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.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	3	0	1	4	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 20	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 21	PHA		BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 22	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,14-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 24	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
13	13	Apr 30	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,15-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-3	CG	32	7.0	3	1	0	4	0
16	16	May 4	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 5	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
18	18	May 6	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	0	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	19	May 7	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
20	20	May 8 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 8 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 10	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 12	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 14	PHA		NYY	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 15 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	27	May 15 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	28	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,9-2	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	29	May 18	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
30	30	May 20	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 21	PHA		DET	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 22 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	33	May 22 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 23	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	35	May 25	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
37	37	May 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	51	13.1	7	0	0	7	0
38	38	May 29	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	9.1	5	0	0	5	0
42	42	Jun 2	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	Jun 3	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	44	Jun 4	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 5 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
46	46	Jun 5 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	48	Jun 7	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	49	Jun 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	50	Jun 9	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 12 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 14	PHA		DET	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	54	Jun 15	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 16	PHA		DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 17	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 19 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 19 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	59	Jun 20	PHA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	60	Jun 21	PHA		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 22	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	59	14.0	7	1	0	8	1
62	62	Jun 23	PHA		CHW	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	63	Jun 24	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jun 25	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	68	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	69	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	71	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 3	PHA		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-0	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
75	75	Jul 7	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	76	Jul 8	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
77	77	Jul 9	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	79	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	CG	39	7.0	3	1	0	4	0
80	80	Jul 14	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 15	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	82	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
83	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 17 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	46	10.1	3	1	0	4	1
85	85	Jul 18	PHA	@	DET	W,13-8	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 19 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	87	Jul 19 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	88	Jul 21 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-15	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	89	Jul 21 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-12	CG	49	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
91	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	92	Jul 24 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	93	Jul 26	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	94	Jul 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	95	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	96	Jul 29	PHA		DET	W,5-3	GS	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Jul 30	PHA		DET	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	98	Jul 31 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	99	Jul 31 (2)	PHA		DET	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 2	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	101	Aug 3	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	102	Aug 5	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	103	Aug 6	PHA		CLE	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
104	104	Aug 7 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	105	Aug 7 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
106	106	Aug 9	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
107	107	Aug 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	108	Aug 12	PHA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	109	Aug 13	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 14 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	111	Aug 14 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
112	112	Aug 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	113	Aug 16	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	114	Aug 17	PHA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	115	Aug 19	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
116	116	Aug 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	117	Aug 21	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	118	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	120	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	122	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	123	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	124	Aug 29	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	6	0	0	6	0
125	125	Aug 31 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	62	13.1	2	0	0	2	0
126	126	Aug 31 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
128	128	Sep 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
129	129	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	130	Sep 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	131	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-13	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	132	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	7.0	3	0	1	4	0
133	133	Sep 8 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	134	Sep 8 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	135	Sep 9	PHA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
136	136	Sep 10	PHA		BOS	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	138	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
139	139	Sep 14	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	140	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
141	141	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	142	Sep 17	PHA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	143	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	144	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	145	Sep 19	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	146	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
147	147	Sep 21	PHA		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
148	148	Sep 25 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
149	149	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-4	CG	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	150	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
151	151	Sep 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
152	152	Sep 30	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
153	153	Oct 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
154	154	Oct 2	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
							154gm		1361.0	423	9	10	442	3