Sammy Esposito
Samuel Esposito
Born: December 15, 1931
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: 2018
Newland, NC USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
College: Indiana University-Bloomington
Career: 1952-1963
Minor League Statistics
Sammy Esposito compiled a career batting average of .207 with 8 home runs and 73 RBI in his 560-game career with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 81 | 234 | 184 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 19 | .228 | .371 | .342 | .714 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 223 | 176 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 27 | .205 | .344 | .256 | .600 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 98 | 97 | 81 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | .247 | .358 | .284 | .642 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 69 | 81 | 66 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .167 | .282 | .227 | .509 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 88 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .182 | .273 | .286 | .558 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 63 | 109 | 94 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | .170 | .259 | .255 | .515 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 75 | 100 | 81 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | .235 | .367 | .247 | .614 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 18 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .276 | .240 | .516 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 560 | 970 | 792 | 130 | 164 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 145 | 127 | .207 | .330 | .277 | .606 | 219 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .500 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 61 | 47 | 417.3 | 41 | 109 | 6 | 17 | .962 | 3.235 | 2.459 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 19 | 1 | 48.0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 1.579 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 1.333 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 53 | 37 | 347.0 | 52 | 92 | 6 | 10 | .960 | 3.735 | 2.717 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 22 | 16 | 155.7 | 28 | 73 | 3 | 12 | .971 | 5.839 | 4.591 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 7.000 | 1.750 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 63 | 5 | 172.3 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 2.402 | .730 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 22 | 10 | 117.7 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 7 | .944 | 5.125 | 3.045 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | .500 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 45 | 3 | 127.7 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 3.313 | 1.044 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 14 | 6 | 86.7 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 5.088 | 3.500 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 37 | 13 | 177.0 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 4 | .929 | 2.644 | 1.405 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 11 | 2 | 36.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .818 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 5 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4.395 | 1.400 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 20 | 12 | 117.7 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 3 | .966 | 4.360 | 2.850 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 28 | 5 | 97.0 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 5 | .976 | 3.711 | 1.429 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 11 | 7 | 64.0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.484 | 3.545 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 20 | 17 | 141.0 | 20 | 47 | 2 | 5 | .971 | 4.277 | 3.350 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 41 | 5 | 108.3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .846 | 1.828 | .537 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 7 | 0 | 22.7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 4.765 | 1.714 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 7 | 3 | 33.7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.139 | 1.143 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 3 | 2 | 22.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.333 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | SS | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 4.091 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 509 | 195 | 2370.0 | 317 | 659 | 42 | 82 | .959 | 3.706 | 1.917 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 3B | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .500 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .500 |
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