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.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 20	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 22	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	CG	58	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 23	SLB		CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	SLB		DET	L,1-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 26	SLB		DET	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 27	SLB		DET	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 28	SLB		CLE	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 29	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 30	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 4	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 5	SLB	@	NYY	L,10-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 6	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 7	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	19	May 8	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 9	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 11	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 13	SLB	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 15	SLB	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	0	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 18	SLB		NYY	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
26	26	May 20	SLB		BOS	L,2-16	CG	55	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
27	33 (6)	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	34	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	35	Jun 1	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	36	Jun 2	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	37	Jun 5	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	38	Jun 6	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	39	Jun 7	SLB	@	WSH	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	40	Jun 8	SLB	@	WSH	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	41	Jun 9	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	42	Jun 10	SLB	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	43	Jun 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
38	44	Jun 12 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	45	Jun 12 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	46	Jun 14	SLB		BOS	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	47	Jun 15	SLB		BOS	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Washington Nationals
42	56	Jun 17 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,12-10	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	57	Jun 17 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	58	Jun 18	WSH	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	59	Jun 19	WSH	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	60	Jun 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	61	Jun 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-16	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	62	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,12-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	63	Jun 25	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-12	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	64	Jun 26 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	65	Jun 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
52	66	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	67	Jun 30	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	68	Jul 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	69	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
56	70	Jul 3 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	71	Jul 3 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	72	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	73	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	T,4-4	CG	49	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	74	Jul 8	WSH		PHA	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	75	Jul 9	WSH		PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	76	Jul 10 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	77	Jul 10 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	78	Jul 12	WSH		CLE	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	79	Jul 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	80	Jul 14	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	81	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	82	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	83	Jul 17	WSH		CHW	L,1-12	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
70	84	Jul 19	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	85	Jul 20	WSH		DET	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	86	Jul 21	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
73	87	Jul 22	WSH		SLB	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	88	Jul 24 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	89	Jul 24 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
76	90	Jul 26	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	91	Jul 27	WSH	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	92	Jul 28	WSH	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	93	Jul 29	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-12	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	94	Jul 30	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	95	Aug 1	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-8	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	96	Aug 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
83	97	Aug 3	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	98	Aug 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	99	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	100	Aug 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	101	Aug 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	102	Aug 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	103	Aug 10	WSH	@	NYY	L,11-12	CG	53	9.2	3	0	0	3	0
90	104	Aug 11	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	105	Aug 12	WSH		BOS	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	106	Aug 13	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	107	Aug 14	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	108	Aug 16 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,1-16	GS	37	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	109	Aug 16 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,2-6	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	110	Aug 18 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	52	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	111	Aug 18 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	112	Aug 19	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	3	0	0	3	0
99	113	Aug 20	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	114	Aug 21 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	115	Aug 21 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	116	Aug 23	WSH		SLB	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	2	0	1	3	0
103	117	Aug 24	WSH		SLB	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
104	118	Aug 25	WSH		DET	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	119	Aug 26	WSH		DET	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	120	Aug 27	WSH		DET	L,11-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
107	121	Aug 28	WSH		CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	122	Aug 29	WSH		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	123	Aug 30	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	124	Aug 31	WSH		CHW	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	125	Sep 1	WSH		CHW	L,6-11	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	126	Sep 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	127	Sep 3	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	128	Sep 4	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
115	129	Sep 5 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,4-14	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	130	Sep 5 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	131	Sep 6	WSH		BOS	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
118	132	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	133	Sep 8	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	134	Sep 9	WSH		NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	135	Sep 10	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	136	Sep 11	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	137	Sep 13 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	138	Sep 13 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	139	Sep 15	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	152 (12)	Oct 2 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							126gm			266	4	6	276	3