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.

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 19 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 22	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 24	PHA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 25 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 25 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	10 (1)	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	11	May 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
11	12	May 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	13	May 4	PHA		CLE	W,8-6	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	14	May 6	PHA		CLE	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	15	May 8	PHA		CHW	W,16-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	16	May 9 (1)	PHA		DET	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	17	May 9 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	18	May 11	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	3	1	0	4	1
18	19	May 12	PHA		SLB	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	20	May 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	21	May 15 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	22	May 15 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	23	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	24	May 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	25	May 20	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	26	May 21	PHA	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	27	May 22	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	2	0	2	4	0
27	28	May 23 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
28	29	May 23 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	30	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	31	May 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	32	May 27	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	33	May 28	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	34	May 29	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	35	May 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
35	36	May 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	37	May 31 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
37	38	May 31 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	39	Jun 1	PHA		BOS	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
39	40	Jun 2	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	41	Jun 4	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	42	Jun 5	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	43	Jun 6 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	GF	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	1
43	44	Jun 6 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	45	Jun 8	PHA		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	46	Jun 9	PHA		DET	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	47	Jun 10	PHA		DET	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
47	48	Jun 11	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	49	Jun 12	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
50	51	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	52	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	53	Jun 16	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	54	Jun 17	PHA	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	55	Jun 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	56	Jun 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	57	Jun 20 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	58	Jun 20 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
58	59	Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,8-9	GS	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	92 (32)	Jul 24	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	94 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		DET	L,2-10	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	95	Jul 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	96	Jul 28	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	97	Jul 30	PHA	@	DET	L,2-17	CG	49	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
64	98	Jul 31	PHA	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	99	Aug 1	PHA	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	100	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	5	0	0	5	0
67	101	Aug 5 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	102	Aug 5 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	103	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	104	Aug 7	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	105	Aug 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	106	Aug 10 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	107	Aug 10 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	108	Aug 11	PHA		WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	109	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	110	Aug 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-14	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	111	Aug 15 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	112	Aug 15 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	113	Aug 18	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
80	114	Aug 19	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	115	Aug 20	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	116	Aug 21	PHA		NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	117	Aug 22	PHA		NYY	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
84	118	Aug 24	PHA		DET	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	119	Aug 25	PHA		DET	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
86	120	Aug 26	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
87	121	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	122	Aug 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	123	Aug 28	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
90	124	Aug 29 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	125	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
92	126	Aug 30	PHA		CHW	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	127	Aug 31	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	128	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	129	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	130	Sep 4	PHA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	131	Sep 5	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	132	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	133	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
100	134	Sep 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	135	Sep 8 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	136	Sep 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	137	Sep 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	138	Sep 11 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	139	Sep 11 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	140	Sep 12	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	141	Sep 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,12-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	142	Sep 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	0	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	143	Sep 17	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	144	Sep 18	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	145	Sep 19 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	33	8.1	7	0	0	7	0
112	146	Sep 19 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	147	Sep 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	148	Sep 22	PHA	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	149	Sep 23	PHA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	0	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
116	150	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	151	Sep 29	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	152	Sep 30	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							118gm		1036.0	346	8	7	361	3