Samuel Byrd
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[edit] Biography
Samuel Byrd (Samuel Dewey Byrd) was born on October 15, 1906 in Bremen, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on May 11, 1929 for the New York Yankees. In 1929, his rookie year, he hit .312 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI. Byrd played for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Samuel Byrd's best season was 1935, when he knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NY | A | 62 | 170 | 32 | 53 | 5 | 28 | .312 | .409 | .471 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NY | A | 92 | 218 | 46 | 62 | 6 | 31 | .284 | .371 | .440 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NY | A | 115 | 248 | 51 | 67 | 3 | 32 | .270 | .349 | .395 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NY | A | 105 | 209 | 49 | 62 | 8 | 30 | .297 | .385 | .478 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NY | A | 85 | 107 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 11 | .280 | .369 | .411 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NY | A | 106 | 191 | 32 | 47 | 3 | 23 | .246 | .318 | .335 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | CIN | N | 121 | 416 | 51 | 109 | 9 | 52 | .262 | .322 | .406 | 25 | 4 | 37 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | 59 | 141 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 13 | .248 | .303 | .348 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | NL | 180 | 557 | 68 | 144 | 11 | 65 | .259 | .317 | .391 | 33 | 4 | 48 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | AL | 565 | 1143 | 236 | 321 | 27 | 155 | .281 | .366 | .422 | 68 | 6 | 150 | 116 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 745 | 1700 | 304 | 465 | 38 | 220 | .274 | .350 | .412 | 101 | 10 | 198 | 178 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1929 | NY | A | OF | 54 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .950 |
| 1930 | NY | A | OF | 85 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1931 | NY | A | OF | 88 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1932 | NY | A | OF | 91 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1933 | NY | A | OF | 71 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1934 | NY | A | OF | 104 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1935 | CIN | N | OF | 115 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | OF | 37 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| Total | OF | 645 | 0 | 0 | 1105 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds (December 19, 1934).
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