#55 Sammy "Babe ruth's legRR$" Byrd, Rightfield, 36 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Byrd Babe ruth's legRR$ 10/15/1906 36 USA,GA,BREMEN 5"10 185
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 12,500,000 1942 $ 560,000 (2 year(s)) 10 Year(s), 10 Days (1902 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 10 Days (1902 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/3 | PHA | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
8/4 | PHA | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/5 | NYY | L 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
8/6 | NYY | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/7 | NYY | W 10-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/8 | @CHA | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/9 | @CHA | L 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/11 | @BOS | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
8/12 | @BOS | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
8/13 | @BOS | L 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 115 | 432 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 78 | 60 | 31 | 59 | .238 | .288 | .470 | .757 | .685 | .231 |
Projected | 115 | 432 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 78 | 60 | 31 | 59 | .238 | .288 | .470 | .757 | .685 | .231 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 115 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 56.0 | 4.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 64 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .380 | .750 | 1.130 |
vs. RHP | 368 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 58 | 43 | 25 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .271 | .421 | .692 |
Close/Late | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .487 | .773 |
Scoring Position | 136 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .275 | .426 | .702 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 56 | 202 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 42 | 31 | 16 | 21 | .267 | .320 | .545 | .864 |
Road | 59 | 230 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 38 | .213 | .259 | .404 | .663 |
March/April | 26 | 91 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 13 | .319 | .374 | .615 | .989 |
May | 26 | 95 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 11 | .295 | .346 | .632 | .978 |
June | 27 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | .171 | .246 | .378 | .624 |
July | 25 | 99 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 17 | .192 | .206 | .323 | .529 |
August | 11 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | .256 | .361 | .618 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1932 | 84 | 252 | 71 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .327 | .500 | .827 | NYN |
1933 | 115 | 436 | 135 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 83 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .375 | .573 | .948 | NYN |
1934 | 156 | 596 | 170 | 36 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 111 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .356 | .567 | .923 | NYN,NL |
1935 | 157 | 607 | 190 | 38 | 6 | 43 | 157 | 122 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .377 | .608 | .985 | NYN,NL |
1936 | 156 | 608 | 173 | 37 | 5 | 43 | 138 | 129 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .348 | .574 | .922 | NYN |
1937 | 156 | 606 | 194 | 43 | 2 | 44 | 154 | 115 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .389 | .616 | 1.005 | NYN,NL |
1938 | 150 | 582 | 169 | 31 | 4 | 41 | 119 | 109 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 0 | .290 | .345 | .569 | .914 | SLA |
1939 | 156 | 602 | 201 | 54 | 1 | 29 | 127 | 101 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .334 | .381 | .571 | .953 | SLA,AL |
1940 | 154 | 589 | 149 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 100 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .325 | .453 | .779 | SLA |
1941 | 72 | 292 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .331 | .490 | .821 | SLA |
1942 | 115 | 432 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 78 | 60 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .288 | .470 | .757 | SLA |
Total | 1472 | 5603 | 1636 | 371 | 30 | 342 | 1233 | 1019 | 545 | 11 | 50 | 713 | 5 | 2 | .292 | .353 | .552 | .905 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1929, AAA | 102 | 315 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 47 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .305 | .394 | .698 |
1930, AAA | 137 | 544 | 162 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 99 | 38 | 63 | 5 | 8 | .298 | .338 | .471 | .809 |
1931, AAA | 138 | 480 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 73 | 40 | 48 | 3 | 9 | .348 | .394 | .596 | .990 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1932 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 |
1933 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
1934 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .929 | 1.340 |
1935 | 13 | 57 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .393 | .632 | 1.025 |
1936 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .400 | .696 |
1937 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .478 | .770 |
Total | 44 | 162 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .326 | .531 | .856 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 99 | 99 | 178 | 6 | 1 | 198 | 14 | .929 | 825.0 | 2.16 | | | | |
Centerfield | 16 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1.000 | 126.0 | 3.36 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1929... Had first career hit on 4/8/1932, off Bob Brown (STL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1932, off Lefty Grove (STL)... Injured on 4/22/1933 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1933, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1933, hitting .398 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/12/1934... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 5/17/1934... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1934... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/26/1935... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1935, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Pittsburgh on 10/8/1935... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1936, hitting .308 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/6/1937... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1937, hitting .423 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1937, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1937... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/2/1938 to a 5-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 7 runs on 7/30/1938... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 8/21/1938... Injured on 3/12/1939 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/15/1939... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 9/18/1939... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 9/24/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1939, hitting .522 with 5 HR, 19 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1940, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 13 RBI... Injured on 9/23/1940 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1941, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 6/4/1941... Injured on 6/14/1941 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 8 weeks... Injured on 8/13/1942 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 10/15/1942: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $560,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1939 - .334 - 7th
| SLG 1937 - .616 - 10th 1938 - .569 - 9th 1939 - .571 - 9th
| Hits 1935 - 190 - 10th 1937 - 194 - 5th 1939 - 201 - 5th
| Doubles 1939 - 54 - 3rd 1940 - 43 - 10th
| Homeruns 1934 - 42 - 7th 1935 - 43 - 9th 1937 - 44 - 7th 1938 - 41 - 6th
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RBI 1934 - 147 - 4th 1935 - 157 - 5th 1936 - 138 - 10th 1937 - 154 - 5th 1938 - 119 - 9th 1939 - 127 - 7th
| Runs 1936 - 129 - 10th
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