Sam Agnew

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: April 12, 1887 in Farmington, MO us

Died: July 19, 1951 in Sonoma, CA

Buried: Chapel of the Chimes, Santa Rosa, CA

School: Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO)

Debut: April 10, 1913 (Age 25-363d, 3,845th in MLB history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1919 (Age 32-169d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: Samuel Lester Agnew

Nicknames: Slam

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1918 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

AB

1537

R

105

H

314

BA

.204

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.265

SLG

.253

OPS

.518

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1910	23	TPK	A	15	53	53		7	2	0	0						.132	.132	.170	.302		9				TPK · WL
1911	24	OMA	A	70	182	182		46	13	4	1						.253	.253	.385	.637		70				OMA · WL
1912	25	VER	AA	105	322	322		91	24	1	5						.283	.283	.410	.693		132				VER · PCL
1913	26	SLB	AL	105	344	307	27	64	9	5	2	24	11		20	49	.208	.272	.290	.562	67	89	7	10	*2
1914	27	SLB	AL	115	349	311	22	66	5	4	0	16	10	8	24	63	.212	.279	.254	.533	63	79	5	6	*2	MVP-23
1915	28	SLB	AL	104	321	295	18	60	4	2	0	19	5	2	12	36	.203	.247	.231	.477	45	68	5	7	2
1916	29	BOS	AL	40	78	67	4	14	2	1	0	7	0		6	4	.209	.293	.269	.562	68	18	2	3	2
1917	30	BOS	AL	85	287	260	17	54	6	2	0	16	2		19	30	.208	.267	.246	.513	57	64	2	6	2
1918	31	BOS	AL	72	221	199	11	33	8	0	0	6	0		11	26	.166	.221	.206	.427	29	41	3	6	2
1919	32	WSH	AL	42	121	98	6	23	7	0	0	10	1		10	8	.235	.312	.306	.618	74	30	1	9	2
1920	33	SFR	AA	144	495	495		134	30	4	8						.271	.271	.396	.667		196				SFR · PCL
1921	34	SFR	AA	116	352	352		104	20	3	11						.295	.295	.463	.759		163				SFR · PCL
1922	35	SFR	AA	118	389	389		131	27	4	11						.337	.337	.512	.848		199				SFR · PCL
1923	36	SFR	AA	110	369	369		115	21	3	13						.312	.312	.491	.802		181				SFR · PCL
1924	37	SFR	AA	79	223	223		70	12	4	8						.314	.314	.511	.825		114				SFR · PCL
1925	38	SFR	AA	122	384	384		125	20	1	20						.326	.326	.539	.865		207				SFR · PCL
1926	39	SFR	AA	136	362	362		91	17	1	12						.251	.251	.403	.655		146				SFR · PCL
1927	40	HOL,SFR	AA																							HOL,SFR · PCL
1928	41	HOL	AA	88	252	252		81	19	1	4						.321	.321	.452	.774		114				HOL · PCL
1929	42	SDG,HOL	D,AA	23	54	54		15	3	2	2						.278	.278	.519	.796		28				SDG,HOL · CASL,PCL
7 Yrs				563	1721	1537	105	314	41	14	2	98	29	10	102	216	.204	.265	.253	.518	56	389	25	47
162 Game Avg.				162	495	442	30	90	12	4	1	28	8		29	62	.204	.265	.253	.518	56	112	7	14

SLB (3 yrs)				324	1014	913	67	190	18	11	2	59	26	10	56	148	.208	.267	.258	.525	59	236	17	23
BOS (3 yrs)				197	586	526	32	101	16	3	0	29	2		36	60	.192	.253	.234	.487	48	123	7	15
WSH (1 yr)				42	121	98	6	23	7	0	0	10	1		10	8	.235	.312	.306	.618	74	30	1	9

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Sam Agnew

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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