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Ron Samford

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Full Name: Ronald Edward Samford Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/156 First Game: April 15, 1954
Birthdate: February 28, 1930 Final Game: September 23, 1959
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas MLB Experience: 4 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

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.

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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
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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