1B Sam Mathews #12
Roanoke Railroaders (MIN) SEL
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SAM MATHEWS #12 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 351 104 17 3 12 56 80 54 .296 .429 .464 1 1.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 ARL Win, 7-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/09/1975 @ SAV Win, 10-5 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/08/1975 @ SAV Win, 7-0 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/07/1975 @ SAV Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/05/1975 MIA Win, 7-1 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/04/1975 MIA Win, 16-8 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/03/1975 MIA Win, 8-7 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 @ CHA Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/01/1975 @ CHA Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 @ CHA Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/13/1952
Born in:Troy, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 3rd Pick in Round 6
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 351 104 17 3 12 56 56 80 54 .296 .429 .464 .893 .385 .168 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 436 3 26 0 11 0 2 163 32 1 1 50.0 72.0 7.45 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 23 3 2 0 13 13 21 8 1 0 1 .277 .425 .361 .786
Versus Right   268 81 14 1 12 43 43 59 46 1 0 2 .302 .430 .496 .927
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 9 2 0 0 3 9 9 2 0 0 0 .429 .600 .524 1.124
April   26 9 0 1 0 1 3 11 5 0 0 0 .346 .541 .423 .964
May   94 24 3 0 3 19 13 23 16 1 0 2 .255 .408 .383 .791
June   99 26 4 2 3 15 14 16 16 0 0 0 .263 .365 .434 .800
July   99 32 7 0 5 15 15 20 14 1 0 1 .323 .438 .545 .983
August   33 13 3 0 1 6 11 10 3 0 0 0 .394 .535 .576 1.111
Last Year   156 45 4 0 3 25 17 29 28 2 1 1 .288 .399 .372 .771
2 Years Ago   165 41 5 0 3 18 12 25 36 1 2 2 .248 .352 .333 .686
Career   847 230 31 3 18 115 94 153 147 5 8 6 .272 .385 .379 .764
Home   161 44 4 1 6 29 25 38 28 1 0 2 .273 .416 .422 .838
Road   190 60 13 2 6 27 31 42 26 1 0 1 .316 .440 .500 .940
Grass   351 104 17 3 12 56 56 80 54 2 0 3 .296 .429 .464 .893
Day   95 24 3 2 4 16 19 29 10 1 0 0 .253 .424 .453 .877
Night   256 80 14 1 8 40 37 51 44 1 0 3 .312 .431 .469 .900
As Starter   343 102 17 3 12 56 54 78 51 2 0 3 .297 .430 .469 .899
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Albany - R 18 9 26 9 0 0 1 7 3 10 0 2 3 0 0 .346 .500 .462 .962 163 166 0.2
1970 Norfolk - A 18 50 146 33 5 0 0 12 6 11 0 0 25 2 0 .226 .280 .260 .541 62 52 -0.7
1970 Providence - A 18 11 38 11 3 0 1 7 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .289 .325 .447 .772 121 104 -0.1
1971 Albany - R 19 53 158 44 6 0 1 15 18 21 1 1 36 1 1 .278 .365 .335 .700 88 88 0.3
1971 Norfolk - A 19 10 26 6 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .394 .231 .625 83 105 0.1
1972 Norfolk - A 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 144 173 0.1
1973 Tallahassee - R 21 42 158 56 12 0 5 24 26 35 0 3 24 0 0 .354 .464 .525 .990 154 157 2.0
1973 Greenville - A 21 50 165 41 5 0 3 18 12 25 2 1 36 0 0 .248 .352 .333 .686 92 89 0.6
1973 Utica - A 21 7 26 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 10 0 1 .115 .233 .115 .349 -2 -16 -0.3
1974 St. Cloud - R 22 15 55 14 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 0 9 0 0 .255 .397 .327 .724 83 96 -0.1
1974 Tallahassee - R 22 8 36 12 1 0 2 8 8 6 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .429 .528 .956 151 156 0.0
1974 Total - R 22 23 91 26 5 0 2 12 12 19 0 0 12 0 0 .286 .409 .407 .816 109 119 -0.1
1974 Greenville - A 22 32 113 32 1 0 3 17 13 18 0 1 24 0 0 .283 .379 .372 .750 111 115 0.5
1974 Utica - A 22 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273 -24 7 -0.1
1974 Roanoke - A 22 12 43 13 3 0 0 8 4 11 1 1 4 0 0 .302 .446 .372 .819 129 132 0.4
1975 Roanoke - A 23 100 351 104 17 3 12 56 56 80 3 2 54 1 1 .296 .429 .464 .893 131 126 1.7
Total MAL 20 72 14 3 0 1 10 3 7 2 0 16 0 1 .194 .284 .278 .562 58 48
Total SEL 255 847 230 31 3 18 115 94 153 6 5 147 3 1 .272 .385 .379 .764 109 105
Total GSL 112 378 121 19 0 9 54 55 72 1 6 66 1 1 .320 .425 .442 .866 128 131
Total UMVA 15 55 14 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 0 9 0 0 .255 .397 .327 .724 83 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Providence - A C 2 2 11 4 0 15 0 1.000 17.0 7.94 +0.1 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1970 Norfolk - A C 7 7 53 4 1 57 0 1.000 64.2 7.93 +0.6 2.162 0 4 1 25.0
1970 Norfolk - A 1B 21 21 159 10 21 169 0 1.000 176.2 8.61 -1.5 .949
1970 Albany - R 1B 6 6 41 5 4 47 1 .979 49.0 8.45 -0.8 .922
1970 Providence - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.025
1970 Albany - R LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.6 .791
1970 Providence - A RF 8 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 63.0 1.71 -2.0 .899
1970 Norfolk - A RF 14 10 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 88.0 1.33 -2.3 .840
1971 Norfolk - A C 4 4 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 32.0 5.62 +0.5 2.142 0 0 0 0.0
1971 Albany - R C 23 22 177 15 2 193 1 .995 186.1 9.27 -0.8 .686 5 20 10 50.0
1971 Norfolk - A 1B 5 3 29 2 6 32 1 .969 38.0 7.34 -0.4 .870
1971 Albany - R 1B 21 19 94 11 2 107 2 .981 150.0 6.30 -0.5 .978
1971 Norfolk - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Albany - R RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Norfolk - A C 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1973 Utica - A C 6 6 47 4 0 51 0 1.000 56.1 8.15 +0.0 .000 1 3 2 66.7
1973 Greenville - A C 32 31 284 26 3 312 2 .994 268.2 10.38 +1.4 1.015 3 14 8 57.1
1973 Tallahassee - R C 28 28 262 26 2 288 0 1.000 248.2 10.42 +1.5 1.050 1 16 9 56.2
1973 Utica - A 1B 1 1 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 +0.1 1.049
1973 Greenville - A 1B 4 4 31 2 7 33 0 1.000 35.0 8.49 -0.1 .857
1973 Tallahassee - R 1B 9 9 55 0 3 56 1 .982 76.0 6.51 -0.8 .957
1973 Greenville - A LF 6 6 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 51.0 0.88 -1.1 .748
1973 Tallahassee - R LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.062
1973 Greenville - A RF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 46.1 1.17 -0.1 1.036
1973 Tallahassee - R RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A C 2 2 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 21.1 10.55 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1974 Greenville - A C 20 20 182 10 0 192 0 1.000 171.2 10.07 -0.9 1.064 2 16 4 25.0
1974 Roanoke - A C 3 3 24 3 0 27 0 1.000 26.0 9.35 +0.2 1.064 0 2 1 50.0
1974 Tallahassee - R C 4 4 35 4 0 40 1 .975 40.0 8.78 -0.2 .000 0 6 3 50.0
1974 St. Cloud - R C 1 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1974 Greenville - A 1B 4 3 25 3 6 28 0 1.000 27.0 9.33 +0.2 1.083
1974 Roanoke - A 1B 8 8 57 2 8 59 0 1.000 71.1 7.44 -0.5 .999
1974 St. Cloud - R 1B 13 13 76 10 5 88 2 .977 111.2 6.93 -0.3 1.005
1974 Greenville - A RF 7 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 52.0 2.08 -0.7 .957
1974 Tallahassee - R RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 -1.9 .756
1975 Roanoke - A C 16 16 140 13 0 153 0 1.000 142.0 9.70 +0.5 .880 1 11 6 54.5
1975 Roanoke - A 1B 76 76 532 41 51 577 4 .993 651.0 7.92 -0.9 .978
1975 Roanoke - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Roanoke - A RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL C 149 147 1281 112 9 1397 4 .997 1292.2 9.70 +3.0 1.013 14 99 48 48.5
TOTAL 1B 168 163 1108 86 114 1205 11 .991 1392.2 7.72 -5.5 .970
TOTAL LF 11 10 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 88.0 1.12 -1.6 .825
TOTAL RF 50 36 48 0 0 49 1 .980 313.1 1.38 -7.2 .893
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Watertown; Watertown, CT) by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 6, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick).
05/11/1972 Released by the Baltimore organization.
09/26/1972 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Comets organization.
07/31/1974 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Minneapolis Millers, along with SP Bill Burkhart, SP Luis Serrano, CF Wally Driver, and RP Bill Perkins, in exchange for RF John Edwards.
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
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