BILLY SAMPLE

| Retired | Played: 1976-1986

High Level: MLB Career Ranks: 240th in xbs
Positions: OF-843, DH-19, 2B-2
Full Name: William Amos Sample
Born: Apr 2, 1955 (58.050) in Roanoke,Virginia

MLB Debut: Sep 2, 1978 (23.153)

Speed
67

Contact
81

Patience
47

Batting
63

Power
49

Ht/Wt: 5-9 / 175 Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School: Andrew Lewis (Salem,VA)
College: James Madison University
Drafted: Texas Rangers: 1976-10-228 (June-Reg)

Tags: College Hall of Famer || First Player Drafted from College || Topps All-Star Rookie

TBC Player ID: 17529
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Year	Team	Lg	Level	Unif	Org	Age	Pos	Rk	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GS	GS%	TB	PA	outs	RC	RC/G	babip
1976	GCL Rangers	GCL	Rk	-	tex	21		-	45	152	35	58	7	9	1	33										.382	.000	.566	566	-	-	86			--	--
1977	Tulsa	Tex	AA	-	tex	22		-	113	408	86	142	26	13	7	72	26	10	57	44	3		1	7		.348	.425	.527	952	-	-	215	476		--	--	.371
1978	Tucson	PCL	AAA	-	tex	23	of	1	131	483	141	170	27	13	18	99	20	5	109	48	7		3	8		.352	.471	.573	1045	-	-	277	610		--	--	.358
1978	Texas	AL	MLB	7	tex	23	dh-of	-	8	15	2	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.467	.600	1067	3	38	9	15	8	4	13.6	.583
1979	Texas	AL	MLB	15	tex	24	of	-	128	325	60	95	21	2	5	35	8	6	37	28	2	1	10	3	6	.292	.365	.415	781	83	65	135	377	255	57	6.0	.305
1980	Texas	AL	MLB	5	tex	25	of	73	99	204	29	53	10	0	4	19	8	5	18	15	6	2	4	2	4	.260	.335	.368	702	53	54	75	234	166	29	4.7	.262
1981	Wichita	Amer	AAA	-	tex	26	of	-	3	14	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		.357	.471	.429	899	-	-	6	17		--	--	.385
1981	Texas	AL	MLB	5	tex	26	of	67	66	230	36	65	16	0	3	25	4	1	17	21	7	1	3	3	3	.283	.346	.391	738	63	95	90	260	175	37	5.7	.297
1982	Texas	AL	MLB	5	tex	27	of	-	97	360	56	94	14	2	10	29	10	2	27	35	3	0	8	0	4	.261	.318	.394	712	88	91	142	398	280	52	5.0	.267
1983	Texas	AL	MLB	5	tex	28	of	43	147	554	80	152	28	3	12	57	44	8	44	46	5	2	4	4	8	.274	.331	.401	732	140	95	222	611	426	89	5.6	.280
1984	Texas	AL	MLB	5	tex	29	of	84	130	489	67	121	20	2	5	33	18	6	29	46	0	1	4	6	9	.247	.286	.327	613	113	87	160	528	393	51	3.5	.261
1985	NY Yankees	AL	MLB	11	nyy	30	of	-	59	139	18	40	5	0	1	15	2	1	9	10	2	0	2	2	2	.288	.336	.345	681	43	73	48	154	106	18	4.7	.300
1986	Atlanta	NL	MLB	5,6	atl	31	of	-	92	200	23	57	11	0	6	14	4	2	14	26	3	1	2	2	0	.285	.338	.430	768	43	47	86	221	149	33	6.0	.300
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MLB Totals (9 years) Career Ranks									826	2516	371	684	127	9	46	230	98	31	195	230	28	8	37	22	36	.272	.329	.384	713	629	76	967	2798	1958	369.4	5.1	.282
Minor League Totals (4 years)									292	1057	264	375	61	35	26	206	46	16	168	93	11	0	4	15	0	.355	.443	.553	995	--	--	584	1255	717	297.2	11.2	.366
AAA Totals (2 years)									134	497	143	175	28	13	18	101	20	6	111	49	8	0	3	8	0	.352	.471	.569	1041	--	--	283	627	339	154.3	12.3	.358
AA Totals (1 year)									113	408	86	142	26	13	7	72	26	10	57	44	3	0	1	7	0	.348	.425	.527	952	--	--	215	476	284	105.4	10	.371
Rookie Totals (1 year)									45	152	35	58	7	9	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.382	.382	.566	947	--	--	86	152	94	37.5	10.8	.377
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FIELDING STATISTICS

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Year	Team	League	Level	Position	G	GS	TC	PO	A	E	DP	Inn	FPct	RF	RF9
1978	Tucson	PCL	AAA	2B	1		1	0	0	1	0		.000	--	--
	Tucson	PCL	AAA	OF	129		250	234	11	5	2		.980	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	2		0	0	0	0	0		--	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	DH	3		0						--	--	--
1979	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	103		180	173	7	0	1		1.000	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	DH	9		0						--	--	--
1980	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	72		110	105	2	3	0		.973	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	DH	4		0						--	--	--
1981	Wichita	Amer	AAA	OF	3		9	9	0	0	0		1.000	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	64		137	132	4	1	1		.993	--	--
1982	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	91		206	196	6	4	0		.981	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	DH	1		0						--	--	--
1983	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	146		341	329	8	4	0		.988	--	--
1984	Texas	AL	MLB	OF	122		292	285	3	4	2		.986	--	--
	Texas	AL	MLB	DH	2		0						--	--	--
1985	NY Yankees	AL	MLB	OF	55		91	89	1	1	0		.989	--	--
1986	Atlanta	NL	MLB	2B	1		0	0	0	0	0		--	--	--
	Atlanta	NL	MLB	OF	56		71	69	1	1	1		.986	--	--
Major League Totals:				2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
				OF	711	0	1428	1378	32	18	5	0	.987	1.98
				DH	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor League Totals:				2B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
				OF	132	0	259	243	11	5	2	0	.981	1.92

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