Sam West
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[edit] Biography
Sam West (Samuel Filmore West) was born on October 5, 1904 in Longview, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1927 for the Washington Senators. In 1928, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 3 home runs and 40 RBI. West played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Sam West's best season was 1931, when he hit for a .333 average and knocked in 91 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WAS | A | 38 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | .239 | .320 | .328 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | WAS | A | 125 | 378 | 59 | 114 | 3 | 40 | .302 | .338 | .442 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | WAS | A | 142 | 510 | 60 | 136 | 3 | 75 | .267 | .326 | .347 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | WAS | A | 120 | 411 | 75 | 135 | 6 | 67 | .328 | .385 | .474 | 22 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | WAS | A | 132 | 526 | 77 | 175 | 3 | 91 | .333 | .369 | .481 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | WAS | A | 146 | 554 | 88 | 159 | 6 | 83 | .287 | .345 | .412 | 27 | 12 | 48 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | STL | A | 133 | 517 | 93 | 155 | 11 | 48 | .300 | .373 | .458 | 25 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | STL | A | 122 | 482 | 90 | 157 | 9 | 55 | .326 | .403 | .469 | 22 | 10 | 62 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | STL | A | 138 | 527 | 93 | 158 | 10 | 70 | .300 | .388 | .442 | 37 | 4 | 75 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | STL | A | 152 | 533 | 78 | 148 | 7 | 70 | .278 | .386 | .381 | 26 | 4 | 94 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | STL | A | 122 | 457 | 68 | 150 | 7 | 58 | .328 | .390 | .473 | 37 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | WAS | A | 92 | 344 | 51 | 104 | 5 | 47 | .302 | .363 | .430 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | STL | A | 44 | 165 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 27 | .309 | .363 | .400 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | TOT | A | 136 | 509 | 68 | 155 | 6 | 74 | .305 | .363 | .420 | 27 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | 115 | 390 | 52 | 110 | 3 | 52 | .282 | .387 | .397 | 20 | 8 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1940 | WAS | A | 57 | 99 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 18 | .253 | .357 | .364 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | WAS | A | 26 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .270 | .438 | .270 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CHI | A | 49 | 151 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 25 | .232 | .363 | .265 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1753 | 6148 | 934 | 1838 | 75 | 838 | .299 | .371 | .425 | 347 | 101 | 696 | 540 | 5 | 123 | 53 | 0 | 6 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WAS | A | OF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1928 | WAS | A | OF | 116 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1929 | WAS | A | OF | 139 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1930 | WAS | A | OF | 118 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1931 | WAS | A | OF | 127 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1932 | WAS | A | OF | 143 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1933 | STL | A | OF | 127 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1934 | STL | A | OF | 120 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1935 | STL | A | OF | 135 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1936 | STL | A | OF | 148 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1937 | STL | A | OF | 105 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1938 | WAS | A | OF | 85 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1938 | STL | A | OF | 41 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1938 | TOT | A | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | TOT | A | OF | 126 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | 1B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | OF | 89 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1940 | WAS | A | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1940 | WAS | A | OF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | WAS | A | OF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | CHI | A | OF | 45 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| Total | OF | 1573 | 0 | 0 | 4300 | 151 | 76 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 | ||
| Total | 1B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Carl Reynolds, Lloyd Brown and $20000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Goose Goslin, Fred Schulte and Lefty Stewart (December 14, 1932).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in exchange for Mel Almada (June 15, 1938).
- Released by Washington Senators (February 15, 1942).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (@March, 1942).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (June 26, 1945).
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