#47 Sammy Esposito, Third Base, 37 yrs, Washington Senators Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Esposito
12/15/1931 37 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"9 180
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Suffers Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,120,090 1969 12 Year(s), 153 Days (2217 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 153 Days (2217 total Days) 17 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 3 6 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 5 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | BAL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CAL | W 11-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | W 14-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @CHA | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/1 | DET | L 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | L 1-12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | CLE | W 8-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/5 | @CLE | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/6 | CHA | L 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/7 | @SEA | W 7-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 51 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 30 | .162 | .264 | .238 | .503 | .440 | .076 |
Projected | 51 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 30 | .162 | .264 | .238 | .503 | .440 | .076 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 21 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .217 | .125 | .342 |
vs. RHP | 65 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .293 | .308 | .601 |
Close/Late | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
Scoring Position | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .296 | .318 | .614 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .167 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 30 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 13 | .164 | .278 | .262 | .540 |
Road | 21 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .159 | .245 | .205 | .449 |
March/April | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .429 | .364 | .792 |
May | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
June | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
July | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 |
August | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .200 | .154 | .354 |
Sept/Oct | 18 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .071 | .188 | .167 | .354 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1957 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 | CLE |
1958 | 76 | 118 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .318 | .331 | .649 | CLE |
1959 | 144 | 482 | 152 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 85 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .409 | .429 | .839 | CLE |
1960 | 141 | 376 | 102 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .361 | .335 | .696 | CLE |
1961 | 154 | 518 | 182 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .443 | .485 | .927 | CLE,AL |
1962 | 150 | 486 | 151 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 79 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .438 | .379 | .817 | CLE |
1963 | 157 | 566 | 181 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 84 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .424 | .403 | .827 | CLE |
1964 | 154 | 575 | 175 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 89 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .418 | .400 | .818 | CLE |
1965 | 145 | 560 | 191 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 100 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .429 | .411 | .840 | CLE |
1966 | 153 | 583 | 155 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 79 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 117 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .364 | .350 | .714 | CLE |
1967 | 157 | 525 | 144 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 76 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .390 | .356 | .747 | CLE |
1968 | 86 | 161 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .368 | .311 | .679 | WS2 |
1969 | 51 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .264 | .238 | .503 | WS2 |
Total | 1589 | 5069 | 1519 | 211 | 24 | 64 | 512 | 766 | 864 | 31 | 15 | 883 | 5 | 2 | .300 | .404 | .389 | .792 | |
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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 |
1952, A | 138 | 460 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 152 | 71 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .444 | .446 | .890 |
1953, A | 138 | 421 | 116 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 74 | 106 | 189 | 86 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .494 | .527 | 1.021 |
1954, A | 119 | 363 | 94 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 63 | 151 | 56 | 6 | 0 | .259 | .474 | .466 | .939 |
1955, A | 138 | 460 | 136 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 82 | 164 | 68 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .477 | .500 | .977 |
1956, AA | 138 | 467 | 130 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 99 | 82 | 135 | 82 | 2 | 1 | .278 | .431 | .497 | .928 |
1957, AAA | 21 | 66 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .483 | .485 | .968 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 31 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 6 | 55 | 2 | .964 | 203.0 | 2.44 | | | | |
Shortstop | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 5.68 | | | | |
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Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 10/3/1963... Injured on 9/21/1965 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 7 weeks... 10/7/1965: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $7,250,000 per year, for 2 years. Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/16/1968 to a 2-year deal worth $3,120,090 per year... Injured on 10/7/1969 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1961 - .351 - 2nd 1963 - .320 - 10th 1965 - .341 - 5th
| OBP 1959 - .409 - 9th 1961 - .443 - 3rd 1962 - .438 - 5th 1963 - .424 - 3rd 1964 - .418 - 6th 1965 - .429 - 3rd
| Hits 1963 - 181 - 10th 1965 - 191 - 9th
| BB 1962 - 109 - 6th 1963 - 101 - 8th 1964 - 108 - 3rd
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