Sam Chapman

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 11, 1916 in Tiburon, CA us

Died: December 22, 2006 in Kentfield, CA

High School: Tamalpais HS (Mill Valley, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: May 16, 1938 (Age 22-035d, 8,486th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1951 (Age 35-164d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Samuel Blake Chapman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

4988

1329

180

.266

754

RBI

773

OBP

.343

SLG

.438

OPS

.780

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	5 (1)	Apr 23	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	7 (1)	Apr 25	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	5	0	1	6	0
4	8	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	9	Apr 27	PHA		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
6	10	Apr 28	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	55	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	11	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	16 (4)	May 6	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	May 7	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	18	May 8	PHA		SLB	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
11	19	May 9	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	20	May 10	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
13	21	May 11	PHA		WSH	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	22	May 12	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	23	May 14	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	24	May 18	PHA	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
17	25	May 19	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	26	May 20	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	27	May 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
20	28	May 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
21	33 (4)	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
22	34	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-14	CG	38	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	35	Jun 1	PHA		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	36	Jun 2 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,2-7	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	37	Jun 2 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,12-6	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	38	Jun 3	PHA		CLE	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	39	Jun 4	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	40	Jun 5	PHA		DET	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	41	Jun 6	PHA		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	42	Jun 7	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	43	Jun 8	PHA		SLB	L,1-15	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	44	Jun 9 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,7-8	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	45	Jun 9 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	46	Jun 11	PHA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	47	Jun 12	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	48	Jun 14	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	49	Jun 15	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	50	Jun 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	2	5	0
39	51	Jun 16 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	52	Jun 19 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	5	0	0	5	0
41	53	Jun 19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	54	Jun 20	PHA	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	55	Jun 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,12-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	56	Jun 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	57	Jun 25	PHA	@	SLB	L,10-12	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	58	Jun 26	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	59	Jun 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	60	Jun 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,9-12	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	65 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,9-15	GF	38	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	66	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,11-12	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
51	67	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	68	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	69	Jul 5	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
54	70	Jul 6	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
55	71	Jul 7 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	72	Jul 7 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	73	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
58	74	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	75	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	76	Jul 14 (1)	PHA		DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	77	Jul 14 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	78	Jul 15	PHA		DET	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	79	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	80	Jul 18	PHA		SLB	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	81	Jul 19	PHA		SLB	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
66	82	Jul 20	PHA		CHW	L,7-19	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	87 (4)	Jul 25	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	88	Jul 26	PHA	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	89	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-15	CG	48	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	90	Jul 27 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	91	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	0	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
72	92	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
73	93	Jul 30	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	94	Jul 31	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	95	Aug 1	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	48	10.1	3	0	0	3	0
76	96	Aug 2	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	97	Aug 3	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	98	Aug 4 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	99	Aug 4 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	100	Aug 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-11	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	101	Aug 8	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	102	Aug 9	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	103	Aug 10	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-13	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	104	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	46	10.1	0	0	0	0	0
85	105	Aug 13	PHA		WSH	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	106	Aug 14	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	107	Aug 15 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	108	Aug 15 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	109	Aug 18 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
90	110	Aug 18 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	111	Aug 20 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	112	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	113	Aug 21	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	114	Aug 22	PHA		SLB	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	115	Aug 23	PHA		SLB	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	116	Aug 24	PHA		SLB	L,5-6	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	117	Aug 25	PHA		DET	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	118	Aug 30	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	119	Aug 31	PHA		BOS	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	120	Sep 2 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
101	121	Sep 2 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	122	Sep 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	123	Sep 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	0	0	1	1	0
104	124	Sep 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
105	125	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
106	126	Sep 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
107	127	Sep 8 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	0	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	128	Sep 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	129	Sep 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	130	Sep 12 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	131	Sep 12 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	0	0	1	1	0
112	132	Sep 13 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	133	Sep 13 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	134	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	135	Sep 15 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	136	Sep 15 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	138 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	139	Sep 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	140	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-14	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	141	Sep 18 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
121	142	Sep 19 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-13	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
122	143	Sep 19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
123	145 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	147 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
125	148	Sep 26 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	149	Sep 26 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	150	Sep 27	PHA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
128	151	Sep 28 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-16	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	153 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
							129gm			292	10	14	316	2