Ron Samford

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 156lb (180cm, 70kg)

Born: February 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX us

Died: January 14, 2021 in Dallas, TX

Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, TX

High School: W. H. Adamson HS (Dallas, TX)

Debut: April 15, 1954 (Age 24-046d, 11,097th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1959 (Age 29-207d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Ronald Edward Samford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

334

.219

RBI

OBP

.261

SLG

.317

OPS

.579

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-26 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	65 (37-20-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (32-19-9)

Most Driven In
B Tuttle	1
J Porter	1
C Maxwell	1
R Boone	1
F House	1
R Bertoia	0

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	3
F Lary	1
J Porter	1
S Boros	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	14	3 (2)	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.52	-0.011	1.09	-0.01%	-0.47	3B
2	15	4	Apr 20	DET		CLE	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						SS
3	16	9 (4)	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.48	-0.026	.80	-0.03%	-0.44	SS
4	17	10	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.53	-0.027	.99	-0.03%	-0.25	SS
5	18	11	Apr 28 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.03	-0.050	1.85	-0.05%	-0.37	SS
6	19	12	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.65	-0.007	3.10	-0.01%	-0.07	SS
7	20	13	Apr 30	DET		NYY	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	8	.67	-0.003	1.18	0.00%	-0.03	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	21	15 (1)	May 2	DET		BOS	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	1	.47	0.022	.75	0.02%	0.42	SS
9	22	16	May 3	DET		BOS	W,6-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	1						SS
10	23	17	May 4	DET		BAL	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	1						SS
11	24	19 (1)	May 6	DET		BAL	L,6-8	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	7						PR
12	25	22 (2)	May 9	DET		WSH	L,5-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	5						PR
13	26	25 (2)	May 14	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	2						SS
14	27	32 (6)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	6-14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	8	3.39	-0.175	7.08	-0.22%	-0.73	3B
15	28	35 (2)	May 26	DET	@	KCA	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	6						PR
16	29	39 (3)	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	3						SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	30	48 (8)	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	8	.20	-0.005	.36	-0.01%	-0.43	3B
18	31	50 (1)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	8						3B
19	32	63 (12)	Jun 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	5						PR
20	33	64	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	.64	-0.027	1.10	-0.03%	-0.23	2B
21	34	65	Jun 25	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8	.84	0.003	1.17	0.00%	0.13	2B
22	35	66	Jun 26	DET	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.320	.560	8	.92	0.163	1.48	0.16%	2.02	2B
23	36	67	Jun 27	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.357	.633	8	.53	0.004	.88	0.00%	0.72	2B
24	37	69 (1)	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,4-12	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.379	.679	8	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.38	SS
25	38	70	Jun 30	DET	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.265	.333	.598	8	1.15	-0.185	1.33	-0.13%	-1.74	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	39	71	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.361	.677	8	.68	-0.009	.67	-0.01%	0.16	SS
27	40	72	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.275	.310	.350	.660	8	1.19	0.031	1.29	0.02%	0.54	SS
28	41	73	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.304	.326	.630	8	.67	-0.020	.44	-0.01%	-1.15	SS
29	42	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.304	.590	8	1.01	-0.079	.61	-0.03%	-0.66	SS
30	43	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.286	.569	8	1.22	-0.088	.57	-0.02%	-0.42	SS
31	44	76	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,8-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.346	.662	8	1.05	0.222	.53	0.07%	2.56	SS
32	45	77	Jul 6	DET		KCA	L,1-3	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.295	.321	.617	8	1.16	-0.121	.59	-0.04%	-0.90	SS
33	46	78	Jul 7	DET		KCA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.292	.317	.609	8	.46	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.50	SS
34	47	79	Jul 11	DET		BOS	L,7-9	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.279	.302	.581	8	1.27	-0.112	.42	-0.02%	-0.87	SS
35	48	80	Jul 12	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.278	.299	.576	8	.58	-0.043	.15	-0.01%	-1.36	SS
36	49	81	Jul 13	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.289	.310	.599	8	1.32	0.123	.37	0.02%	1.08	SS
37	50	82	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.288	.297	.585	8	.60	-0.071	.10	-0.01%	-1.00	SS
38	51	83	Jul 14 (2)	DET		BAL	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.303	.595	8	.88	0.067	.21	0.01%	0.87	SS
39	52	84	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.295	.581	8	1.69	-0.083	.74	-0.02%	-0.67	SS
40	53	85	Jul 17	DET		NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.288	.567	8	1.39	-0.048	.43	-0.01%	-0.53	SS
41	54	89 (3)	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.288	.567	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
42	55	95 (5)	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.288	.567	1						SS
43	56	96	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.288	.567	1						SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	57	101 (4)	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	9-GF(17)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.270	.277	.547	1	1.93	-0.156	.06	0.00%	-0.70	SS
45	58	106 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.270	.277	.547	2						SS
46	59	107	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.270	.277	.547	6						2B
47	60	108	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.273	.539	8	.36	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-1.37	2B SS
48	61	109	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	8	.23	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.16	2B
49	62	112 (2)	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	2						PR SS
50	63	121 (8)	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,13-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	1						2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	64	138 (16)	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	8						2B
52	65	139	Sep 12	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	6						SS
53	66	145 (5)	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	8						2B
54	67	148 (2)	Sep 22 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.276	.275	.550	8						2B
							28-26		99	91	6	20	1	2	0	5	6	0	16	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	.220	.276	.275	.550		.93	-0.776	.81	-0.38%	-5.83

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