Player Report for #16 Sam West

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

AB	440
HR	6
RBI	45
AVG	.259
OPS	.718

Name:	Sam West	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$144,500
Birthday:	10-05-1904	Signed Through:	1941 Season
Age:	35	Years of Major League Service:	14 Years, 4 Days
Born in:	Longview (Texas)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	14 Years, 26 Days
Weight:	173 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	14 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	LF	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Pittsburgh

Pirates

MLB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	5	Left Field 10 (Arm: 9)
Stealing Ability:	5	Center Field 10 (Arm: 9)
Baserunning Instincts:	6	Right Field 1 (Arm: 9)
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	6
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-27-1940	PHI	Win, 6-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
09-26-1940	PHI	Loss, 3-7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-25-1940	@ BRO	Loss, 10-11	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
09-23-1940	@ BRO	Win, 8-1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-22-1940	@ BSN	Loss, 7-10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
09-21-1940	@ BSN	Loss, 8-9	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-20-1940	@ BSN	Win, 6-5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
09-18-1940	CHN	Win, 5-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
09-17-1940	CHN	Win, 6-5	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
09-16-1940	CHN	Win, 7-1	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0

Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	138	440	114	23	5	6	45	58	56	33	.259	.343	.375	.718	.643	.116	5.0
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	122	508	2	3	0	14	7	3	165	34	4	5	44.4	56.1	4.27
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		114	22	3	1	2	11	18	8	9	0	1	1	.193	.252	.289	.542
Versus Right		326	92	20	4	4	34	40	48	24	3	4	1	.282	.373	.405	.778
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		14	5	4	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	.357	.500	.643	1.143
Last Week		21	6	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	.286	.304	.333	.638
April		47	16	1	1	1	4	7	5	2	0	2	0	.340	.404	.468	.872
May		83	26	4	1	3	12	15	13	6	0	2	0	.313	.406	.494	.900
June		98	21	5	2	0	7	10	9	9	0	1	1	.214	.287	.306	.593
July		64	11	1	1	1	7	5	9	3	1	2	0	.172	.270	.266	.536
August		84	23	6	0	1	8	14	9	9	0	0	1	.274	.351	.381	.732
September		64	17	6	0	0	7	7	11	4	2	0	0	.266	.364	.359	.723
Spring Training		46	13	1	0	2	9	7	5	2	1	0	0	.283	.346	.435	.781
Last Year		401	122	23	1	7	57	67	36	28	3	9	2	.304	.362	.419	.781
2 Years Ago		218	68	17	3	4	28	29	27	19	3	8	0	.312	.383	.472	.856
Career		6177	1766	361	74	66	758	870	649	548	45	148	11	.286	.353	.400	.753
Home		200	45	9	1	4	13	26	25	18	0	1	1	.225	.314	.340	.654
Road		240	69	14	4	2	32	32	31	15	3	6	1	.287	.367	.404	.771
Grass		440	114	23	5	6	45	58	56	33	3	7	2	.259	.343	.375	.718
Day		142	28	4	2	2	9	19	17	12	1	3	1	.197	.286	.296	.581
Night		298	86	19	3	4	36	39	39	21	2	4	1	.289	.371	.413	.783
Pinch Hitting		8	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375
Close/Late		91	22	2	2	0	9	12	10	9	0	3	0	.242	.317	.308	.625
Inning 1-3		125	32	6	0	3	15	19	24	7	2	1	1	.256	.375	.376	.751
Inning 4-6		167	40	10	1	3	15	18	17	15	0	1	1	.240	.314	.365	.679
Inning 7-9		145	42	7	4	0	15	21	15	11	1	3	0	.290	.354	.393	.747
Extra Innings		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		165	39	9	2	3	11	29	23	6	1	3	2	.236	.335	.370	.705
1 Outs		130	39	7	1	3	26	25	16	11	2	2	0	.300	.372	.438	.810
2 Outs		145	36	7	2	0	8	4	17	16	0	0	0	.248	.327	.324	.651
Scoring Position		119	31	4	2	1	37	17	14	11	3	2	1	.261	.336	.353	.689
Bases Empty		239	62	16	3	4	4	27	33	19	0	0	1	.259	.352	.402	.753
Runner on 1st		82	21	3	0	1	4	14	9	3	0	3	0	.256	.330	.329	.659
Runner on 2nd		36	13	1	2	0	9	7	3	5	0	1	0	.361	.410	.500	.910
Runner on 3rd		14	3	0	0	0	6	1	3	1	1	0	0	.214	.333	.214	.548
Runner on 1st & 2nd		30	6	2	0	1	7	2	1	2	0	1	1	.200	.250	.367	.617
Runner on 1st & 3rd		14	4	1	0	0	3	5	2	2	1	0	0	.286	.353	.357	.710
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		9	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	1	0	0	.111	.357	.111	.468
Bases Loaded		16	4	0	0	0	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544
Two Strikes		154	40	8	1	2	13	20	28	33	2	0	1	.260	.373	.364	.737
First Pitch		77	18	7	1	0	6	4	0	0	1	2	0	.234	.231	.351	.581
Count 0-1		43	17	1	0	1	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	.395	.395	.488	.884
Count 0-2		19	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	.263	.300	.368	.668
Count 1-0		49	10	1	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	.204	.204	.224	.429
Count 1-1		50	9	2	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	.180	.196	.280	.476
Count 1-2		61	13	3	1	1	5	4	0	13	0	0	0	.213	.213	.344	.557
Count 2-0		20	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.300	.550
Count 2-1		30	8	1	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.267	.533	.800
Count 2-2		39	13	2	0	0	4	5	0	7	1	0	0	.333	.325	.385	.710
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		17	7	2	1	1	4	7	10	0	0	0	0	.412	.630	.824	1.453
Full Count		35	9	1	0	1	4	9	28	6	1	0	0	.257	.578	.371	.950
Behind in Count		123	35	6	1	2	13	15	0	20	0	0	1	.285	.290	.398	.689
Ahead in Count		116	30	5	3	2	14	21	28	0	0	3	0	.259	.403	.405	.808

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1927 Washington - MLB	22	38	67	16	4	1	0	6	9	8	0	0	8	1	0	.239	.320	.328	.648	0.0
1928 Washington - MLB	23	125	378	114	30	7	3	40	59	20	1	0	23	5	6	.302	.338	.442	.780	0.0
1929 Washington - MLB	24	142	510	136	16	8	3	75	60	45	0	0	41	9	8	.267	.326	.347	.673	0.0
1930 New York (N) - MLB	25	151	578	177	44	2	7	72	68	74	1	3	66	8	2	.306	.384	.426	.810	30.3
1931 New York (N) - MLB	26	145	574	164	38	3	3	44	92	67	0	4	45	13	6	.286	.358	.378	.736	11.4
1932 New York (N) - MLB	27	143	566	168	38	7	7	73	91	59	0	6	52	10	6	.297	.360	.426	.786	11.8
1933 New York (N) - MLB	28	136	495	129	21	4	4	55	56	49	3	4	43	5	2	.261	.328	.343	.672	6.4
1934 New York (N) - MLB	29	134	487	146	29	3	6	82	71	48	0	3	48	5	3	.300	.361	.409	.769	18.1
1935 New York (N) - MLB	30	117	412	112	25	5	4	58	59	49	0	5	64	4	2	.272	.345	.386	.731	2.9
1936 St. Louis (N) - MLB	31	135	485	128	23	13	8	72	62	59	0	7	32	6	4	.264	.339	.414	.754	5.0
1937 St. Louis (N) - MLB	32	143	566	172	30	12	4	51	89	52	2	4	46	7	6	.304	.362	.420	.783	18.1
1938 St. Louis (N) - MLB	33	101	218	68	17	3	4	28	29	27	0	3	19	1	4	.312	.383	.472	.856	12.4
1939 St. Louis (N) - MLB	34	130	401	122	23	1	7	57	67	36	2	3	28	7	3	.304	.362	.419	.781	9.4
1940 Pittsburgh - MLB	35	138	440	114	23	5	6	45	58	56	2	3	33	4	5	.259	.343	.375	.718	5.0
Total MLB		1778	6177	1766	361	74	66	758	870	649	11	45	548	85	57	.286	.353	.400	.753	130.8

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1934 New York (N) - MLB	29	10	33	10	1	0	0	4	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	.303	.385	.333	.718	0.0
Total MLB		10	33	10	1	0	0	4	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	.303	.385	.333	.718	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1927 Washington - ML	LF	5	0	8	1	0	10	1	.900	40.0	2.02
1927 Washington - ML	CF	8	0	12	1	0	14	1	.929	64.0	1.83
1927 Washington - ML	RF	5	0	8	1	0	10	1	.900	40.0	2.02
1928 Washington - ML	LF	53	0	96	6	0	102	0	1.000	424.0	2.17
1928 Washington - ML	CF	60	0	109	7	0	117	1	.991	480.0	2.17
1928 Washington - ML	RF	6	0	11	1	0	12	0	1.000	48.0	2.25
1929 Washington - ML	LF	4	0	11	1	0	12	0	1.000	32.0	3.38
1929 Washington - ML	CF	136	0	368	24	8	401	9	.978	1088.0	3.24
1930 New York (N) - ML	CF	151	151	424	9	1	434	1	.998	1358.2	2.87
1931 New York (N) - ML	CF	143	143	377	5	1	386	4	.990	1264.1	2.72
1932 New York (N) - ML	CF	142	142	347	14	2	361	0	1.000	1249.1	2.60
1933 New York (N) - ML	CF	133	132	358	9	3	371	4	.989	1159.2	2.85
1934 New York (N) - ML	LF	2	0	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	8.0	7.88
1934 New York (N) - ML	CF	129	129	316	10	2	328	2	.994	1144.0	2.56
1935 New York (N) - ML	CF	117	117	313	3	1	318	2	.994	998.0	2.85
1936 St. Louis (N) - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.2	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1936 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	37	35	62	2	0	66	2	.970	303.2	1.90
1936 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	96	94	246	6	0	252	0	1.000	823.0	2.76
1937 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	142	142	323	5	1	331	3	.991	1222.0	2.42
1937 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	10	0	9	0	0	9	0	1.000	14.2	5.52
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	2B	5	0	6	3	1	11	2	.818	12.1	6.57
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	7.2	0.00
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	32	30	54	4	1	58	0	1.000	271.0	1.93
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	21	16	37	0	0	37	0	1.000	149.1	2.23
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	85	78	203	3	0	208	2	.990	686.2	2.70
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	19	15	59	1	0	60	0	1.000	133.0	4.06
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	RF	9	9	17	0	0	20	3	.850	79.0	1.94
1940 Pittsburgh - ML	LF	21	16	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	141.2	1.33
1940 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	110	106	325	6	1	334	3	.991	914.0	3.26
1940 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall Pick) by the New York (N) Giants.
04-02-1930	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06-09-1930	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07-04-1930	Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11-08-1930	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,320 through arbitration.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
11-05-1931	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,456 through arbitration.
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
08-07-1932	Injured (Jarred Neck), day-to-day for one week.
09-03-1932	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $97,500 with the New York (N) Giants organization.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (8).
07-22-1935	Injured (Strained Achilles Tendon), out for 6-7 weeks.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (8).
01-09-1936	Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $168,720 with the St. Louis (N) Cardinals organization.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (8).
05-10-1937	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-14-1937	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10-26-1937	Wins the 1937 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at LF.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (9).
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (9).
11-01-1939	Released by the St. Louis (N) Cardinals.
11-26-1939	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $289,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (9).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1930	151	6
1932	142	9

Year	PA	Rank
1930	656	9
1931	662	7

Year	H	Rank
1937	172	9

Year	K	Rank
1935	64	9

Year	2B	Rank
1930	44	7
1931	38	4
1937	30	8

Year	3B	Rank
1936	13	2
1937	12	7

Year	R	Rank
1937	89	9

Year	BB	Rank
1930	74	5

Year	IBB	Rank
1937	7	8

Year	AVG	Rank
1937	.304	8

Year	RC/27	Rank
1937	5.87	10