-07	BOS		WSH	Dean Stone	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	1-3	3	6	2	0.113	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Maxwell Scores; G. Kell Scores
27	27	4	1	1954-05-25	BOS	@	PHA	Morrie Martin	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	1	6	2	0.386	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	5	1	1954-06-01	BOS		PHA	Bob Trice	behind 3-15	b 8	2	12-	3	6	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores; D. Gernert Scores
29	29	6	1	1954-06-23	BOS	@	BAL	Joe Coleman	behind 2-4	t 8	0	---	1	4	2	0.115	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	7	1	1954-07-04	BOS		PHA	Al Sima	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.078	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores
31	31	8	1	1954-07-18 (1)	BOS		BAL	Bob Turley	ahead 3-0	b 7	2	---	1	4	2	0.034	97%		Home Run
32	32	9	1	1954-08-15	BOS	@	NYY	Art Schallock	behind 7-14	t 8	1	-2-	2	7	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Olson Scores
33	33	10	1	1954-08-21	BOS		NYY	Johnny Sain	behind 6-8	b 10	0	1--	2	7	2	0.453	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hatton Scores
34	34	11	1	1954-08-27	BOS		BAL	Lou Kretlow	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	2	6	2	0.189	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Agganis Scores
35	35	12	1	1954-09-08	BOS	@	DET	Billy Hoeft	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	---	1	7	2	0.072	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	13	1	1954-09-26	BOS		WSH	Dean Stone	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.150	57%		Home Run
37	37	14	2	1954-09-26	BOS		WSH	Gus Keriazakos	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	1-3	3	7	2	0.017	100%		Home Run; G. Hatton Scores; J. Piersall Scores
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1955-04-14	BOS		NYY	Bob Grim	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	1--	2	5	2	0.138	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores
39	39	2	1	1955-04-17 (1)	BOS		BAL	Joe Coleman	ahead 11-5	b 6	1	1--	2	5	2	0.011	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores
40	40	3	1	1955-04-26	BOS	@	KCA	Arnie Portocarrero	behind 0-3	t 2	0	1--	2	5	2	0.143	39%		Home Run; J. Jensen Scores
41	41	4	1	1955-06-05 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	Vic Raschi	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.108	73%		Home Run
42	42	5	1	1955-06-18	BOS		CLE	Mike Garcia	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.105	63%		Home Run (Deep CF)
43	43	6	1	1955-06-22	BOS		DET	Babe Birrer	ahead 9-6	b 8	1	---	1	6	2	0.018	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	7	1	1955-07-26	BOS		CLE	Don Mossi	ahead 3-1	b 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.035	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	8	1	1955-08-19	BOS	@	WSH	Bob Porterfield	tied 0-0	t 6	2	---	1	6	2	0.184	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	9	1	1955-08-21	BOS	@	WSH	Chuck Stobbs	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.134	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	10	1	1955-08-26	BOS	@	DET	Billy Hoeft	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	5	2	0.097	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	11	1	1955-09-11 (2)	BOS		CHW	Connie Johnson	behind 0-7	b 7	0	1--	2	6	2	0.024	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Zauchin Scores
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1956-05-05	BOS		DET	Billy Hoeft	tied 0-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	8	2	0.172	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Piersall Scores
50	50	2	1	1956-05-29	BOS	@	NYY	Rip Coleman	ahead 5-0	t 9	0	---	1	7	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	3	1	1956-06-23	BOS	@	KCA	Tom Gorman	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	1--	2	7	2	0.131	91%		Home Run (LF-CF); J. Jensen Scores
52	52	4	1	1956-06-30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	Don Ferrarese	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.085	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	5	1	1956-08-10	BOS	@	WSH	Chuck Stobbs	behind 1-2	t 7	2	---	1	7	2	0.203	43%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1957-06-19	BOS		CLE	Stan Pitula	ahead 5-0	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	2	1	1957-08-13	BOS		NYY	Tom Sturdivant	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1	8	2	0.122	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	3	1	1957-09-02 (2)	BOS		WSH	Bud Byerly	behind 6-7	b 8	0	---	1	8	2	0.304	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1958-04-22	BOS	@	NYY	Tom Sturdivant	behind 5-12	t 9	1	1--	2	7	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Malzone Scores
58	58	2	1	1958-05-24	BOS	@	KCA	Alex Kellner	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.104	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	3	1	1958-07-19	BOS		DET	Frank Lary	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---	1	7	2	0.067	11%		Home Run (Deep CF)
60	60	4	1	1958-08-17	BOS		NYY	Art Ditmar	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1	8	2	0.079	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	5	1	1958-09-12	BOS	@	CLE	Gary Bell	behind 0-1	t 7	2	---	1	8	2	0.213	43%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	6	1	1958-09-28	BOS	@	WSH	Pedro Ramos	ahead 5-4	t 8	2	---	1	8	2	0.133	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1959-07-18	BOS		CLE	Herb Score	tied 2-2	b 6	2	---	1	8	2	0.187	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	1961-09-02	MLN		LAD	Sandy Koufax	ahead 3-0	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.029	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1962-05-17	PHI		CIN	Jim O'Toole	behind 1-3	b 4	2	1--	2	7	2	0.244	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Davis Scores
66	66	2	1	1962-06-16	PHI		CIN	Bill Henry	behind 1-3	b 7	1	1--	2	7	2	0.331	55%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Demeter Scores

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Summary of 66 Home Runs

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