Sam West
Samuel Filmore West
Born: October 5, 1904
Longview, TX USA
Deceased: 1985
Lubbock, TX USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1927-1942
Minor League Statistics
Sam West compiled a career batting average of .299 with 75 home runs and 838 RBI in his 1753-game career with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1927 season and last took the field during the 1942 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | 38 | 75 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .239 | .320 | .328 | .648 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | 125 | 405 | 378 | 59 | 114 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | .302 | .338 | .442 | .780 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | 142 | 577 | 510 | 60 | 136 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 41 | .267 | .326 | .347 | .673 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | 120 | 458 | 411 | 75 | 135 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 34 | .328 | .385 | .474 | .860 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Washington Senators | 132 | 559 | 526 | 77 | 175 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 37 | .333 | .369 | .481 | .850 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Washington Senators | 146 | 612 | 554 | 88 | 159 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 57 | .287 | .345 | .412 | .756 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 133 | 582 | 517 | 93 | 155 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 49 | .300 | .373 | .458 | .831 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 122 | 554 | 482 | 90 | 157 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 55 | .326 | .403 | .469 | .871 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 138 | 615 | 527 | 93 | 158 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 46 | .300 | .388 | .442 | .830 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 152 | 637 | 533 | 78 | 148 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 70 | .278 | .386 | .381 | .767 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 122 | 506 | 457 | 68 | 150 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 28 | .328 | .390 | .473 | .862 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 44 | 181 | 165 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .309 | .363 | .400 | .763 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | 92 | 386 | 344 | 51 | 104 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 21 | .302 | .363 | .430 | .794 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | 115 | 471 | 390 | 52 | 110 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 29 | .282 | .387 | .397 | .785 | 155 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Washington Senators | 57 | 117 | 99 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | .253 | .357 | .364 | .720 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Washington Senators | 26 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .270 | .438 | .270 | .708 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 49 | 188 | 151 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 | .232 | .363 | .265 | .628 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1753 | 6972 | 6148 | 934 | 1838 | 347 | 101 | 75 | 838 | 53 | 56 | 696 | 540 | .299 | .371 | .425 | .796 | 2612 | 6 | 5 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 1.722 | |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 210 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .996 | 1.922 | |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 376 | 25 | 9 | 8 | .978 | 2.885 | |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 118 | 0 | 0.0 | 310 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .972 | 2.695 | |
| 1931 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 402 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .990 | 3.268 | |
| 1932 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 143 | 0 | 0.0 | 450 | 15 | 10 | 7 | .979 | 3.252 | |
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .988 | 2.701 | |
| 1934 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 14 | 9 | 3 | .972 | 2.642 | |
| 1935 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 449 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .989 | 3.378 | |
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 442 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .983 | 3.054 | |
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 298 | 17 | 4 | 6 | .987 | 3.000 | |
| 1938 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 2.463 | |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 221 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .983 | 2.647 | |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .972 | 8.176 | |
| 1939 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 2.685 | |
| 1940 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .990 | 8.500 | |
| 1940 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1941 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.375 | |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 2.511 | |
| Totals | 1602 | 0 | 0.0 | 4528 | 164 | 81 | 64 | .983 | 2.929 |
Awards
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1934 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
