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

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

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	WSH		PHA	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	10 (3)	Apr 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	45	9.1	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	11	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	12	May 5	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	13	May 6	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	14	May 7	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	15	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	16	May 9	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	17	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	18	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	19	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
17	20	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	21	May 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	22	May 17	WSH		PHA	L,1-4	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	23	May 18 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	24	May 18 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	25	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	26	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
24	27	May 22 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	28	May 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	29	May 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
27	30	May 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	31	May 25	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	32	May 26	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	33	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	34	May 29	WSH		NYY	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
32	35	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	36	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	38 (1)	Jun 2	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	39	Jun 3	WSH		SLB	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	40	Jun 4	WSH		SLB	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	41	Jun 5	WSH		DET	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	42	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,5-7	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	43	Jun 7	WSH		DET	L,11-17	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	44	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	45	Jun 10	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	47 (1)	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
43	48	Jun 13	WSH		CHW	L,8-11	GS	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
44	49	Jun 14	WSH		CHW	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	50	Jun 15	WSH		CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	51	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	53 (1)	Jun 20	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	54	Jun 21	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
49	55	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	56	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
51	60 (3)	Jun 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	61	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	62	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	63	Jun 30	WSH		PHA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	65 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
56	66	Jul 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	67	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	68	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
59	72 (3)	Jul 9	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	73	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
61	74	Jul 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	75	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	76	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	77	Jul 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	78	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
66	79	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.1	5	0	1	6	0
67	80	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	81	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	82	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	83	Jul 20 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	52	12.0	7	1	0	8	0
71	84	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	85	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	86	Jul 23	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	87	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
75	88	Jul 25	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
76	89	Jul 26	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	90	Jul 27	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	91	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	92	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
80	93	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	94	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	W,13-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
82	95	Aug 2	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	96	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		DET	L,5-10	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	97	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		DET	L,11-13	CG	0	7.0	3	2	0	5	1
85	98	Aug 5	WSH		DET	W,21-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	99	Aug 6 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	100	Aug 6 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	101	Aug 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	102	Aug 8	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
90	103	Aug 10	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
91	104	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	105	Aug 12	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	106	Aug 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	107	Aug 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	108	Aug 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	109	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	110	Aug 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	111	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	112	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	113	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
101	114	Aug 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	115	Aug 22	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	116	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	117	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	118	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	49	10.2	0	0	0	0	0
106	119	Aug 27	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	55	14.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	120	Aug 28	WSH		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	121	Aug 29 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	122	Aug 29 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
110	123	Aug 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	124	Aug 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	125	Sep 1	WSH		PHA	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
113	126	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
114	127	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	128	Sep 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	129	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
117	130	Sep 7	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
118	131	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	132	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	133	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
121	134	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	135	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	136	Sep 14	WSH		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
124	137	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-16	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
125	138	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		DET	T,3-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	139	Sep 16	WSH		DET	W,10-9	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	140	Sep 17	WSH		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	141	Sep 18 (1)	WSH		DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	142	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	143	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
131	144	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	145	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	146	Sep 22	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	147	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
135	148	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
136	149	Sep 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
137	150	Sep 28 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	151	Sep 29	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	152	Oct 5	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							139gm			311	25	9	345	8