Sam Chapman

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 11, 1916 in Tiburon, CA us

Died: December 22, 2006 in Kentfield, CA

High School: Tamalpais HS (Mill Valley, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 16, 1938 (Age 22-035d, 8,486th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1951 (Age 35-164d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Samuel Blake Chapman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

4988

1329

180

.266

754

RBI

773

OBP

.343

SLG

.438

OPS

.780

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 17	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 18	PHA		BOS	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 19	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 20 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
6	6	Apr 20 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHA	@	BOS	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	14 (5)	May 4 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,7-8	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	15	May 4 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	20 (4)	May 11 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
12	21	May 11 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	22	May 12	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	23	May 13	PHA		CLE	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
15	24	May 15	PHA		DET	L,2-4	CG	55	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
16	25	May 16	PHA		DET	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
17	26	May 17	PHA		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
18	27	May 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	28	May 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	29	May 20	PHA		SLB	L,1-11	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	30	May 21	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	31	May 23	PHA		WSH	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
23	32	May 24	PHA		WSH	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	33	May 25	PHA		WSH	L,1-3	CG	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	34	May 27	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	35	May 28	PHA		BOS	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	36	May 29	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	37	May 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
29	38	May 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	39	Jun 1	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	40	Jun 2	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	41	Jun 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	42	Jun 4	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	41	11.0	4	1	0	5	0
34	43	Jun 5	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	44	Jun 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	45	Jun 8 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	46	Jun 8 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	47	Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	48	Jun 10	PHA	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	49	Jun 11 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	50	Jun 11 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	51	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	52	Jun 15 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
44	53	Jun 15 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	54	Jun 17	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	55	Jun 19	PHA		DET	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
47	56	Jun 21	PHA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	48	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	57	Jun 22 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	58	Jun 22 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	59	Jun 24	PHA		SLB	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	60	Jun 25	PHA		SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	61	Jun 26	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
53	62	Jun 27	PHA		NYY	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	63	Jun 28	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	64	Jun 29 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	65	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	66	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	67	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	68	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	69	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	70	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	71	Jul 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	72	Jul 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	73	Jul 6 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	74	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	75	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	76	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	77	Jul 12 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	78	Jul 12 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	79	Jul 13 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	80	Jul 13 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
72	81	Jul 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
73	82	Jul 16 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
74	83	Jul 16 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
75	84	Jul 17	PHA	@	SLB	W,16-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	85	Jul 18	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	86	Jul 20 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	87	Jul 20 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	88	Jul 22	PHA		CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	89	Jul 23	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	90	Jul 24	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	91	Jul 25	PHA		DET	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
83	92	Jul 26	PHA		DET	L,0-13	CG	49	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
84	93	Jul 27 (1)	PHA		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	94	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	95	Jul 28	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	96	Jul 29	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	97	Jul 30	PHA		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	98	Jul 31	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	99	Aug 1	PHA		SLB	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	100	Aug 2	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	101	Aug 3 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	102	Aug 3 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	103	Aug 4	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	104	Aug 5	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
96	105	Aug 6	PHA		NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	106	Aug 9	PHA		WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	107	Aug 10 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	108	Aug 10 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	109	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	110	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	111	Aug 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
103	112	Aug 15	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	113	Aug 16	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	114	Aug 17 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	115	Aug 17 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	116	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	117	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	118	Aug 21	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	119	Aug 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	120	Aug 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	121	Aug 24 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	122	Aug 24 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
114	123	Aug 25	PHA	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	124	Aug 26	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	125	Aug 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
117	126	Aug 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	127	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	128	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	129	Sep 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
121	130	Sep 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	131	Sep 2	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	132	Sep 3	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	133	Sep 5	PHA		BOS	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	134	Sep 6	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	135	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
127	136	Sep 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	137	Sep 9	PHA		SLB	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
129	138	Sep 10	PHA		SLB	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
130	139	Sep 11	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	140	Sep 12	PHA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	4	0	1	5	0
132	142 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	143	Sep 14 (2)	PHA		CLE	T,4-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	144	Sep 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	6	1	0	7	0
135	145	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
136	146	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
137	147	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
138	148	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	149	Sep 20	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	150	Sep 21	PHA		NYY	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
141	151	Sep 23 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	152	Sep 23 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	153	Sep 26 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	154	Sep 26 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
145	155	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	156	Sep 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							146gm			399	15	6	420	2