SS Sam Hamilton #25
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
SS SAM HAMILTON #25 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
113 425 123 21 5 8 54 44 29 .289 .357 .419 26 1.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 LAF Loss, 2-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 LAF Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/08/1975 LAF Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1975 ATL Win, 6-5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/06/1975 ATL Loss, 6-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/05/1975 @ BOS Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 @ BOS Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/1975 @ BAL Loss, 1-6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/02/1975 @ BAL Loss, 6-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/01/1975 @ BAL Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/11/1945
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$62,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 52 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$62,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1967, 3rd Pick in Round 7
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 113 425 123 21 5 8 54 58 44 29 .289 .357 .419 .776 .353 .129 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 481 4 2 0 8 2 6 178 34 26 10 72.2 66.0 5.44 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   148 42 6 1 3 13 13 13 14 1 1 2 .284 .348 .399 .746
Versus Right   277 81 15 4 5 41 45 31 15 5 1 2 .292 .362 .430 .792
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 2 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 .240 .321 .400 .721
April   73 21 3 0 1 8 8 5 3 1 1 0 .288 .329 .370 .699
May   103 31 4 2 2 14 18 14 5 0 1 1 .301 .390 .437 .827
June   113 28 4 2 3 16 14 10 9 3 0 2 .248 .312 .398 .711
July   99 37 8 0 2 16 13 9 10 2 0 1 .374 .423 .515 .939
August   37 6 2 1 0 0 5 6 2 0 0 0 .162 .279 .270 .549
Spring Training   51 10 2 0 0 6 3 4 1 3 0 0 .196 .241 .235 .477
Last Year   649 217 35 8 9 83 101 56 29 3 3 4 .334 .389 .455 .844
2 Years Ago   631 200 35 9 8 62 102 49 38 6 7 6 .317 .368 .439 .807
Career   3251 956 158 35 36 343 475 319 198 26 29 26 .294 .359 .397 .757
Home   215 56 7 4 3 31 25 18 16 5 1 2 .260 .317 .372 .689
Road   210 67 14 1 5 23 33 26 13 1 1 2 .319 .397 .467 .864
Grass   403 117 19 5 8 53 55 43 26 6 2 3 .290 .358 .422 .780
Turf   22 6 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 .273 .333 .364 .697
Day   169 42 5 2 1 17 18 18 13 2 1 2 .249 .325 .320 .644
Night   256 81 16 3 7 37 40 26 16 4 1 2 .316 .378 .484 .863
As Starter   420 120 21 5 8 51 58 44 29 5 2 4 .286 .355 .417 .772
As Reliever / Substitution   5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Pinch Hitting   5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Close/Late   93 30 5 0 1 7 10 9 4 1 1 0 .323 .379 .409 .787
Inning 1-3   142 41 9 2 2 21 22 12 12 4 0 1 .289 .340 .423 .762
Inning 4-6   146 42 7 2 3 16 19 17 9 1 1 3 .288 .371 .425 .796
Inning 7-9   130 39 5 1 3 17 17 15 8 1 1 0 .300 .370 .423 .793
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   131 38 12 1 1 9 20 9 6 4 1 0 .290 .326 .420 .746
1 Outs   160 46 5 4 3 29 27 19 12 2 1 1 .287 .363 .425 .788
2 Outs   134 39 4 0 4 16 11 16 11 0 0 3 .291 .379 .410 .790
Scoring Position   120 27 6 2 2 44 20 21 11 6 2 1 .225 .331 .358 .689
Bases Empty   221 70 9 2 5 5 31 17 14 0 0 3 .317 .373 .443 .817
Runner on 1st   84 26 6 1 1 5 7 6 4 0 0 0 .310 .356 .440 .796
Runner on 2nd   50 13 3 1 2 12 6 7 6 0 2 1 .260 .362 .480 .842
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .100 .231 .100 .331
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 6 3 0 0 6 5 8 3 0 0 0 .194 .359 .290 .649
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Bases Loaded   13 4 0 1 0 14 4 2 0 3 0 0 .308 .333 .462 .795
Two Strikes   143 33 5 2 0 8 18 20 29 3 0 1 .231 .323 .294 .617
First Pitch   86 35 5 2 5 20 14 2 0 1 2 1 .407 .422 .686 1.108
Count 0-1   38 10 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 .263 .275 .395 .670
Count 0-2   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 1-0   50 11 2 0 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .220 .216 .320 .536
Count 1-1   46 11 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .255 .304 .560
Count 1-2   44 9 2 0 0 1 5 0 10 0 0 1 .205 .222 .250 .472
Count 2-0   17 6 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 2-1   28 11 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .500 .893
Count 2-2   52 14 2 0 0 6 3 0 9 3 0 0 .269 .255 .308 .562
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 6 0 0 1 4 5 11 0 0 0 0 .353 .607 .529 1.137
Full Count   28 9 1 2 0 1 10 20 5 0 0 0 .321 .604 .500 1.104
Behind in Count   101 20 4 0 1 7 7 0 15 1 0 2 .198 .212 .267 .479
Ahead in Count   112 34 6 1 2 18 21 22 0 1 0 0 .304 .415 .429 .843
Batting Leadoff   21 6 3 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Batting 2nd   11 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Batting 3rd   271 75 10 3 6 35 34 27 14 2 2 4 .277 .349 .402 .751
Batting 4th   10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Batting 5th   107 35 6 1 2 12 16 13 12 2 0 0 .327 .393 .458 .851
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   168 52 4 1 5 12 24 20 9 1 0 3 .310 .391 .435 .825
Medium Leverage   167 43 9 3 2 18 24 15 13 2 2 1 .257 .319 .383 .702
High Leverage   88 28 8 1 1 24 10 9 6 3 0 0 .318 .370 .466 .836
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
1969 Detroit - FABL 23 80 142 29 4 0 0 14 13 19 0 0 13 1 4 .204 .298 .232 .531 53 51 -1.0
1970 Detroit - FABL 24 131 250 71 10 6 4 43 45 27 4 3 18 3 2 .284 .359 .420 .779 111 112 1.3
1971 Detroit - FABL 25 138 543 149 25 4 4 55 69 58 2 5 33 8 3 .274 .344 .357 .701 103 109 1.2
1972 Detroit - FABL 26 155 611 167 28 3 3 32 87 66 6 3 38 14 6 .273 .348 .344 .692 107 107 0.3
1973 New York - FABL 27 157 631 200 35 9 8 62 102 49 6 6 38 9 6 .317 .368 .439 .807 124 126 2.8
1974 New York - FABL 28 158 649 217 35 8 9 83 101 56 4 3 29 27 16 .334 .389 .455 .844 141 146 6.9
1975 New York - FABL 29 113 425 123 21 5 8 54 58 44 4 6 29 26 10 .289 .357 .419 .776 113 123 1.8
Total FABL 932 3251 956 158 35 36 343 475 319 26 26 198 88 47 .294 .359 .397 .757 115 119 13.3
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
1967 Akron - AA 21 79 303 79 9 4 3 31 38 45 3 2 29 5 5 .261 .360 .347 .706 118 124 1.7
1968 Atlanta - AAA 22 97 383 117 18 8 7 50 67 63 4 6 14 11 9 .305 .404 .449 .853 122 125 1.9
Total EA 79 303 79 9 4 3 31 38 45 3 2 29 5 5 .261 .360 .347 .706 118 124
Total UL 97 383 117 18 8 7 50 67 63 4 6 14 11 9 .305 .404 .449 .853 122 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Akron - AA 1B 60 58 506 33 57 541 2 .996 512.2 9.46 +1.7 1.042
1967 Akron - AA SS 24 18 31 61 12 99 7 .929 162.0 5.11 -2.0 .942
1968 Atlanta - AAA 1B 31 31 277 22 43 301 2 .993 263.2 10.21 +1.1 .991
1968 Atlanta - AAA SS 64 60 119 194 48 329 16 .951 532.1 5.29 -9.8 .921
1969 Detroit - MLB 1B 51 6 165 14 17 180 1 .994 157.2 10.22 +1.3 1.075
1969 Detroit - MLB SS 35 22 37 63 8 107 7 .935 208.1 4.32 -4.9 .894
1970 Detroit - MLB 1B 24 1 43 0 5 43 0 1.000 39.0 9.92 +0.1 1.047
1970 Detroit - MLB SS 49 46 72 149 29 226 5 .978 409.1 4.86 -3.3 .949
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 136 135 221 452 88 698 25 .964 1190.2 5.09 -22.7 .919
1972 Detroit - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 149 147 262 468 92 760 30 .961 1305.0 5.03 -33.5 .889
1973 New York - MLB 1B 8 8 69 5 8 74 0 1.000 70.0 9.51 +0.6 1.043
1973 New York - MLB SS 145 142 246 441 102 715 28 .961 1277.2 4.84 -24.7 .913
1974 New York - MLB 1B 16 15 141 11 9 153 1 .993 129.2 10.55 +2.2 1.076
1974 New York - MLB SS 142 139 247 432 92 707 28 .960 1250.1 4.89 -8.9 .943
1975 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB SS 107 106 187 306 69 523 30 .943 932.2 4.76 -17.7 .923
TOTAL 1B 192 119 1205 85 139 1296 6 .995 1175.2 9.88 +7.1 1.039
TOTAL SS 851 815 1422 2566 540 4164 176 .958 7268.1 4.94 -127.4 .919
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of college (George Fox University; Philadelphia, PA) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 7, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick).
09/18/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/08/1968 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
08/20/1968 Goes 0-2 against the Rochester Rooks, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
04/23/1969 Injured (flexor-pronator strain (elbow)),out for 4 weeks.
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/05/1971 Injured (calf strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
05/24/1972 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
06/04/1972 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/17/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
11/04/1972 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the New York Gothams in exchange for 2B Charlie Bell, 1B John Morris, SP John Jones, and SS Johnny Dennis.
07/18/1973 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/10/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1973 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
03/22/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the New York Gothams development complex.
03/27/1974 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
04/22/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/30/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Clippers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/09/1974 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
02/24/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $62,000 with the New York Gothams organization.
06/04/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/14/1975 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 154 10
Year PA Rank
1972 689 6
1973 699 3
1974 715 2
Year AB Rank
1972 611 5
1973 631 2
1974 649 1
Year H Rank
1972 167 10
1973 200 1
1974 217 1
Year TB Rank
1974 295 1
Year 2B Rank
1973 35 2
1974 35 4
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
1974 8 2
Year SB Rank
1974 27 6
Year R Rank
1973 102 6
1974 101 2
Year HP Rank
1972 6 5
1973 6 10
Year SF Rank
1973 6 8
Year EBH Rank
1974 52 4
Year AVG Rank
1973 .317 5
1974 .334 2
Year OBP Rank
1974 .389 6
Year SLG Rank
1974 .455 10
Year RC Rank
1974 114.51 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.65 7
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .385 4
Year OPS Rank
1974 .844 9
Year WAR Rank
1974 7.1 5
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