Roger Samuels
Roger Howard Samuels
Born: January 5, 1961
San Jose, CA US
Deceased: January 17, 2022
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 2 (1980 January Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 10 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: San Jose City College
Santa Clara
Career: 1983-1990
Major League Statistics
Roger Samuels compiled a career record of 38 wins and 39 losses, with 29 saves, and a 3.47 ERA in his 266-game pitching career with the Auburn Astros, Asheville Tourists, Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros, Fresno Giants, Shreveport Captains, Phoenix Firebirds, Buffalo Bisons and Tidewater Tides. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
 Auburn Astros |
 Asheville Tourists |
 Daytona Beach Astros |
 Columbus Astros |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Fresno Giants |
 Phoenix Firebirds |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Tidewater Tides |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.05 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.48 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.36 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88.3 | 82 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 | 67 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.96 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 147.7 | 132 | 73 | 65 | 18 | 82 | 2 | 85 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.10 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.7 | 76 | 49 | 44 | 9 | 46 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.62 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1987 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.84 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42.7 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.62 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48.0 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.20 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.36 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26.7 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.83 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.3 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 38 | 39 | .494 | 3.47 | 266 | 69 | 108 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 692.3 | 619 | 324 | 267 | 57 | 327 | 20 | 536 | 24 | 19 | 54 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .059 | .200 | .059 | .259 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 33 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 217 | 61 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .143 | .263 | .143 | .406 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | P | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 1983 | A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | P | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.800 |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | P | 15 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 2.333 |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | P | 13 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.769 |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 33 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .951 | 1.182 |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 38 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .500 |
| 1987 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .148 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .190 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .368 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .286 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .229 |
| Totals | 266 | 30 | 151 | 15 | 3 | .923 | .680 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Astros | HOU | ||
| 1983 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | HOU | ||
| 1984 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | HOU | ||
| 1984 | A | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Astros | HOU | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1987 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1987 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT |
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