Sam West

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: October 5, 1904 in Longview, TX us

Died: November 23, 1985 in Lubbock, TX

Buried: Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, TX

High School: Rule HS (Rule, TX)

Debut: April 17, 1927 (Age 22-194d, 6,534th in major league history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1942 (Age 37-354d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Samuel Filmore West

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.6

6148

1838

.299

934

RBI

838

OBP

.371

SLG

.425

OPS

.796

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-43 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 117 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	67 (36-23-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 117 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (39-24-12)

Most Driven In
J Early	3
B Myer	2
J Pofahl	2
G Walker	2
C Travis	2
J Bloodworth	1
B Lewis	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Lewis	2
R Ferrell	1
J Early	1
J Pofahl	1
G Case	1
Self	1
J Bloodworth	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	1622	3 (2)	Apr 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.57	0.077	3.29	0.10%	0.39	PH
2	1623	6 (2)	Apr 25	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.23	-0.006	.43	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
3	1624	10 (3)	Apr 29	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	3-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.75	0.068	4.58	0.11%	0.61	PH
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
4	1625	12 (1)	May 1	WSH		DET	L,7-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	2.76	-0.062	7.77	-0.10%	-0.49	PH
5	1626	16 (3)	May 6	WSH		SLB	L,9-11	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.72	-0.048	2.65	-0.04%	-0.37	PH
6	1627	17	May 7	WSH		SLB	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8						PH
7	1628	22 (4)	May 12	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	7	.54	0.025	.70	0.02%	0.39	PH
8	1629	27 (4)	May 20	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	1.10	-0.027	1.71	-0.03%	-0.61	PH
9	1630	28	May 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-9	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	3.41	-0.028	4.64	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
10	1631	33 (4)	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	7	2.01	0.068	3.24	0.07%	0.39	PH
11	1632	34	May 28 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-12	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.556	.200	.756	9	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.39	PH
12	1633	35	May 28 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.500	.167	.667	7	1.27	-0.038	1.68	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
13	1634	36	May 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.455	.143	.597	9	2.91	-0.066	3.39	-0.05%	-0.38	PH
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
14	1635	39 (2)	Jun 1	WSH		DET	L,3-12	7-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.375	.875	9	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.09	PH
15	1636	40	Jun 2	WSH		DET	L,6-8	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.538	.375	.913	9	.47	0.012	.38	0.01%	0.12	PH
16	1637	48 (7)	Jun 9	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.500	.333	.833	9	.33	-0.009	.21	0.00%	-0.11	PH
17	1638	49	Jun 10	WSH		SLB	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.533	.400	.933	9	1.04	0.052	.51	0.02%	1.11	PH
18	1639	50	Jun 11	WSH		SLB	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.500	.364	.864	9	1.68	-0.044	.67	-0.01%	-0.45	PH
19	1640	51	Jun 12	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.500	.357	.857	3	.77	0.013	.24	0.00%	0.22	CF
20	1641	53 (1)	Jun 15 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.458	.294	.752	7						RF
21	1642	54	Jun 15 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.444	.300	.744	7						RF
22	1643	55	Jun 16	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.250	.419	.292	.711	6	1.28	-0.090	.25	-0.01%	-0.70	CF
23	1644	57 (1)	Jun 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.406	.280	.686	9	1.27	-0.032	.14	0.00%	-0.32	PH
24	1645	58	Jun 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.286	.686	7	.35	-0.029	.02	0.00%	-0.21	CF
25	1646	60 (1)	Jun 22	WSH	@	SLB	W,11-10	2-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.417	.345	.761	9	1.56	0.127	.12	0.01%	1.75	PH
26	1647	62 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	7-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.405	.333	.739	9	1.39	-0.037	.15	0.00%	-0.27	PH
27	1648	65 (2)	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.395	.323	.717	1	.61	-0.016	.04	0.00%	-0.19	CF
28	1649	68 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2		1	0	0			0	0	0	.265	.419	.353	.772	2						RF
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
29	1650	69	Jul 1	WSH		NYY	L,4-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.308	.683	2	.38	-0.050	.02	0.00%	-1.39	RF
30	1651	78 (8)	Jul 13 (1)	WSH		DET	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.367	.300	.667	9	4.73	-0.123	.07	0.00%	-0.45	PH
31	1652	79	Jul 13 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.360	.293	.653	9	.49	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
32	1653	82 (2)	Jul 16	WSH		CLE	W,11-8	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.373	.310	.682	9	4.33	0.253	.01	0.00%	1.61	PH
33	1654	84 (1)	Jul 18	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.385	.310	.694	9	1.42	0.054	.02	0.00%	0.27	PH
34	1655	86 (1)	Jul 20	WSH		SLB	L,1-4	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.377	.302	.680	2	.64	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.11	RF
35	1656	87	Jul 21 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.370	.295	.666	9	.24	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
36	1657	88	Jul 21 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.239	.386	.370	.756	5	1.48	0.155	.01	0.00%	2.02	1B
37	1658	89	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.403	.367	.771	5	.71	0.012	.01	0.00%	0.28	1B
38	1659	90	Jul 24	WSH	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.403	.358	.761	5						1B
39	1660	91	Jul 25	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.394	.351	.745	5	1.05	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1B
40	1661	92	Jul 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.387	.344	.731	5	.36	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1B
41	1662	93	Jul 27	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.363	.318	.681	5	.73	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-2.06	1B
42	1663	94	Jul 28 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.229	.357	.343	.700	5	1.19	0.158	.01	0.00%	1.75	1B
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
43	1664	99 (4)	Aug 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.353	.338	.691	9	1.18	-0.028	.01	0.00%	-0.39	PH
44	1665	101 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.337	.320	.657	6	1.08	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.22	1B
45	1666	104 (2)	Aug 9	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.213	.337	.320	.657	5						PH
46	1667	107 (2)	Aug 13	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.344	.329	.673	9	.81	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
47	1668	108	Aug 14	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.362	.375	.737	6						1B
48	1669	109	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.364	.388	.752	6	.51	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.07	1B
49	1670	110	Aug 15 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.370	.395	.765	9	1.32	0.042	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
50	1671	112 (1)	Aug 17	WSH	@	BOS	L,9-12	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.371	.389	.760	6	.88	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.31	1B
51	1672	113	Aug 18	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.358	.372	.730	6	1.30	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-1.19	1B
52	1673	114	Aug 20	WSH		SLB	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.379	.743	9	.26	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
53	1674	117 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.360	.375	.735	9	1.37	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.54	PH
54	1675	120 (2)	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.357	.371	.728	6	3.52	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
55	1676	121	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.354	.367	.721	9	3.52	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
56	1677	123 (1)	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.360	.367	.727	9	.10	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.34	PH
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
57	1678	124	Sep 1 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.357	.364	.720	9	2.92	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
							14-43		117	99	7	25	6	1	1	16	16	0	13	0	2		1	0	0	2	.253	.357	.364	.720		1.10	-0.326	.40	0.01%	0.54

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