Sam Langford

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: May 21, 1900 in Briggs, TX us

Died: July 31, 1993 in Plainview, TX

Buried: Plainview Memorial Park, Plainview, TX

High School: Georgetown HS (Georgetown, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1926 (Age 25-327d, 6,361st in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1928 (Age 28-123d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Elton Langford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

495

136

.275

RBI

OBP

.316

SLG

.382

OPS

.698

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-13 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	42 (16-15-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (25-16-9)

Most Driven In
J Sewell	5
J Hodapp	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Jamieson	1
H Summa	1
L Fonseca	1
G Uhle	1
Self	1
W Hudlin	1
J Shaute	0
C Lind	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	133 (132)	Sep 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	7	1.46	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.77	CF
2	3	134	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	7	.64	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	CF
3	4	135	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	7	.48	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.39	CF
4	5	136	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.308	.683	7	1.28	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.71	CF
5	6	137	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	7	.71	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.48	CF
6	7	139 (1)	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.524	.899	7	1.04	0.214	.00	0.00%	1.46	CF
7	8	140	Sep 17	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.393	.520	.913	7	.92	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.18	CF
8	9	141	Sep 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.448	.812	7	1.90	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.89	CF
9	10	142	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.343	.419	.762	7	1.03	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.50	CF
10	11	143	Sep 21	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.257	.333	.400	.733	7	1.31	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.20	CF
11	12	144	Sep 22 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.263	.349	.395	.744	7	.77	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.13	CF
12	13	145	Sep 22 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-5	3-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.356	.400	.756	1	.82	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.13	CF
13	14	146	Sep 24 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.256	.347	.372	.719	7	1.70	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.45	CF
14	15	147	Sep 24 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.298	.377	.404	.782	7	.88	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.95	CF
15	16	148	Sep 25	CLE		CHW	W,10-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.306	.393	.408	.801	7	.56	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.56	CF
16	17	149	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.373	.385	.757	7	1.59	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-0.76	CF
17	18	150	Sep 30 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	3	2	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0		0	.309	.397	.436	.833	7						CF
18	19	151	Sep 30 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.373	.407	.780	7	.54	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.02	CF
19	20	152	Oct 2 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.366	.413	.779	7	1.16	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
20	21	153	Oct 2 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.347	.388	.735	7	1.39	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-1.70	CF
							7-13		77	67	10	18	5	1	7	5	0	8	3	1	2	1	.269	.347	.388	.735		1.08	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-0.71

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