CF Bonnie 'Sam' Chapin #1
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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CF BONNIE 'SAM' CHAPIN #1 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/20/1937
Born in:Savannah, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 5th Pick in Round 1
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
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 22 13 35 16 5 0 0 3 12 12 0 0 5 0 1 .457 .596 .600 1.196 217 219 0.8
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 23 134 554 191 47 7 22 84 111 70 4 2 55 6 3 .345 .421 .574 .995 162 166 6.4
1962 Cincinnati - FABL 24 142 566 179 33 3 26 95 110 82 2 2 40 5 3 .316 .403 .523 .926 143 150 5.7
1963 Cincinnati - FABL 25 104 415 145 24 4 25 76 86 47 3 3 18 2 6 .349 .417 .607 1.024 176 185 5.6
1964 Cincinnati - FABL 26 138 549 174 33 6 20 79 89 59 1 5 41 10 5 .317 .381 .508 .889 152 155 5.1
1965 Cincinnati - FABL 27 142 542 138 20 1 4 56 74 73 1 1 70 9 6 .255 .344 .317 .661 91 100 0.4
1966 Cincinnati - FABL 28 154 620 177 31 7 17 54 76 57 2 1 98 5 10 .285 .347 .440 .787 126 133 3.3
1967 Cincinnati - FABL 29 157 624 145 21 9 12 48 82 61 6 3 105 3 5 .232 .305 .353 .658 98 105 2.6
1968 Washington - FABL 30 130 423 95 14 4 8 51 43 45 1 6 78 2 1 .225 .297 .333 .630 98 98 1.0
1969 Washington - FABL 31 134 400 103 11 4 9 48 54 50 3 3 50 1 3 .258 .342 .372 .715 103 110 0.4
1970 Washington - FABL 32 81 188 53 9 1 5 40 21 29 3 4 32 0 0 .282 .379 .420 .800 117 121 0.6
1971 Washington - FABL 33 41 59 17 1 0 1 11 12 11 0 0 16 0 1 .288 .400 .356 .756 120 128 0.1
1972 Washington - FABL 34 21 27 7 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 8 0 0 .259 .412 .370 .782 134 149 0.2
Total FABL 1391 5002 1440 249 46 150 648 774 603 26 30 616 43 44 .288 .365 .446 .812 128 134 32.1
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
1954 Burlington - R 16 61 208 60 7 0 8 39 42 60 4 5 33 4 5 .288 .448 .438 .885 136 150 2.4
1954 Charleston - A 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -143 -0.1
1955 Burlington - R 17 24 79 18 3 0 3 14 12 21 1 0 10 0 2 .228 .396 .380 .776 108 120 0.5
1955 Charleston - A 17 50 200 59 13 1 7 26 47 38 2 0 23 2 3 .295 .412 .475 .887 139 148 2.0
1955 Camden - A 17 10 43 8 2 1 1 5 5 5 0 0 6 0 1 .186 .271 .349 .620 72 69 -0.0
1956 Burlington - R 18 8 33 12 4 0 1 7 5 6 0 1 4 2 0 .364 .450 .576 1.026 170 176 0.4
1956 Charleston - A 18 118 448 113 15 7 5 41 63 79 6 6 57 4 2 .252 .367 .350 .718 92 98 1.4
1956 Camden - A 18 9 37 11 3 0 2 5 11 5 3 0 8 0 0 .297 .422 .541 .963 165 174 0.5
1957 Charleston - A 19 61 223 67 11 1 8 22 39 53 4 1 26 5 0 .300 .441 .466 .908 145 147 1.5
1957 Camden - A 19 72 278 62 12 1 5 28 35 47 3 5 33 1 3 .223 .336 .327 .664 88 90 -0.2
1958 Charleston - A 20 45 165 48 14 4 3 39 35 30 1 1 19 1 2 .291 .401 .479 .880 128 128 0.6
1958 Camden - A 20 72 282 64 17 3 2 21 32 41 0 1 45 1 1 .227 .324 .330 .654 101 102 -0.1
1958 Erie - AA 20 18 73 18 4 1 1 7 6 9 1 0 10 1 1 .247 .337 .370 .707 112 116 0.4
1959 Erie - AA 21 99 342 95 28 3 10 45 46 64 5 2 62 2 6 .278 .397 .465 .862 153 153 3.7
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 21 38 154 46 10 0 6 18 19 12 0 0 21 1 1 .299 .349 .481 .830 123 124 1.2
1960 Indianapolis - AAA 22 120 445 134 34 4 26 87 86 80 7 3 63 2 3 .301 .413 .571 .984 165 164 7.4
Total EA 117 415 113 32 4 11 52 52 73 6 2 72 3 7 .272 .387 .448 .835 146 146
Total MAL 163 640 145 34 5 10 59 83 98 6 6 92 2 5 .227 .332 .342 .674 97 99
Total SEL 275 1041 287 53 13 23 128 184 200 13 8 125 12 7 .276 .396 .418 .814 118 122
Total UMVA 93 320 90 14 0 12 60 59 87 5 6 47 6 7 .281 .435 .438 .873 133 145
Total CL 158 599 180 44 4 32 105 105 92 7 3 84 3 4 .301 .398 .548 .946 155 154
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Washington - FABL 32 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 10 -0.7
Total FABL 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 10
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Burlington - R 1B 4 0 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 10.2 10.12 -0.2 .995
1954 Charleston - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .971
1954 Burlington - R LF 57 57 93 0 0 96 3 .969 485.0 1.73 +3.4 .992
1954 Burlington - R CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.1 3.12 -0.3 .805
1954 Burlington - R RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.2 .941
1955 Camden - A LF 9 9 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 79.0 2.16 +0.8 1.090
1955 Charleston - A LF 46 46 76 1 0 80 3 .963 396.0 1.75 +2.4 1.033
1955 Burlington - R LF 19 14 29 2 1 31 0 1.000 127.0 2.20 +1.4 .961
1955 Camden - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 1.007
1955 Charleston - A CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 -1.1 .863
1955 Burlington - R CF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.1 .955
1955 Charleston - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 .949
1955 Burlington - R RF 8 8 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 51.0 0.88 -0.8 .810
1956 Camden - A 1B 1 1 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 11.0 8.18 0.0 .000
1956 Camden - A LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.2 2.02 +0.0 .977
1956 Charleston - A LF 93 93 139 5 1 147 3 .980 834.0 1.55 +3.7 1.043
1956 Burlington - R LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.1 .929
1956 Charleston - A CF 15 15 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 127.0 3.26 -3.3 .897
1956 Burlington - R CF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -1.4 .480
1956 Camden - A RF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 +0.5 .972
1956 Charleston - A RF 7 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 54.0 2.83 +0.9 1.103
1956 Burlington - R RF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.0 1.93 +0.1 .948
1957 Camden - A 1B 4 4 31 2 1 33 0 1.000 36.0 8.25 -0.2 .960
1957 Charleston - A 1B 1 1 10 0 2 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 0.0 .000
1957 Camden - A LF 22 16 33 3 0 38 2 .947 151.2 2.14 -0.7 .981
1957 Charleston - A LF 30 26 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 247.1 1.64 +1.0 1.049
1957 Camden - A CF 44 44 87 0 0 88 1 .989 391.0 2.00 -6.7 .890
1957 Charleston - A CF 31 31 73 0 0 73 0 1.000 260.0 2.53 -10.9 .840
1957 Camden - A RF 8 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 64.0 1.55 -0.4 .970
1958 Erie - AA 1B 2 2 21 0 1 22 1 .955 17.1 10.90 -0.8 .000
1958 Camden - A 1B 1 1 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 -0.0 1.041
1958 Charleston - A 1B 4 4 31 0 5 31 0 1.000 34.0 8.21 +0.1 1.030
1958 Erie - AA LF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.2 .991
1958 Camden - A LF 9 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.1 2.02 +0.1 .993
1958 Charleston - A LF 9 6 14 1 0 16 1 .938 59.0 2.29 +0.6 1.049
1958 Erie - AA CF 15 15 41 3 0 44 0 1.000 137.2 2.88 -0.3 .993
1958 Camden - A CF 62 62 133 9 1 144 2 .986 536.0 2.38 -12.6 .901
1958 Charleston - A CF 32 32 80 1 0 82 1 .988 274.2 2.65 -7.1 .883
1958 Camden - A RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 -0.0 .964
1958 Charleston - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Erie - AA LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.1 0.52 +0.2 .988
1959 Indianapolis - AAA CF 37 36 97 4 0 102 1 .990 324.2 2.80 +1.0 .933
1959 Erie - AA CF 91 89 225 10 2 240 5 .979 790.1 2.68 -2.5 .960
1959 Indianapolis - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Erie - AA RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.5 1.472
1960 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 5 5 46 4 3 50 0 1.000 41.0 10.98 +0.1 1.036
1960 Indianapolis - AAA SS 2 2 4 6 2 14 4 .714 19.2 4.58 -1.3 .444
1960 Cincinnati - MLB LF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.0 2.19 +0.8 1.054
1960 Indianapolis - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Cincinnati - MLB CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.039
1960 Indianapolis - AAA CF 114 114 310 13 3 327 4 .988 1016.2 2.86 +15.4 1.013
1961 Cincinnati - MLB LF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 +0.4 1.090
1961 Cincinnati - MLB CF 131 131 311 18 2 339 10 .971 1175.2 2.52 -11.9 .947
1962 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 1 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 0.0 .000
1962 Cincinnati - MLB LF 142 142 224 8 1 238 6 .975 1242.2 1.68 +3.9 1.030
1962 Cincinnati - MLB CF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.4 1.014
1963 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.024
1963 Cincinnati - MLB LF 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 31.0 0.58 +0.2 .971
1963 Cincinnati - MLB CF 93 93 217 9 0 232 6 .974 813.0 2.50 -5.4 .965
1963 Cincinnati - MLB RF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 53.0 1.70 -0.5 .997
1964 Cincinnati - MLB CF 134 133 300 11 1 316 5 .984 1194.2 2.34 -14.4 .929
1964 Cincinnati - MLB RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 43.0 1.47 +0.3 1.006
1965 Cincinnati - MLB CF 141 141 356 13 0 383 14 .963 1246.0 2.67 -17.9 .936
1966 Cincinnati - MLB LF 82 82 147 1 0 150 2 .987 732.1 1.82 +1.1 1.032
1966 Cincinnati - MLB CF 73 70 191 8 0 205 6 .971 617.1 2.90 -12.6 .914
1967 Cincinnati - MLB LF 153 153 280 3 0 284 1 .996 1349.1 1.89 +4.4 1.013
1967 Cincinnati - MLB CF 6 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 43.0 2.72 -0.6 .989
1968 Washington - MLB 1B 20 20 199 4 21 207 4 .981 175.0 10.44 -1.7 .952
1968 Washington - MLB LF 98 98 150 3 0 155 2 .987 854.0 1.61 +3.2 1.009
1968 Washington - MLB CF 11 9 21 1 0 25 3 .880 79.0 2.51 -2.4 .912
1969 Washington - MLB 1B 95 95 787 60 76 856 9 .989 801.0 9.52 -4.5 .949
1969 Washington - MLB LF 19 11 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 110.2 1.22 -3.7 .696
1969 Washington - MLB CF 4 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.2 2.78 -0.4 .918
1969 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Washington - MLB 1B 47 46 386 23 50 414 5 .988 382.1 9.63 -3.4 .918
1970 Washington - MLB LF 13 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 32.0 0.84 -0.3 .746
1970 Washington - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Washington - MLB RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1971 Washington - MLB 1B 10 7 63 5 8 71 3 .958 66.2 9.18 -1.5 .788
1971 Washington - MLB LF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.1 1.11 +0.1 1.008
1971 Washington - MLB CF 6 2 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 21.2 2.49 -1.1 .845
1971 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Washington - MLB 1B 2 2 17 2 2 20 1 .950 18.0 9.50 -0.1 1.047
1972 Washington - MLB LF 14 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 32.1 1.67 -0.8 .858
1972 Washington - MLB CF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.1 1.004
1972 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 198 188 1625 102 171 1750 23 .987 1616.0 9.62 -12.1 .939
TOTAL SS 2 2 4 6 2 14 4 .714 19.2 4.58 -1.3 .444
TOTAL LF 847 775 1320 29 3 1372 23 .983 6979.1 1.74 +22.3 1.014
TOTAL CF 1060 1038 2547 101 9 2706 58 .979 9193.1 2.59 -95.7 .939
TOTAL RF 53 45 79 0 0 80 1 .988 399.0 1.78 +0.5 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Waycross; Waycross, GA) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
08/13/1954 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
10/08/1954 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
04/11/1955 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1955 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1955 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/18/1955 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/21/1955 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
10/08/1955 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
04/17/1956 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
03/13/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
04/15/1957 Named the #5 prospect in the FABL
04/23/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
05/18/1957 Goes 0-3 against the Chattanooga Dynamos, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
04/14/1958 Named the #2 prospect in the FABL
05/12/1958 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1958 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
12/11/1958 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons.
04/09/1959 Named the #3 prospect in the FABL
05/11/1959 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/04/1959 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/03/1959 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
07/20/1959 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1959 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1959 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
10/07/1959 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
04/12/1960 Named the #5 prospect in the FABL
06/17/1960 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1960 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
07/18/1960 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1960 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
09/14/1960 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 6 weeks.
04/18/1961 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
05/29/1961 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
06/16/1961 Goes 0-4 against the Los Angeles Stars, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
08/10/1961 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/11/1961 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/01/1961 Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award.
10/29/1961 Finished 2nd in 1961 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 4; Eye: 4.
06/15/1963 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1963 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/29/1963 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1963 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 5 months.
08/01/1963 Goes 0-2 against the Toronto Wolves, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 4; Eye: 3.
05/11/1964 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/11/1964 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
07/30/1965 Injured (bruised lung),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/12/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/09/1966 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/22/1966 Wins the 1966 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at LF.
10/21/1967 Wins the 1967 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at LF.
01/02/1968 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Washington Eagles in exchange for CF Hank Butler.
10/22/1968 Wins the 1968 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at LF.
03/21/1969 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/18/1972 Released by the Washington Eagles.
06/08/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/18/1973 Released by the Washington Eagles.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 142 7
1966 152 7
1967 157 3
Year PA Rank
1966 682 5
1967 696 3
Year AB Rank
1966 620 5
1967 624 3
Year H Rank
1961 191 7
1962 179 8
1966 177 6
Year K Rank
1967 105 10
Year TB Rank
1961 318 6
1964 279 9
1966 273 9
Year 2B Rank
1961 47 3
1964 33 4
1966 31 10
Year 3B Rank
1967 9 5
Year HR Rank
1962 26 10
Year R Rank
1961 111 10
1964 89 10
1967 82 7
Year BB Rank
1962 82 10
1965 73 6
1967 61 10
Year SF Rank
1968 6 10
Year EBH Rank
1961 76 2
1964 59 7
Year AVG Rank
1961 .345 1
1964 .317 5
Year OBP Rank
1961 .421 5
1962 .403 9
1964 .381 5
Year SLG Rank
1961 .574 2
1964 .508 6
Year RC Rank
1961 133.65 2
1962 118.74 9
1964 104.54 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1961 9.42 2
1962 7.82 7
1964 7.04 7
Year ISO Rank
1961 .229 6
1964 .191 9
Year wOBA Rank
1961 .432 1
1962 .404 7
1964 .388 5
Year OPS Rank
1961 .995 2
1962 .926 7
1964 .889 5
Year WAR Rank
1961 6.3 5
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