Sammy Esposito

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: December 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL us

Died: July 9, 2018 in Newland, NC

High School: Fenger HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)

Debut: September 28, 1952 (Age 20-288d, 10,976th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 23, 1963 (Age 31-251d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Samuel Esposito

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

792

164

.207

130

RBI

OBP

.330

SLG

.277

OPS

.606

OPS+

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

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
2	8 (6)	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
3	11 (2)	Apr 26	CHW		KCA	L,1-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	12	Apr 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	13	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
6	18 (4)	May 11 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
7	20 (1)	May 12	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	GF	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 2B
8	21	May 13	CHW	@	KCA	W,9-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
9	23 (1)	May 15	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
10	26 (2)	May 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	GF	24	5.1	3	2	0	5	0	3B
11	29 (2)	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
12	35 (5)	May 27	CHW		WSH	W,7-3	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
13	39 (3)	May 31	CHW	@	DET	L,0-3	GF	10	2.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	41 (1)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-13	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR SS
15	42	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
16	43	Jun 5 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-12	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
17	47 (3)	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
18	50 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
19	55 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
20	56	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-0	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	57	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
22	59 (1)	Jun 19	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
23	60	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	61	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
25	62	Jun 22	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	63	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
27	64	Jun 24	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	GF	14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
28	66 (1)	Jun 27	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
29	67	Jun 28	CHW		WSH	W,8-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	71 (3)	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GF	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
31	72	Jul 3	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	73	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,5-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
33	75 (1)	Jul 5	CHW		DET	W,8-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
34	77 (1)	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
35	79 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
36	80	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-5	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
37	81	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	84 (2)	Jul 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	11	1.2	0	1	1	2	1	PR 3B
39	85	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
40	88 (2)	Jul 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
41	89	Jul 19	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-6	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
42	90	Jul 20 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	92 (1)	Jul 22	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
44	93	Jul 23	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
45	95 (1)	Jul 25	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	96	Jul 26	CHW		BOS	W,11-6	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
47	97	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-7	GS	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
48	98	Jul 28	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	103 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	104	Aug 3 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,4-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
51	105	Aug 5	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
52	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	108 (1)	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	GF	13	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
54	109	Aug 10 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
55	110	Aug 10 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	22	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
56	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
57	112	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
58	115 (2)	Aug 14	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	116	Aug 15	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
60	117	Aug 16	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GF	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
61	118	Aug 17	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
62	119	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	120	Aug 20	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-8	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	123 (2)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
65	126 (2)	Aug 26	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
66	127	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
67	128	Aug 29	CHW		DET	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
68	130 (1)	Aug 31	CHW		DET	W,3-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	131	Sep 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	GF	14	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
70	132	Sep 1 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
71	133	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
72	134	Sep 4	CHW	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
73	135	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
74	136	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
75	137	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
76	138	Sep 9	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
77	139	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
78	140	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
79	143 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
80	144	Sep 14 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
81	145	Sep 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
82	149 (3)	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
83	150	Sep 23	CHW		DET	L,1-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
84	151	Sep 24	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GF	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
85	152	Sep 25	CHW		DET	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	3	3	2	8	2	SS
86	153	Sep 26	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
87	154	Sep 27	CHW		KCA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
88	155	Sep 28	CHW		KCA	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
							88gm		300.0	36	78	5	119	9