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Billy Sample

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Full Name: William Amos Sample Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/175 First Game: September 2, 1978
Birthdate: April 2, 1955 Final Game: October 5, 1986
Birthplace: Roanoke, Virginia MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Billy Sample (William Amos Sample) was born on April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1978 for the Texas Rangers. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI. Sample played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Billy Sample's best season was 1983, when he stole 44 bases and knocked in 57 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
1978 TEX A 8 15 2 7 0 3 .467 .467 .600 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1979 TEX A 128 325 60 95 5 35 .292 .365 .415 21 2 37 28 2 10 8 1 6
1980 TEX A 99 204 29 53 4 19 .260 .335 .368 10 0 18 15 6 4 8 2 4
1981 TEX A 66 230 36 65 3 25 .283 .346 .391 16 0 17 21 7 3 4 1 3
1982 TEX A 97 360 56 94 10 29 .261 .318 .394 14 2 27 35 3 8 10 0 4
1983 TEX A 147 554 80 152 12 57 .274 .331 .401 28 3 44 46 5 4 44 2 8
1984 TEX A 130 489 67 121 5 33 .247 .286 .327 20 2 29 46 0 4 18 1 9
1985 NY A 59 139 18 40 1 15 .288 .336 .345 5 0 9 10 2 2 2 0 2
1986 ATL N 92 200 23 57 6 14 .285 .338 .430 11 0 14 26 3 2 4 1 0
Total NL 92 200 23 57 6 14 .285 .338 .430 11 0 14 26 3 2 4 1 0
Total AL 734 2316 348 627 40 216 .271 .328 .380 116 9 181 204 25 35 94 7 36
Total 826 2516 371 684 46 230 .272 .329 .384 127 9 195 230 28 37 98 8 36

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1978 TEX A DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 TEX A LF 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 TEX A OF 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 TEX A OF 104 79 728.2 173 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A CF 10 8 68 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A LF 92 68 632.2 144 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A RF 5 3 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A DH 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 TEX A RF 40 30 257.1 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 TEX A DH 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 TEX A CF 19 15 140.2 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1980 TEX A OF 72 52 469 105 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1980 TEX A LF 16 7 71 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 TEX A LF 61 60 524 125 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1981 TEX A CF 5 3 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 TEX A OF 64 63 558 132 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1981 TEX A RF 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 TEX A OF 92 88 786.1 196 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1982 TEX A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 TEX A LF 85 78 706.1 182 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1982 TEX A CF 11 10 80 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 TEX A CF 3 3 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 TEX A OF 146 139 1245 329 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 TEX A RF 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 TEX A LF 142 135 1214 314 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1983 TEX A 1B 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 TEX A OF 122 112 1029 285 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1984 TEX A RF 3 2 17.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 TEX A LF 72 65 580.2 154 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1984 TEX A DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 TEX A CF 51 45 431 119 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1985 NY A LF 51 40 323.1 78 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1985 NY A CF 4 3 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 NY A OF 55 43 352.1 89 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1986 ATL N RF 48 40 328 59 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1986 ATL N LF 10 3 45 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 ATL N OF 56 43 373 69 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1986 ATL N 2B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 31 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 99 76 643.2 119 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
Total 2B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total LF 531 457 4103 1025 26 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total CF 103 87 800.2 221 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total OF 713 620 5547.1 1378 32 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 .987

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1973).
  • Selected by Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with a player to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Toby Harrah (February 27, 1985); New York Yankees received Eric Dersin (July 14, 1985).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Miguel Sosa (December 6, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 24, 1987).

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