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Sammy White
Samuel Charles White
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 7, 1928 in Wenatchee, WA
High School: Lincoln (Seattle, WA)
School: University of Washington
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1951
Final Game: August 23, 1962
Died: September 4, 1991 in Princeville, HI
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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
1951 22 BOS AL 4 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 -5 2 0 0 0 /2
1952 23 BOS AL 115 399 381 35 107 20 2 10 49 2 3 16 43 .281 .310 .423 .732 96 161 13 0 2 *2 MVP-27,RoY-3
1953 24 BOS AL 136 515 476 59 130 34 2 13 64 3 2 29 48 .273 .318 .435 .752 97 207 15 2 8 *2 AS
1954 25 BOS AL 137 530 493 46 139 25 2 14 75 1 3 21 50 .282 .307 .426 .732 90 210 15 0 8 8 *2
1955 26 BOS AL 143 603 544 65 142 30 4 11 64 1 2 44 58 .261 .323 .392 .714 85 213 23 7 5 3 4 *2 MVP-24
1956 27 BOS AL 114 433 392 28 96 15 2 5 44 2 1 35 40 .245 .304 .332 .636 60 130 18 0 2 4 7 *2
1957 28 BOS AL 111 370 340 24 73 10 1 3 31 0 1 25 38 .215 .267 .276 .544 46 94 17 0 3 2 6 *2
1958 29 BOS AL 102 351 328 25 85 15 3 6 35 1 1 21 37 .259 .305 .378 .683 83 124 7 1 0 1 4 2
1959 30 BOS AL 119 405 377 34 107 13 4 1 42 4 2 23 39 .284 .324 .347 .672 82 131 14 1 1 3 6 *2
1961 32 MLN NL 21 68 63 1 14 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 .222 .242 .286 .528 44 18 1 0 2 1 0 2
1962 33 PHI NL 41 103 97 7 21 4 0 2 12 0 0 2 16 .216 .238 .320 .557 50 31 6 1 2 1 0 2
11 Seasons 1043 3788 3502 324 916 167 20 66 421 14 15 218 381 .262 .305 .377 .682 79 1321 129 12 33 23 27
162 Game Avg. 162 588 544 50 142 26 3 10 65 2 2 34 59 .262 .305 .377 .682 79 205 20 2 5
BOS (9 yrs) 981 3617 3342 316 881 162 20 63 404 14 15 214 356 .264 .308 .381 .689 81 1272 122 11 29 21 27
PHI (1 yr) 41 103 97 7 21 4 0 2 12 0 0 2 16 .216 .238 .320 .557 50 31 6 1 2 1 0
MLN (1 yr) 21 68 63 1 14 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 .222 .242 .286 .528 44 18 1 0 2 1 0
AL (9 yrs) 981 3617 3342 316 881 162 20 63 404 14 15 214 356 .264 .308 .381 .689 81 1272 122 11 29 21 27
NL (2 yrs) 62 171 160 8 35 5 0 3 17 0 0 4 25 .219 .240 .306 .546 48 49 7 1 4 2 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1951 BOS AL 22 C 4 16 15 1 0 2 1.000 4.00 .981 4.40 0
1952 BOS AL 23 C 110 532 464 59 9 7 .983 4.75 .985 4.70 4 MVP-27,RoY-3
1953 BOS AL 24 C 131 665 588 68 9 9 .986 5.01 .985 4.44 5 AS
1954 BOS AL 25 C 133 124 1114.0 773 677 80 16 11 .979 -6.0 -6.5 -6 6.12 5.69 .986 5.40 4.76 11 15 45 30 40%
1955 BOS AL 26 C 143 142 1255.2 754 671 71 12 8 .984 1.0 1.0 1 5.32 5.19 .988 5.58 4.73 5 28 39 35 47% MVP-24
1956 BOS AL 27 C 114 112 973.0 617 547 60 10 13 .984 2.0 2.5 2 5.61 5.32 .988 5.91 5.02 6 21 24 26 52%
1957 BOS AL 28 C 111 105 888.0 546 489 49 8 13 .985 -1.0 -1.4 -1 5.45 4.85 .991 5.92 5.11 7 17 22 21 49%
1958 BOS AL 29 C 102 91 805.2 494 450 38 6 8 .988 4.0 6.0 4 5.45 4.78 .990 6.01 5.34 5 13 19 25 57%
1959 BOS AL 30 C 119 111 940.1 619 557 56 6 8 .990 -1.0 -1.3 -1 5.87 5.15 .989 6.08 5.31 7 29 30 24 44%
1961 MLN NL 32 C 20 18 162.2 115 107 5 3 0 .974 1.0 7.4 1 6.20 5.60 .985 6.39 5.17 0 2 3 2 40%
1962 PHI NL 33 C 40 31 257.0 197 173 19 5 4 .975 2.0 9.3 2 6.72 4.80 .987 6.72 5.50 2 12 17 11 39%
11 Seasons C 1027 734 6396.1 5328 4738 506 84 83 .984 2.0 0.4 2 7.38 5.11 .988 5.84 4.93 52 137 199 174 47%
11 Seasons TOT 1027 734 6396.1 5328 4738 506 84 83 .984 2.0 0.4 2 7.38 5.11 .972 5.84 4.93 52 137 199 174 47%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1953

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1952 AL (27, 1%)
1955 AL (24, 0%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

At Bats s c a p y
1955 AL  544 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1953 AL  34 (3rd)
1954 AL  25 (10th)
1955 AL  30 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 AL  7 (7th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 AL  8 (6th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1956 AL  7 (8th)
1957 AL  6 (10th)
1959 AL  6 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 AL  15 (9th)
1955 AL  23 (2nd)
1956 AL  18 (7th)
1957 AL  17 (4th)
1959 AL  14 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1955 AL  435 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1579), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (574), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Milt May (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

March 16, 1960: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Jim Marshall to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon. Sammy White refused to report to his new team on March 25, 1960. Trade was voided and players returned on March 25, 1960.

June 15, 1961: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Boston Red Sox.

October 27, 1961: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.

March 7, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 19, 1962: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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