Billy Sample

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA) and the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA)

School: James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: September 2, 1978 (Age 23-153d, 14,083rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 31-186d)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: William Amos Sample

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.4

2516

684

.272

371

RBI

230

OBP

.329

SLG

.384

OPS

.713

OPS+

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

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 13	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	10 (4)	Apr 20	ATL		LAD	L,3-7	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2B
3	13 (2)	Apr 23	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	16 (2)	Apr 26	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
5	17	Apr 27	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	18	Apr 29	ATL		NYM	L,5-10	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	19	Apr 30	ATL		NYM	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	21 (1)	May 2	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	24 (2)	May 5	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	29 (4)	May 11	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	30	May 12	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-1	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
12	34 (3)	May 16	ATL		STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	35	May 17	ATL		STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	36	May 18	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	38 (1)	May 21	ATL		CHC	W,9-8	GF	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	39	May 22	ATL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
17	40	May 23	ATL	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	42 (1)	May 25	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	44 (1)	May 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-2		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	45	May 28	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	46	May 30	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	48 (1)	Jun 1	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	49	Jun 2	ATL		PIT	L,2-9	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
24	50	Jun 3	ATL		PIT	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	52 (1)	Jun 5	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
26	54 (1)	Jun 7	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	55	Jun 8	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	56	Jun 10	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	60 (3)	Jun 15	ATL		CIN	L,7-9	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	61	Jun 16	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
31	63 (1)	Jun 18	ATL		LAD	L,2-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
32	65 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	67 (1)	Jun 21	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	71 (3)	Jun 25	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	74 (2)	Jun 29	ATL		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	75	Jun 30	ATL		SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	76	Jul 1	ATL		SFG	L,6-9	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	78 (1)	Jul 3	ATL		MON	W,3-1	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
39	92 (13)	Jul 21	ATL		PHI	L,1-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	96 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	ATL		NYM	W,8-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	98 (1)	Jul 28	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	100 (1)	Jul 30	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	105 (4)	Aug 4	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	111 (5)	Aug 11	ATL		SDP	W,11-6	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	112	Aug 12	ATL		SDP	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
46	115 (2)	Aug 15	ATL		HOU	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	121 (5)	Aug 22	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-16	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	123 (1)	Aug 24	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
49	125 (1)	Aug 26	ATL	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	126	Aug 27	ATL	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	130 (3)	Sep 1	ATL		STL	L,2-5	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	131	Sep 2	ATL		STL	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	135 (3)	Sep 7	ATL		PIT	L,1-3	GS	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
54	137 (1)	Sep 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	141 (3)	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	157 (15)	Oct 1	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
57	161 (3)	Oct 5	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
							59gm		373.2	67	1	1	69	1