Benj Sampson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: April 27, 1975 in Des Moines, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ankeny HS (Ankeny, IA).

High School: Ankeny HS (Ankeny, IA)

Debut: September 9, 1998 (Age 23-135d, 17,354th in major league history)
vs. ANA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 19, 1999 (Age 24-114d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Benjamin Damon Sampson

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

6.83

88.1

WHIP

1.777

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

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		TOR	L,3-9		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 10	MIN		CLE	L,7-12	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 15	MIN	@	DET	W,8-6	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-7	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	16 (1)	Apr 22	MIN		TEX	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19 (2)	Apr 25	MIN		TEX	L,5-9		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (2)	Apr 28	MIN		BOS	L,4-9		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	25 (2)	May 2	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27 (1)	May 5	MIN		NYY	L,3-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	30 (2)	May 8	MIN		KCR	L,2-6		15	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38 (7)	May 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-15		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	39	May 18	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-10		19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	45 (5)	May 25	MIN		SEA	L,5-15	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (5)	Jun 1	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-5		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 6	MIN		HOU	W,13-6		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (4)	Jun 12	MIN	@	MIL	W,8-6		19	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	63 (2)	Jun 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5		15	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (2)	Jun 19	MIN		TBD	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	70 (3)	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-10		22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	80 (9)	Jul 4	MIN		DET	L,5-15		18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	83 (2)	Jul 8	MIN		CLE	L,2-9		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	86 (2)	Jul 11	MIN		PIT	L,2-10		13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	91 (4)	Jul 19	MIN	@	STL	L,4-8		16	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	98 (6)	Jul 26	MIN		OAK	L,7-14		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (6)	Aug 3	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-9	GS	12	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	107 (1)	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	W,9-8		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	108	Aug 7	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-5		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	110 (1)	Aug 10	MIN		TOR	L,6-10		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	113 (2)	Aug 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-14		19	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	119 (5)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							30gm		71.0	3	4	0	7	0