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Sammy Vick

Samuel Bruce Vick

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 163 lb.

Born: April 12, 1895 in Batesville, MS
School: Millsaps College (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1917
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox 1917-1921

Final Game: September 24, 1921
Died: August 17, 1986 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Forrest Memorial Park, Batesville, MS
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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
1917 22 NYY AL 10 38 36 4 10 3 0 0 2 2 1 6 .278 .297 .361 .658 100 13 0 1 O
1918 23 NYY AL 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 298 2 0 0 /O
1919 24 NYY AL 106 449 407 59 101 15 9 2 27 9 35 55 .248 .308 .344 .652 82 140 0 7 *O9/7
1920 25 NYY AL 51 135 118 21 26 7 1 0 11 1 1 14 20 .220 .313 .297 .610 60 35 2 1 O9/87
1921 26 BOS AL 44 80 77 5 20 3 1 0 9 0 1 1 10 .260 .269 .325 .594 53 25 0 2 O9/78
5 Seasons 213 705 641 90 159 28 11 2 50 12 2 51 91 .248 .305 .335 .641 76 215 2 11
162 Game Avg. 162 536 488 68 121 21 8 2 38 9 39 69 .248 .305 .335 .641 76 164 2 8
NYY (4 yrs) 169 625 564 85 139 25 10 2 41 12 1 50 81 .246 .310 .337 .647 79 190 2 9
BOS (1 yr) 44 80 77 5 20 3 1 0 9 0 1 1 10 .260 .269 .325 .594 53 25 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1917 22 NYY AL 38 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ O
1918 23 NYY AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /O
1919 24 NYY AL 449 -9 2 0 0 5 -5 15 8 0.7 3 0.3 0.4 $ *O9/7
1920 25 NYY AL 135 -6 1 0 0 0 -1 5 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ O9/87
1921 26 BOS AL 80 -6 -1 0 0 0 -1 3 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ O9/78
5 Seasons 705 -20 2 0 0 4 -8 24 1 -0.0 -2 -0.2 0.2 $
NYY (4 yrs) 625 -14 3 0 0 4 -7 21 6 0.5 3 0.3 0.2 $
BOS (1 yr) 80 -6 -1 0 0 0 -1 3 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1917 NYY AL 22 OF 10 17 14 1 2 0 .882 1.50 .967 2.22 0-0-10
1918 NYY AL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
1919 NYY AL 24 OF 100 97 87 186 166 11 9 4 .952 1.77 .958 2.26
1919 NYY AL 24 RF 99 97 87 186 166 11 9 4 .952 1.79 .951 1.94
1919 NYY AL 24 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20
1920 NYY AL 25 OF 33 24 23 59 56 0 3 0 .949 1.70 .962 2.25
1920 NYY AL 25 RF 29 24 23 56 53 0 3 0 .946 1.83 .958 1.91
1920 NYY AL 25 CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .970 2.55
1920 NYY AL 25 LF 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 2.30
1921 BOS AL 26 OF 14 12 10 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 1.57 .960 2.33
1921 BOS AL 26 RF 11 9 8 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.82 .958 1.96
1921 BOS AL 26 LF 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .960 2.37
1921 BOS AL 26 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70
5 Seasons OF 158 133 120 284 257 13 14 4 .951 1.71 .960 2.26 7-3-150
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 139 130 118 262 238 12 12 4 .954 1.80 .953 1.94
3 Seasons LF 7 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.57 .960 2.30
2 Seasons CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .970 2.60
5 Seasons TOT 158 133 120 284 257 13 14 4 .951 1.71 .960 2.26 7-3-150
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1919 AL  55 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  1.79 (5th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1919 AL  .952 (4th)

             

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