SS Sam Ireland #33
Spokane Lumberjacks (PIT) COW
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/21/1963
BNN Index | COW | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SAM IRELAND #33 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 355 94 12 2 7 22 6 44 .265 .291 .369 13 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 1 1 1
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 4 1
Arm: 1 4 1
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1963 @ PEO Loss, 2-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1963 @ PEO Win, 6-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1963 @ STO Win, 7-0 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 0
09/17/1963 @ STO Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1963 @ STO Win, 5-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1963 @ SAL Win, 5-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/12/1963 @ SAL Win, 4-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
09/11/1963 EVE Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1963 EVE Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1963 EVE Win, 3-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/22/1939
Born in:Washington, DC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 134 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 70 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 3rd Pick in Round 11
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 .409 .000 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 4.63 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Last Year   50 13 2 0 1 6 8 3 8 0 0 1 .260 .315 .360 .675
2 Years Ago   263 64 11 4 6 41 32 33 47 1 2 2 .243 .331 .384 .715
Career   527 130 20 6 14 73 69 77 90 3 4 3 .247 .344 .387 .731
Road   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Grass   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Day   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Night   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
As Starter   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
C-O-W LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 355 94 12 2 7 22 45 6 44 .265 .291 .369 .660 .281 .104 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 371 8 0 0 5 9 2 131 21 13 10 56.5 36.0 3.39 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 25 3 0 3 11 11 0 13 1 4 4 .227 .252 .336 .589
Versus Right   245 69 9 2 4 11 34 6 31 1 5 4 .282 .309 .384 .692
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   17 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .294 .588
May   64 21 2 1 2 6 13 0 5 1 1 3 .328 .353 .484 .837
June   72 12 3 0 2 3 8 4 9 0 3 0 .167 .211 .292 .502
July   72 17 3 0 2 7 8 0 11 1 2 3 .236 .263 .361 .624
August   77 25 2 1 0 3 13 1 10 0 2 1 .325 .342 .377 .718
September   53 14 2 0 1 2 3 1 9 0 1 1 .264 .291 .358 .649
Last Year   385 96 13 4 6 29 41 14 57 2 8 1 .249 .276 .351 .627
2 Years Ago   147 38 3 2 7 17 16 4 11 1 0 1 .259 .281 .449 .730
Career   1166 300 39 11 24 89 128 33 151 6 18 10 .257 .282 .371 .654
Home   159 38 4 0 5 11 21 4 17 1 5 4 .239 .274 .358 .632
Road   196 56 8 2 2 11 24 2 27 1 4 4 .286 .305 .378 .683
Grass   355 94 12 2 7 22 45 6 44 2 9 8 .265 .291 .369 .660
Day   98 19 2 1 1 4 9 1 15 0 3 3 .194 .225 .265 .491
Night   257 75 10 1 6 18 36 5 29 2 6 5 .292 .316 .409 .725
As Starter   353 92 12 2 7 22 45 6 44 2 9 8 .261 .287 .365 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 19 20 61 20 3 0 1 5 6 3 0 0 11 0 1 .328 .359 .426 .786 109 111 0.4
1959 Pittsburgh - FABL 20 133 409 102 14 5 8 47 53 39 0 5 72 3 1 .249 .311 .367 .678 82 72 -0.1
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 21 58 173 28 2 3 0 13 13 12 1 2 27 2 3 .162 .218 .208 .426 16 -2 -0.9
Total FABL 211 643 150 19 8 9 65 72 54 1 7 110 5 5 .233 .291 .330 .620 67 56 -0.6
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
1957 Total - 18 42 189 86 9 2 2 45 62 11 4 3 12 22 9 .455 .488 .556 1.043 100 100 2.5
1957 Jackson - C 18 38 131 36 6 2 2 17 25 33 2 3 11 8 1 .275 .420 .397 .817 117 126 1.3
1957 Spokane - B 18 24 86 22 3 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 8 1 3 .256 .281 .326 .606 79 71 -0.0
1958 Jackson - C 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -158 -0.0
1958 Spokane - B 19 51 193 50 8 3 3 17 23 6 0 1 31 5 1 .259 .280 .378 .658 87 84 1.3
1960 Gary - A 21 62 207 50 7 2 7 26 29 41 0 2 35 5 4 .242 .364 .396 .760 102 102 1.1
1960 Birmingham - AA 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 129 146 -0.0
1960 St. Paul - AAA 21 11 40 8 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 0 .200 .256 .200 .456 32 34 0.1
1961 Spokane - B 22 37 147 38 3 2 7 17 16 4 1 1 11 5 3 .259 .281 .449 .730 103 104 1.4
1961 Gary - A 22 82 263 64 11 4 6 41 32 33 2 1 47 4 2 .243 .331 .384 .715 91 78 0.4
1961 St. Paul - AAA 22 11 35 7 1 0 0 2 3 7 1 0 3 0 0 .200 .349 .229 .577 65 68 0.1
1962 Spokane - B 23 114 385 96 13 4 6 29 41 14 1 2 57 4 4 .249 .276 .351 .627 78 67 1.3
1962 Gary - A 23 14 50 13 2 0 1 6 8 3 1 0 8 0 1 .260 .315 .360 .675 79 75 0.2
1963 Spokane - B 24 112 355 94 12 2 7 22 45 6 8 2 44 13 10 .265 .291 .369 .660 80 83 1.7
1963 Gary - A 24 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 126 138 0.1
Total DIX 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 129 146
Total CL 22 75 15 1 0 0 5 6 9 2 0 7 1 0 .200 .302 .213 .516 48 51
Total HL 160 527 130 20 6 14 73 69 77 3 3 90 9 7 .247 .344 .387 .731 95 89
Total COW 338 1166 300 39 11 24 89 128 33 10 6 151 28 21 .257 .282 .371 .654 83 80
Total GSL 39 132 36 6 2 2 17 25 33 2 3 11 8 1 .273 .418 .394 .812 116 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Spokane - B 1B 2 2 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 -0.8 .000
1957 Jackson - C 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.046
1957 Spokane - B SS 20 19 37 46 5 84 1 .988 172.0 4.34 +0.8 1.091
1957 Jackson - C SS 35 34 61 99 16 165 5 .970 301.2 4.77 +0.3 .974
1958 Spokane - B 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.038
1958 Jackson - C 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 20 19 32 59 10 91 0 1.000 162.1 5.05 +0.1 .995
1958 Spokane - B SS 48 46 87 152 22 243 4 .984 406.0 5.30 +6.7 1.099
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 132 121 224 401 76 646 21 .967 1036.2 5.43 -3.8 .991
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 54 49 101 176 34 286 9 .969 433.1 5.75 +7.3 1.042
1960 St. Paul - AAA SS 10 10 14 27 7 41 0 1.000 86.0 4.29 +1.3 1.169
1960 Birmingham - AA SS 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
1960 Gary - A SS 62 62 107 198 55 312 7 .978 516.1 5.32 +4.0 1.048
1961 St. Paul - AAA 3B 8 8 11 18 5 29 0 1.000 69.0 3.78 +0.7 1.028
1961 Gary - A 3B 35 34 21 49 6 75 5 .933 285.0 2.21 -0.4 .964
1961 Spokane - B 3B 1 1 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.016
1961 St. Paul - AAA SS 3 3 6 11 4 17 0 1.000 29.0 5.28 +0.2 1.124
1961 Gary - A SS 46 41 62 123 26 194 9 .954 359.2 4.63 +1.8 1.052
1961 Spokane - B SS 35 35 71 77 11 150 2 .987 300.0 4.44 +4.8 1.138
1962 Gary - A SS 14 14 25 32 8 57 0 1.000 113.0 4.54 +1.9 1.200
1962 Spokane - B SS 110 109 201 309 52 522 12 .977 939.2 4.88 +9.6 1.052
1963 Spokane - B 1B 2 1 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 12.2 9.24 +0.3 1.045
1963 Spokane - B 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Gary - A 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .000
1963 Spokane - B 3B 68 64 39 101 13 143 3 .979 512.1 2.46 +5.4 1.056
1963 Gary - A SS 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 1.037
1963 Spokane - B SS 49 42 85 115 13 206 6 .971 343.1 5.24 +4.6 1.077
TOTAL 1B 8 3 30 1 1 31 0 1.000 35.2 7.82 -0.4 .913
TOTAL 3B 113 108 72 173 25 253 8 .968 880.1 2.50 +5.8 1.025
TOTAL SS 640 606 1116 1826 340 3018 76 .975 5214.0 5.08 +39.6 1.045
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Odenton; Odenton, MD) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 11, Pick 3, 163rd overall pick).
08/02/1958 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/19/1959 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Washington Eagles, with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/24/1959 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/02/1959 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
07/08/1963 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1959 9 6
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