Sammy Esposito
[edit] Biography
Sammy Esposito (Samuel Esposito) was born on December 15, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 28, 1952 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .228 with 3 home runs and 25 RBI. Esposito played for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 81
| 184
| 30
| 42
| 3
| 25
| .228
| .371
| .342
| 8
| 2
| 41
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 94
| 176
| 26
| 36
| 2
| 15
| .205
| .344
| .256
| 3
| 0
| 38
| 27
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 98
| 81
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 3
| .247
| .358
| .284
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 69
| 66
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .167
| .282
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 57
| 77
| 14
| 14
| 1
| 11
| .182
| .273
| .286
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 63
| 94
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 8
| .170
| .259
| .255
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 75
| 81
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .235
| .367
| .247
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 18
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .276
| .240
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 19
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .276
| .240
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 560
| 792
| 130
| 164
| 8
| 73
| .207
| .330
| .277
| 27
| 2
| 145
| 127
| 4
| 21
| 7
| 4
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 109
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 53
| 37
| 347
| 52
| 92
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 22
| 16
| 155.2
| 28
| 73
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 63
| 5
| 172.1
| 11
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 22
| 10
| 117.2
| 24
| 43
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 14
| 6
| 86.2
| 17
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 45
| 3
| 127.2
| 22
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 11
| 2
| 36
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 1
| 14.1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 13
| 177
| 12
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 20
| 12
| 117.2
| 18
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 7
| 64
| 23
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 5
| 97
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 20
| 17
| 141
| 20
| 47
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 22.2
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 41
| 5
| 108.1
| 6
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| SS
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 3
| 33.2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 333
| 70
| 1051.1
| 156
| 350
| 23
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 133
| 65
| 676.2
| 123
| 269
| 16
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 41
| 11
| 153.2
| 38
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago White Sox (1952).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (May 9, 1963).
- Signed by Kansas City Athletics (May 26, 1963).
- Released by Kansas City Athletics (October 7, 1963).
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