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	27-22 / in Starts: 25-19
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 188 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	116 (53-44-19) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 188 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	122 (63-39-19)

Most Driven In
D Kolloway	5
M Hoag	4
L Appling	2
B Kennedy	1
W Moses	1
G Dickey	1
T Wright	1
M Tresh	1

Most Driven In By
T Wright	3
T Turner	2
L Appling	1
J Haynes	1
B Kennedy	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	1705	13 (12)	Apr 28	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.250	2.000	6	1.55	0.356	1.74	0.24%	2.14	CF
2	1706	14	Apr 29	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-10	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.857	1.482	6	1.35	0.181	1.39	0.11%	1.46	CF
3	1707	15	Apr 30	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	6	1.73	-0.100	1.47	-0.05%	-0.49	CF
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	1708	16	May 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.625	.600	1.225	6	.78	0.064	.55	0.03%	0.87	CF
5	1709	17	May 2	CHW	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.600	.571	1.171	6	1.75	0.224	1.36	0.11%	1.43	CF
6	1710	18	May 3 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.560	.526	1.086	6	1.12	-0.071	.75	-0.03%	-0.07	CF
7	1711	19	May 3 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.364	.517	.455	.972	6	1.08	-0.024	.66	-0.01%	-0.18	CF
8	1712	20	May 4	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.485	.423	.908	6	.25	0.000	.14	0.00%	-0.67	CF
9	1713	21	May 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.486	.393	.879	6	.69	-0.018	.31	-0.01%	0.03	CF
10	1714	22	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.463	.375	.838	6	1.38	-0.111	.55	-0.03%	-0.70	CF
11	1715	23	May 9	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.467	.353	.820	6	.81	-0.013	.23	0.00%	-0.09	CF
12	1716	24	May 10 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.297	.469	.351	.821	6						LF
13	1717	25	May 10 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.262	.426	.310	.735	6						LF
14	1718	26	May 13	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.250	.411	.295	.706	6	2.69	-0.137	1.11	-0.03%	-1.00	LF
15	1719	27	May 14	CHW		PHA	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.410	.292	.702	6	.49	0.090	.21	0.02%	0.29	LF
16	1720	28	May 16	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.260	.422	.300	.722	6	1.24	0.024	.64	0.01%	-0.06	LF
17	1721	29	May 17 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2		0	0	0			0	1	0	.269	.441	.308	.749	6						LF
18	1722	30	May 17 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.458	.333	.792	6	1.76	0.274	1.15	0.11%	1.32	LF
19	1723	41 (10)	May 29	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.466	.333	.799	8	2.89	0.023	1.15	0.01%	0.11	PH
20	1724	42	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.459	.327	.787	9	.07	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.17	PH
21	1725	43	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,12-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.467	.339	.806	7	1.72	0.055	.74	0.01%	1.00	PR LF
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
22	1726	45 (1)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.283	.456	.333	.789	7	.73	-0.058	.43	-0.02%	-0.68	CF
23	1727	46	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.446	.317	.763	7	.47	-0.014	.24	0.00%	-0.30	CF
24	1728	47	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.437	.303	.740	7	1.43	-0.115	.35	-0.02%	-0.91	CF
25	1729	48	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.429	.300	.729	7	1.24	-0.068	.23	-0.01%	-0.93	CF
26	1730	49	Jun 7 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.257	.421	.297	.718	7	1.04	0.056	.24	0.01%	0.18	CF
27	1731	54 (4)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.266	.420	.304	.724	7						CF
28	1732	57 (2)	Jun 17	CHW		PHA	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.416	.300	.716	9	2.86	-0.072	.31	-0.01%	-0.42	PH
29	1733	60 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.256	.413	.293	.706	7	1.18	-0.028	.11	0.00%	-0.42	CF
30	1734	62 (1)	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.407	.282	.690	7	.83	-0.054	.08	0.00%	-0.20	CF
31	1735	63	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.239	.396	.273	.669	7						CF
32	1736	66 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.233	.395	.267	.661	7	.87	-0.010	.09	0.00%	-0.34	CF
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
33	1737	72 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,5-8	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.223	.387	.255	.642	2	.85	-0.086	.02	0.00%	-0.94	CF
34	1738	74 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,14-2	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.379	.253	.632	2						CF
35	1739	81 (6)	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.384	.253	.637	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH
36	1740	82	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	6	5	3	3	0	0	0	2	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.397	.269	.666	2						CF
37	1741	83	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-7	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.393	.278	.670	2	.92	0.137	.01	0.00%	1.29	CF
38	1742	85 (1)	Jul 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.393	.277	.670	2	.92	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.99	CF
39	1743	86	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.389	.276	.665	2	.43	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-1.09	CF
40	1744	93 (6)	Jul 26 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.233	.378	.267	.645	3						CF
41	1745	96 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG(11)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.377	.278	.654	3	2.19	0.755	.00	0.00%	1.34	CF
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
42	1746	99 (2)	Aug 4	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.367	.269	.636	3	1.50	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-1.43	CF
43	1747	101 (1)	Aug 6	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.364	.269	.633	3	.42	0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.15	CF
44	1748	102	Aug 9 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,11-1	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.241	.373	.277	.651	3	.51	0.052	.00	0.00%	4.95	CF
45	1749	103	Aug 9 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.365	.270	.634	3	.72	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-1.30	CF
46	1750	106 (2)	Aug 12	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.368	.271	.639	3	.62	-0.040	.00	0.00%	0.05	CF
47	1751	107	Aug 13	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.369	.270	.639	3	.69	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.14	CF
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
48	1752	146 (38)	Sep 24 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.233	.365	.267	.631	5						CF
49	1753	147	Sep 24 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.363	.265	.628	3	.39	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
							27-22		188	151	14	35	5	0	0	25	31	3	18	0	6		3	1	2	0	.232	.363	.265	.628		1.08	0.895	.40	0.43%	3.24

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