Sammy Esposito

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL us

Died: July 9, 2018 in Newland, NC

High School: Fenger HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)

Debut: September 28, 1952 (Age 20-288d, 10,976th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 23, 1963 (Age 31-251d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Samuel Esposito

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

792

164

.207

130

RBI

OBP

.330

SLG

.277

OPS

.606

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	52-23 / in Starts: 12-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	69 (30-26-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
F Robinson	2
J Landis	1
S Lollar	1
M Hershberger	0
C Smith	0
L Aparicio	0

Most Driven In By
J Cunningham	3
J Landis	2
L Aparicio	2
F Robinson	2
A Smith	1
J Pizarro	1
B Sadowski	1
N Fox	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	467	1	Apr 10	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						3B
2	468	3 (1)	Apr 13	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.05	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.81	PH 3B
3	469	5 (1)	Apr 15	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	1-GF	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	7	.53	0.049	1.13	0.06%	0.13	2B
4	470	6	Apr 17	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-0	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	2	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.12	2B
5	471	7	Apr 18	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	2						2B
6	472	8	Apr 19	CHW	@	MIN	W,10-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	2						2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	473	19 (10)	May 1	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.400	.829	7	.30	0.010	.91	0.02%	0.17	SS
8	474	20	May 2	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	7	.37	-0.019	.93	-0.03%	-0.21	SS
9	475	27 (6)	May 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
10	476	29 (1)	May 11	CHW	@	LAA	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.250	.550	9	1.19	-0.029	2.94	-0.04%	-0.29	PH
11	477	31 (1)	May 13	CHW	@	LAA	W,15-6	6-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.300	.685	6	.68	0.077	1.67	0.11%	1.00	3B
12	478	32	May 15	CHW		WSA	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.300	.685	4						PR
13	479	34 (1)	May 18	CHW		BAL	L,4-7	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.300	.685	8						PR
14	480	38 (3)	May 21	CHW		DET	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.385	.300	.685	8						PR
15	481	40 (1)	May 25	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.313	.231	.543	7	.44	-0.034	.93	-0.04%	-0.70	SS
16	482	41	May 26	CHW		MIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	7	.56	0.066	1.18	0.08%	0.53	SS
17	483	44 (2)	May 28	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	5						3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	484	48 (3)	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-11	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.440	.381	.821	7	1.06	0.127	1.45	0.10%	1.08	SS
19	485	58 (9)	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,7-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.379	.320	.699	7	.37	-0.040	.77	-0.05%	-1.26	SS 3B
20	486	60 (1)	Jun 13	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.375	.296	.671	8	1.25	0.071	1.79	0.06%	0.53	SS
21	487	61	Jun 14	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.375	.296	.671	7						SS
22	488	66 (4)	Jun 19	CHW		MIN	L,4-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.286	.649	9	.73	-0.022	.89	-0.02%	-0.69	PH
23	489	69 (2)	Jun 22	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.364	.286	.649	6						3B
24	490	70	Jun 23	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.382	.310	.693	2	.05	0.002	.06	0.00%	0.88	PR 2B
25	491	71	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.382	.310	.693	2						2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	492	78 (6)	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.371	.300	.671	7	2.06	-0.088	3.02	-0.08%	-0.52	SS
27	493	79	Jul 1 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.359	.294	.653	8	.96	0.092	1.60	0.09%	0.27	SS
28	494	80	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.333	.270	.604	8	1.20	-0.088	2.17	-0.10%	-0.72	SS
29	495	81	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	8	.96	-0.049	1.47	-0.05%	-0.48	SS
30	496	89 (7)	Jul 12	CHW		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	6						3B
31	497	90	Jul 13	CHW		DET	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	6						3B
32	498	91	Jul 14	CHW		DET	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	6						3B
33	499	92	Jul 15	CHW		DET	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	6						3B
34	500	97 (4)	Jul 21	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	5						3B
35	501	98	Jul 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.250	.561	5	.07	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.23	3B
36	502	102 (3)	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.311	.250	.561	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
37	503	103	Jul 28	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.225	.311	.250	.561	8	4.62	-0.187	3.62	-0.09%	-0.61	PR
38	504	104	Jul 29 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.311	.250	.561	9						PR
39	505	105	Jul 29 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-2	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.268	.594	5	.48	0.037	.17	0.01%	1.16	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	506	110 (4)	Aug 5	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.326	.268	.594	6						PR
41	507	111	Aug 6	CHW		BAL	W,5-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.319	.262	.581	6	3.19	-0.076	.26	0.00%	-0.36	3B
42	508	112	Aug 7	CHW		BAL	W,4-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.262	.581	6						PR 3B
43	509	114 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,5-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.306	.250	.556	8	1.20	-0.061	.17	-0.01%	-0.54	SS
44	510	115	Aug 9	CHW		LAA	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.321	.255	.576	8	.48	0.046	.02	0.00%	0.83	SS
45	511	116	Aug 10	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.333	.245	.578	8	.98	-0.011	.10	0.00%	-0.05	SS 3B
46	512	117	Aug 11	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.328	.240	.568	8	.42	-0.011	.04	0.00%	-0.11	SS
47	513	118	Aug 12	CHW	@	KCA	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.328	.240	.568	5						3B
48	514	119	Aug 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-0	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.328	.240	.568	5						3B
49	515	120	Aug 15 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.328	.240	.568	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 3B
50	516	124 (3)	Aug 18	CHW		DET	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.328	.240	.568	5						3B
51	517	125	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	W,11-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.322	.235	.557	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.80	3B
52	518	128 (2)	Aug 22	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.322	.235	.557	6						3B
53	519	129	Aug 24	CHW	@	LAA	W,7-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.333	.235	.569	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.17	3B
54	520	132 (2)	Aug 28	CHW		MIN	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.344	.250	.594	9	1.70	0.078	.88	0.02%	0.38	PH
55	521	134 (1)	Aug 30	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226	.339	.245	.584	5	1.40	0.071	.29	0.01%	0.49	PR 3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
56	522	136 (1)	Sep 1	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.333	.246	.579	8	1.39	-0.073	.19	-0.01%	-0.47	3B
57	523	137	Sep 2	CHW	@	DET	W,10-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.333	.246	.579	5						3B
58	524	139 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.267	.624	8	1.99	-0.121	.07	0.00%	-0.42	SS
59	525	140	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG(13)	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.360	.266	.626	8	2.18	-0.155	.05	0.00%	-0.78	SS
60	526	141	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.385	.266	.650	8	1.20	0.056	.02	0.00%	0.75	SS
61	527	142	Sep 7	CHW		WSA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.366	.250	.616	8	.81	-0.087	.02	0.00%	-0.94	SS 3B
62	528	143	Sep 8	CHW		WSA	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239	.372	.254	.626	8	.87	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.03	3B 2B
63	529	144	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.367	.253	.620	8	.61	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.52	3B
64	530	145	Sep 9 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.372	.247	.619	8	2.32	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.27	3B
65	531	146	Sep 10	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	8	.73	-0.064	.02	0.00%	-1.45	3B
66	532	147	Sep 12	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	6						3B
67	533	149 (1)	Sep 14	CHW	@	WSA	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	6						3B
68	534	151 (1)	Sep 16	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	4						3B
69	535	154 (2)	Sep 20	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	6						3B
70	536	156 (1)	Sep 22	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	5						3B
71	537	157	Sep 23	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	6						3B
72	538	159 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	4						3B
73	539	160	Sep 28	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.361	.238	.598	5						3B
74	540	161	Sep 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-8	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.367	.247	.614	4	.83	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.38	PR 3B
75	541	162	Sep 30	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.367	.247	.614	6						3B
							52-23		100	81	14	19	1	0	0	4	17	1	13	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	.235	.367	.247	.614		1.06	-0.488	.65	0.07%	-4.81

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