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Bill Sample
William Amos Sample
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, VA
High School: Andrew Lewis (Roanoke, VA)
School: James Madison University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1978
Final Game: October 5, 1986
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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
1978 23 TEX AL 8 15 15 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .467 .467 .600 1.067 199 9 0 0 0 0 0 /D7
1979 24 TEX AL 128 377 325 60 95 21 2 5 35 8 6 37 28 .292 .365 .415 .781 112 135 6 2 10 3 1 78/D9
1980 25 TEX AL 99 234 204 29 53 10 0 4 19 8 5 18 15 .260 .335 .368 .702 96 75 4 6 4 2 2 987/D
1981 26 TEX AL 66 260 230 36 65 16 0 3 25 4 1 17 21 .283 .346 .391 .738 119 90 3 7 3 3 1 7/89
1982 27 TEX AL 97 398 360 56 94 14 2 10 29 10 2 27 35 .261 .318 .394 .712 99 142 4 3 8 0 0 78/D
1983 28 TEX AL 147 611 554 80 152 28 3 12 57 44 8 44 46 .274 .331 .401 .732 104 222 8 5 4 4 2 *7/89
1984 29 TEX AL 130 528 489 67 121 20 2 5 33 18 6 29 46 .247 .286 .327 .613 68 160 9 0 4 6 1 *78/9D
1985 30 NYY AL 59 154 139 18 40 5 0 1 15 2 1 9 10 .288 .336 .345 .681 89 48 2 2 2 2 0 7/8
1986 31 ATL NL 92 221 200 23 57 11 0 6 14 4 2 14 26 .285 .338 .430 .768 107 86 0 3 2 2 1 97/4
9 Seasons 826 2798 2516 371 684 127 9 46 230 98 31 195 230 .272 .329 .384 .713 98 967 36 28 37 22 8
162 Game Avg. 162 549 493 73 134 25 2 9 45 19 6 38 45 .272 .329 .384 .713 98 190 7 5 7 4 2
TEX (7 yrs) 675 2423 2177 330 587 111 9 39 201 92 28 172 194 .270 .327 .383 .710 98 833 34 23 33 18 7
ATL (1 yr) 92 221 200 23 57 11 0 6 14 4 2 14 26 .285 .338 .430 .768 107 86 0 3 2 2 1
NYY (1 yr) 59 154 139 18 40 5 0 1 15 2 1 9 10 .288 .336 .345 .681 89 48 2 2 2 2 0
AL (8 yrs) 734 2577 2316 348 627 116 9 40 216 94 29 181 204 .271 .328 .380 .708 97 881 36 25 35 20 7
NL (1 yr) 92 221 200 23 57 11 0 6 14 4 2 14 26 .285 .338 .430 .768 107 86 0 3 2 2 1

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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
1978 TEX AL 23 DH 3
1978 TEX AL 23 LF 2 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -140.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1978 TEX AL 23 OF 2 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -140.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.15
1979 TEX AL 24 OF 103 79 728.2 180 173 7 0 1 1.000 5.4 8.9 5.4 4.5 0.7 0 2.22 1.75 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 TEX AL 24 LF 92 68 632.2 150 144 6 0 2 1.000 2.2 4.2 3.2 3.6 -0.4 -1 2.13 1.63 .979 2.22 1.80
1979 TEX AL 24 CF 10 8 68.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 30.0 0.7 -0.4 1.0 1 2.91 2.20 .982 2.92 2.62
1979 TEX AL 24 DH 9
1979 TEX AL 24 RF 5 3 28.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 64.3 1.5 1.3 0.1 0 3.54 2.20 .982 2.25 1.88
1980 TEX AL 25 OF 72 52 469.0 110 105 2 3 0 .973 -2.7 -6.9 -1.7 -1.1 -0.7 -1 2.05 1.49 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 TEX AL 25 RF 40 30 257.1 47 45 2 0 0 1.000 -4.1 -19.1 -4.1 -1.6 -2.6 0 1.64 1.18 .974 2.13 1.77
1980 TEX AL 25 CF 19 15 140.2 41 39 0 2 0 .951 -1.4 -11.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 -1 2.50 2.05 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 TEX AL 25 LF 16 7 71.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.8 47.3 2.8 0.3 2.5 0 2.54 1.25 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 TEX AL 25 DH 4
1981 TEX AL 26 OF 64 63 558.0 137 132 4 1 1 .993 1.8 3.9 2.8 4.4 -1.6 -1 2.19 2.13 .982 2.48 2.16
1981 TEX AL 26 LF 61 60 524.0 131 125 5 1 1 .992 2.5 5.7 3.5 4.8 -1.3 -1 2.23 2.13 .979 2.38 1.99
1981 TEX AL 26 CF 5 3 30.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -40.0 -1.0 -0.4 -0.6 0 1.50 1.00 .980 2.91 2.60
1981 TEX AL 26 RF 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1982 TEX AL 27 OF 91 88 786.1 206 196 6 4 0 .981 -2.9 -4.4 1.1 1.0 0.0 -4 2.31 2.22 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 TEX AL 27 LF 85 78 706.1 191 182 5 4 0 .979 -2.7 -4.6 1.3 1.5 -0.3 -4 2.38 2.20 .981 2.29 1.91
1982 TEX AL 27 CF 11 10 80.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 0 2.36 1.91 .986 2.84 2.49
1982 TEX AL 27 DH 1
1983 TEX AL 28 OF 146 139 1245.0 341 329 8 4 0 .988 5.3 5.1 8.3 5.6 2.7 -3 2.44 2.31 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 TEX AL 28 LF 142 135 1214.0 325 314 7 4 0 .988 5.5 5.4 8.5 5.8 2.7 -3 2.38 2.26 .977 2.32 1.90
1983 TEX AL 28 CF 3 3 22.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 16.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.68 3.00 .989 2.95 2.57
1983 TEX AL 28 RF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.20 1.85
1984 TEX AL 29 OF 122 112 1029.0 292 285 3 4 2 .986 -2.4 -2.8 -2.4 0.6 -3.0 0 2.52 2.36 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 TEX AL 29 LF 72 65 580.2 158 154 2 2 1 .987 2.5 5.2 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1 2.42 2.17 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 TEX AL 29 CF 51 45 431.0 123 119 2 2 1 .984 -4.3 -12.0 -3.3 -0.4 -2.9 -1 2.53 2.37 .986 3.01 2.62
1984 TEX AL 29 RF 3 2 17.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -41.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.04 0.67 1.000 2.23 1.87
1984 TEX AL 29 DH 2
1985 NYY AL 30 OF 55 43 352.1 91 89 1 1 0 .989 1.1 3.7 0.1 -0.2 0.2 1 2.30 1.64 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 NYY AL 30 LF 51 40 323.1 80 78 1 1 0 .988 1.1 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1 2.20 1.55 .976 2.25 1.77
1985 NYY AL 30 CF 4 3 29.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 2.48 2.00 .988 2.92 2.55
1986 ATL NL 31 OF 56 43 373.0 71 69 1 1 1 .986 -1.1 -3.5 1.9 0.7 1.2 -3 1.69 1.25 .979 2.19 1.82
1986 ATL NL 31 RF 48 40 328.0 61 59 1 1 1 .984 -0.6 -2.2 2.4 0.4 2.0 -3 1.65 1.25 .977 1.99 1.63
1986 ATL NL 31 LF 10 3 45.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -13.3 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 0 1.60 0.80 .975 1.98 1.44
1986 ATL NL 31 2B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
9 Seasons OF 711 620 5547.1 1428 1378 32 18 5 .987 3.8 0.8 14.8 15.5 -1.2 -11 2.29 1.98 .981 2.46 2.12
9 Seasons LF 531 457 4103.0 1063 1025 26 12 4 .989 12.7 3.7 19.7 17.9 1.6 -7 2.31 1.98 .979 2.29 1.86
7 Seasons CF 103 87 800.2 229 221 4 4 1 .983 -4.9 -7.3 -3.9 -1.4 -2.6 -1 2.53 2.18 .985 2.96 2.61
6 Seasons RF 99 76 643.2 123 119 3 1 1 .992 -4.0 -7.5 -1.0 -1.0 -0.2 -3 1.71 1.23 .977 2.07 1.71
5 Seasons DH 19
1 Season 2B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
9 Seasons TOT 712 620 5548.0 1428 1378 32 18 5 .987 3.8 0.8 14.8 15.5 -1.2 -11 0 2.29 1.98 .969 2.46 2.13
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1983 AL--44--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1981 AL--7--4th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1983 AL--18.9--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1983 AL--12.043--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

February 27, 1985: Traded by the Texas Rangers with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Toby Harrah. The Texas Rangers sent Eric Dersin (minors) (July 14, 1985) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

December 6, 1985: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985New York Yankees$435,000
1986Atlanta Braves$470,000
Career (may be incomplete)$905,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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