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Sam
Langford		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 21, 1899 in Briggs, TX
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1926 27 PHI NL     7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 8 8
1927 28 PHI NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 2 2 2 7 8 8
1928 29 PHI NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 8 7
1929 30 PHI NL     7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1926 27 AAA   131 512 82 154 26 3 9 72 10 9 35 32 .301 .346 .416 .762 69.3  
1927 28 PHI NL 38 31 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 .194 .235 .194 .429 1.1 0.0
1928 29 PHI NL 17 37 5 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 .432 .463 .486 .950 7.9 2.0
1929 30 AAA   86 333 56 109 20 5 7 53 6 4 26 18 .327 .376 .480 .857 55.3  
    AA   41 156 30 52 7 3 7 25 1 4 29 8 .333 .438 .551 .989 34.5  
2 Years Sim 55 68 6 22 2 0 0 8 0 1 5 5 .324 .360 .353 .713 9.1 2.0
2 Years AAA 217 845 138 263 46 8 16 125 16 13 61 50 .311 .361 .441 .803 124.6  
1 Years AA 41 156 30 52 7 3 7 25 1 4 29 8 .333 .441 .551 .992 34.5  
3 Years Minors 258 1001 168 315 53 11 23 150 17 17 90 58 .315 .374 .459 .833 159.1  
162 Game Average 200 17 64 5 0 0 23 0 2 14 14 .324 .360 .353 .713 26.7  
Career Highs 38 37 5 16 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 3 .432 .463 .486 .950 7.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   51 4 17 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 3 .333 .386 .353 .739 6.8
vs LH   17 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294 .278 .353 .631 1.6
Home 26 28 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 .357 .400 .429 .829 4.1
Away 29 40 5 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 3 .300 .333 .300 .633 4.3
RISP   15 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 .400 .421 .400 .821 2.8
Pinch Hitting   9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.2
Close/Late   9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.9
Mar/Apr 9 8 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .500 .455 .625 1.080 2.2
May 11 18 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .389 .722 2.1
June 12 14 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .357 .400 .357 .757 2.0
July 9 15 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 .375 .333 .708 1.6
August 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.9
Sep/Oct 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1927 28 PHI NL CF 7 4 42.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.11   0.2
    SS 19 0 34.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 3.71   0.1
    RF 1 1 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    LF 1 1 7.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 5.14    
1928 29 PHI NL CF 11 10 81.7 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.09   0.2
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 18 14 124.3 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.10   0.4
  SS 21 0 37.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 3.41   0.1
  RF 1 1 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
  LF 2 1 7.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.70    
Career Totals   42 16 177.0 38 12 0 0 1.000 2.54   0.5
Career Highs   28 10 91.7 19 12 0 0 1.000 3.04    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1926
Traded from Boston (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 2/25/1926 (Going to PHI: CF Sam Langford. Going to BOS: P Trade GG Bait)
Injured on 8/20/1926 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/26/1927, off Jim Lyle (PIT)
 
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