Billy Sample

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA) and the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA)

School: James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: September 2, 1978 (Age 23-153d, 14,083rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 31-186d)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: William Amos Sample

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.4

2516

684

.272

371

RBI

230

OBP

.329

SLG

.384

OPS

.713

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	35-24 / in Starts: 26-17
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	45 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 154 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	85 (45-26-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 154 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	93 (46-30-16)

Most Driven In
D Winfield	5
D Baylor	5
D Mattingly	2
W Randolph	1
K Smith	1
Self	1
A Robertson	0

Most Driven In By
B Meacham	5
A Robertson	3
R Henderson	2
K Griffey	2
D Baylor	1
D Mattingly	1
Self	1
M Pagliarulo	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	676	2 (1)	Apr 10	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-14	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	1	.31	0.002	.41	0.00%	0.01	CF
2	677	5 (2)	Apr 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	6	.80	-0.081	.87	-0.05%	-0.67	LF
3	678	8 (2)	Apr 19	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	6	1.79	-0.132	2.28	-0.10%	-0.46	LF
4	679	10 (1)	Apr 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	1	.65	-0.016	.88	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
5	680	15 (4)	Apr 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	6	.67	0.015	.64	0.01%	0.02	LF
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
6	681	20 (4)	May 3	NYY		KCR	W,7-1	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.263	.627	8	.34	0.041	.25	0.02%	1.50	LF
7	682	21	May 4	NYY		KCR	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.217	.525	8	.80	-0.080	.59	-0.04%	-0.76	LF
8	683	22	May 5	NYY		KCR	W,6-2	GS-6	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	8	1.44	0.072	1.17	0.04%	0.64	LF
9	684	25 (2)	May 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.323	.333	.656	7	1.01	0.054	.75	0.02%	0.63	LF
10	685	26	May 11	NYY	@	KCR	W,11-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.306	.290	.596	6	.59	-0.009	.45	0.00%	-0.80	LF
11	686	37 (10)	May 23	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-6	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.316	.303	.619	2	.94	-0.003	1.18	0.00%	0.02	LF
12	687	38	May 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,10-3	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.333	.324	.657	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	LF
13	688	40 (1)	May 26	NYY	@	OAK	W,13-1	CG	5	5	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.386	.410	.797	6	.30	0.009	.30	0.01%	2.89	LF
14	689	41	May 27	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.405	.788	8	2.25	-0.071	2.49	-0.05%	-0.44	LF
15	690	44 (2)	May 31	NYY		SEA	W,8-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.388	.409	.797	6	.68	-0.007	.78	-0.01%	-0.11	LF
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
16	691	45	Jun 1	NYY		SEA	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.365	.383	.748	6	.34	-0.026	.42	-0.02%	-0.63	LF
17	692	46	Jun 2	NYY		SEA	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.292	.352	.375	.727	6	1.37	-0.036	1.81	-0.03%	-0.40	LF
18	693	48 (1)	Jun 4	NYY		OAK	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.333	.353	.686	6	1.57	-0.114	1.98	-0.09%	-0.91	LF
19	694	50 (1)	Jun 7	NYY	@	MIL	L,9-10	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.322	.340	.662	8	2.01	-0.020	2.08	-0.01%	-0.18	PH LF
20	695	52 (1)	Jun 9	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-9	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.352	.685	5	.21	0.008	.23	0.01%	1.00	PH LF
21	696	54 (1)	Jun 11	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	GS-11	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.344	.362	.706	5	1.96	-0.142	3.07	-0.13%	-0.34	LF
22	697	55	Jun 12	NYY		TOR	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.344	.362	.706	8						PR LF
23	698	59 (3)	Jun 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,10-0	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.354	.373	.727	5	1.20	0.082	.99	0.04%	0.87	LF
24	699	68 (8)	Jun 26	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290	.338	.355	.693	6	1.21	-0.117	1.34	-0.08%	-0.85	LF
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
25	700	73 (4)	Jul 2	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.333	.653	5	1.11	-0.125	1.71	-0.12%	-1.56	LF
26	701	78 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,14-2	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.269	.315	.328	.643	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH LF
27	702	80 (1)	Jul 9	NYY		KCR	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.316	.319	.635	7	1.20	-0.071	1.60	-0.06%	-0.88	LF
28	703	82 (1)	Jul 11	NYY		TEX	W,11-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.316	.319	.635	1						LF
29	704	84 (1)	Jul 13	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.333	.650	6	.51	0.035	.85	0.04%	0.28	LF
30	705	85	Jul 14	NYY		TEX	W,7-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.313	.329	.641	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
31	706	92 (6)	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.325	.342	.667	6	.91	0.091	2.04	0.12%	1.03	LF
32	707	97 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.314	.329	.643	5	1.67	-0.140	2.29	-0.12%	-1.28	LF
33	708	98	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.315	.321	.636	5	.75	-0.033	1.18	-0.03%	-0.35	LF
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
34	709	101 (2)	Aug 2	NYY		CHW	L,5-6	GS-11	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.323	.329	.652	5	.74	-0.017	.73	-0.01%	-0.01	LF
35	710	104 (2)	Aug 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.322	.638	8	.71	-0.035	.50	-0.02%	-0.65	LF
36	711	105	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.333	.341	.674	8	.44	0.013	.34	0.01%	0.65	CF
37	712	106	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.320	.326	.647	7	.53	-0.054	.48	-0.03%	-0.79	CF
38	713	107	Aug 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-6	GS-6	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.340	.357	.697	7	1.59	0.267	1.35	0.14%	2.53	LF
39	714	111 (3)	Aug 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.336	.353	.689	6	1.29	-0.035	2.30	-0.04%	-0.19	LF
40	715	113 (1)	Aug 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.336	.353	.689	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
41	716	115 (1)	Aug 18	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.336	.346	.682	6	1.24	-0.021	2.63	-0.03%	-0.24	LF
42	717	116	Aug 19	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.336	.346	.682	5	.81	-0.009	1.70	-0.01%	0.04	LF
43	718	118 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	CAL	W,13-10	GS-4	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.347	.367	.714	5	1.21	0.190	3.08	0.29%	2.12	LF
44	719	120 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-1	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.295	.339	.357	.696	4	.74	-0.079	2.00	-0.13%	-0.94	LF
45	720	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.351	.684	5	1.07	-0.055	2.78	-0.09%	-0.68	LF
46	721	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.333	.351	.684	5						LF
47	722	124 (1)	Aug 27	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.345	.678	5	.76	-0.018	1.97	-0.03%	-0.19	LF
48	723	126 (1)	Aug 30	NYY		CAL	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.336	.347	.683	5	1.05	0.005	2.64	0.01%	0.02	LF
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
49	724	129 (2)	Sep 2	NYY		SEA	W,8-7	6-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.346	.353	.699	7	.43	0.031	1.06	0.05%	0.65	PH LF
50	725	131 (1)	Sep 4	NYY		SEA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.347	.688	5	.87	-0.041	2.40	-0.07%	-0.57	LF
51	726	132	Sep 5	NYY		OAK	W,7-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.343	.344	.688	5	.34	0.005	1.12	0.01%	0.10	LF
52	727	134 (1)	Sep 7	NYY		OAK	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.336	.336	.672	5	.80	-0.063	2.69	-0.13%	-0.64	LF
53	728	138 (3)	Sep 11	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.279	.333	.333	.667	5	1.84	0.019	7.47	0.05%	0.39	LF
54	729	140 (1)	Sep 13	NYY		TOR	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.333	.333	.667	5						PR
55	730	141	Sep 14	NYY		TOR	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.331	.338	.669	5	.65	0.020	4.84	0.09%	0.07	LF
56	731	143 (1)	Sep 16	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278	.329	.338	.667	1	.91	0.018	1.76	0.02%	-0.08	LF
57	732	146 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-10	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.329	.338	.667	5	.72	-0.023	1.02	-0.02%	0.05	LF
58	733	150 (3)	Sep 24	NYY		DET	L,1-9	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.336	.345	.681	5	.41	0.036	.28	0.02%	0.86	LF
59	734	152 (1)	Sep 28	NYY		BAL	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.336	.345	.681	5						PR
							35-24		154	139	18	40	5	0	1	15	9	0	10	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	.288	.336	.345	.681		.93	-0.660	1.57	-0.56%	0.84

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