Ron Samford
[edit] Biography
Ron Samford (Ronald Edward Samford) was born on February 28, 1930 in Dallas, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1954 for the New York Giants. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. Samford played for the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 54
| 91
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .220
| .276
| .275
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 91
| 237
| 23
| 53
| 5
| 22
| .224
| .262
| .342
| 13
| 0
| 11
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 146
| 329
| 29
| 73
| 5
| 27
| .222
| .265
| .322
| 14
| 2
| 17
| 45
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 158
| 334
| 31
| 73
| 5
| 27
| .219
| .261
| .317
| 14
| 2
| 17
| 46
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| SS
| 35
| 20
| 199.2
| 34
| 72
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 6
| 56
| 17
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 63
| 56
| 488.1
| 92
| 177
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 24
| 11
| 127.2
| 38
| 37
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 38
| 19
| 194.2
| 58
| 60
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 99
| 76
| 688
| 126
| 251
| 19
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1948).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from New York Giants (April 8, 1955).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Reno Bertoia and Jim Delsing to Washington Senators in exchange for Eddie Yost, Rocky Bridges and Neil Chrisley (December 6, 1958).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Clint Courtney to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Billy Gardner (April 3, 1960).
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