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Sammy
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 7, 1928 in Usa, WA, WENATCHEE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1958   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 22 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1952 23 OAK AL     4 4 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1953 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1954 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1955 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 9 8 8
1956 27 OAK AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 5 6 4 3 3 9 8 8
1957 28 OAK AL $ 492,857   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1958 29 OAK AL $ 685,714   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 8
1959 30 SEM AL $ 2,600,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7
1960 31 SEM AL     5 5 6 4 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 7 7
1961 32 MIN AL $ 575,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1962 33 MIN AL $ 575,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1963 34 CLN NL $ 318,374   5 5 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 1 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000   7 7 7 4 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1951 22 AA   83 322 39 93 20 0 8 33 1 6 41 19 .289 .369 .425 .795 48.6  
    A   54 198 19 58 14 0 6 22 2 1 20 7 .293 .358 .455 .812 31.1  
1952 23 AAA   95 391 62 121 23 3 12 48 2 4 36 23 .309 .368 .476 .843 63.9  
1953 24 OAK AL 48 129 11 31 7 0 2 20 0 0 5 10 .240 .267 .341 .608 11.0 0.5
1954 25 OAK AL 45 152 17 38 10 1 1 20 0 0 6 11 .250 .275 .349 .624 13.7 1.2
1955 26 OAK AL 44 125 15 40 6 1 0 9 0 0 6 14 .320 .351 .384 .735 15.0 2.6
1956 27 OAK AL 59 158 15 41 9 0 2 20 0 0 6 17 .259 .289 .354 .644 14.6 1.1
1957 28 OAK AL 73 193 19 48 8 1 2 31 0 0 14 17 .249 .298 .332 .630 17.9 1.8
1958 29 OAK AL 141 483 61 143 21 1 11 63 0 0 40 38 .296 .348 .412 .760 64.4 9.7
1959 30 OAK AL 37 97 5 16 2 0 1 7 0 0 6 13 .165 .212 .216 .428 3.3 0.0
  SEM AL 23 44 5 10 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .227 .244 .364 .608 3.5 0.3
  TOT   60 141 10 26 5 0 2 10 0 0 7 19 .184 .221 .262 .484 6.7 0.3
1960 31 SEM AL 48 145 9 25 5 0 1 10 0 0 11 26 .172 .234 .228 .462 7.5 0.0
1961 32 MIN AL 81 166 11 34 6 1 2 14 0 0 8 33 .205 .246 .289 .535 10.2 0.2
1962 33 MIN AL 39 126 11 28 6 0 0 13 0 0 7 29 .222 .261 .270 .531 8.7 0.5
1963 34 AAA   26 98 8 31 5 1 2 12 0 0 6 14 .316 .356 .449 .805 14.6  
    AA   111 409 36 122 23 2 5 42 7 4 42 55 .298 .364 .401 .765 58.5  
10 Years Sim 638 1818 179 454 83 5 23 210 0 0 110 214 .250 .292 .339 .631 169.7 17.9
2 Years AAA 121 489 70 152 28 4 14 60 2 4 42 37 .311 .366 .470 .836 78.5  
2 Years AA 194 731 75 215 43 2 13 75 8 10 83 74 .294 .368 .412 .780 107.2  
1 Years A 54 198 19 58 14 0 6 22 2 1 20 7 .293 .358 .455 .812 31.1  
5 Years Minors 369 1418 164 425 85 6 33 157 12 15 145 118 .300 .366 .438 .804 216.8  
162 Game Average 461 45 115 21 1 5 53 0 0 27 54 .250 .292 .339 .631 43.1  
Career Highs 141 483 61 143 21 1 11 63 0 0 40 38 .320 .351 .412 .760 64.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1089 119 282 54 5 12 133 0 0 60 122 .259 .297 .351 .648 109.8
vs LH   729 60 172 29 0 11 77 0 0 50 92 .236 .284 .321 .605 66.2
Home 319 883 79 209 34 2 12 104 0 0 58 102 .237 .283 .320 .604 79.4
Away 319 935 100 245 49 3 11 106 0 0 52 112 .262 .300 .356 .657 96.7
RISP   458 0 122 26 2 5 176 0 0 26 65 .266 .300 .365 .665 49.1
Pinch Hitting   134 15 31 6 1 2 21 0 0 10 20 .231 .284 .336 .620 12.8
Close/Late   254 23 76 16 1 3 42 0 0 14 22 .299 .335 .406 .740 32.6
Mar/Apr 107 305 20 75 15 0 3 33 0 0 18 37 .246 .289 .325 .614 27.7
May 105 314 36 79 14 2 1 34 0 0 22 37 .252 .300 .318 .618 29.5
June 117 335 29 81 16 1 3 40 0 0 18 40 .242 .281 .322 .603 29.1
July 108 310 28 79 16 1 4 40 0 0 14 36 .255 .284 .352 .635 29.9
August 109 310 33 76 9 0 4 27 0 0 17 31 .245 .283 .313 .596 27.1
Sep/Oct 92 244 33 64 13 1 8 36 0 0 21 33 .262 .322 .422 .744 32.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1953 24 OAK AL C 35 31 277.3 160 14 3 0 .983 5.65 10 4 .400 3 1.9
1954 25 OAK AL C 43 41 364.3 196 17 5 1 .977 5.26 14 8 .571 0 3.0
1955 26 OAK AL C 37 32 291.0 210 13 2 0 .991 6.90 8 3 .375 0 2.4
1956 27 OAK AL C 39 37 333.3 237 8 0 2 1.000 6.62 5 1 .200 1 1.7
    SS 2 0 4.7 1 0 1 0 .500 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 28 OAK AL C 52 44 414.7 333 15 7 0 .980 7.55 6 3 .500 1 0.2
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 29 OAK AL C 139 134 1194.7 1019 43 6 0 .994 8.00 17 9 .529 8 10.2
1959 30 OAK AL C 20 20 200.3 165 5 0 0 1.000 7.64 1 0 .000 1 1.2
    CF 1 0 3.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SEM AL C 13 13 86.7 71 2 0 0 1.000 7.58 1 0 .000 0 0.5
    CF 1 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 33 33 287.0 236 7 0 0 1.000 7.62 2 0 .000 1 1.8
      CF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
      2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1960 31 SEM AL C 41 40 325.7 152 8 0 1 1.000 4.42 1 0 .000 0 0.4
1961 32 MIN AL C 37 34 297.3 222 8 2 0 .991 6.96 5 3 .600 0 2.7
1962 33 MIN AL C 38 34 319.0 193 16 1 0 .995 5.90 11 5 .455 0 2.5
  C 494 460 4104.3 2958 149 26 4 .992 6.81 79 36 .456 14 26.8
  CF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 2 0 4.7 1 0 1 0 .500 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   501 460 4118.0 2959 149 28 4 .991 6.79 79 36 .456 14 26.8
Career Highs   139 134 1194.7 1019 43 7 2 1.000 8.00 17 9 .600 8  
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Oakland in 1951
Injured on 5/1/1951 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/18/1952 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 3/7/1953 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 4/24/1953, off Connie Johnson (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/13/1953, off Ernie Johnson (CLE)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration
7/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $2,600,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1958
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 7/31/1959 (Going to MON: C Sammy White, SS Lyle Luttrell. Going to OAK: C Joe Ginsberg, 2B Luis Aparicio)
Traded from Montreal to Seattle on 7/31/1959 (Going to SEM: C Sammy White, P Jerry Walker. Going to MON: P Troy Herriage)
Injured on 8/28/1959 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1960
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/2/1961 to a 2-year deal worth $575,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/4/1963 to a 2-year deal worth $318,374 per year
 
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