LF Sam Clay #19
Age: 51 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
LF SAM CLAY #19 - AGE: 51 - 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:01/19/1923
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 112 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 155 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1941, 3rd Pick in Round 10
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
1947 Montreal - FABL 24 80 180 54 4 3 0 25 19 20 0 2 22 0 0 .300 .366 .356 .722 102 112 1.2
1948 Montreal - FABL 25 68 73 20 4 1 0 5 8 6 0 0 9 0 0 .274 .329 .356 .685 86 96 0.2
1949 Montreal - FABL 26 59 65 21 5 1 0 8 10 9 0 0 6 0 0 .323 .405 .431 .836 128 141 0.6
1950 Montreal - FABL 27 35 47 11 3 0 0 5 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 .234 .308 .298 .606 71 68 -0.1
Total FABL 242 365 106 16 5 0 43 40 40 0 2 41 0 0 .290 .359 .362 .720 100 109 1.9
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
1941 Dubuque - R 18 37 123 37 2 3 0 12 17 9 0 0 15 3 1 .301 .348 .366 .714 97 98 0.6
1942 Dubuque - R 19 105 436 128 18 16 0 55 82 48 2 3 45 10 7 .294 .364 .408 .772 100 97 2.2
1942 Mobile - A 19 30 101 21 2 2 0 11 10 8 0 0 20 3 0 .208 .266 .267 .533 72 69 0.7
1943 Mobile - A 20 116 402 90 14 4 2 25 44 49 3 3 86 8 14 .224 .311 .294 .604 83 81 1.3
1944 Mobile - A 21 58 217 66 6 9 1 15 28 34 1 1 38 7 6 .304 .399 .429 .828 159 158 2.7
1944 Evansville - A 21 49 205 83 10 12 4 37 36 18 1 0 32 1 5 .405 .455 .629 1.085 179 183 3.1
1944 Nashville - AA 21 19 81 26 1 0 0 10 13 4 0 0 4 2 2 .321 .353 .333 .686 90 92 0.3
1945 Nashville - AA 22 106 406 140 17 13 0 54 65 69 1 2 34 12 10 .345 .439 .451 .890 145 150 4.8
1946 Cienfuegos - DL 23 40 142 37 8 1 3 18 28 36 0 0 14 2 0 .261 .410 .394 .804 128 130 1.3
1946 Nashville - AA 23 57 206 68 8 5 0 20 37 41 3 0 21 5 6 .330 .448 .417 .865 147 150 2.8
1946 Minneapolis - AAA 23 62 208 64 10 7 1 33 30 30 1 0 18 2 2 .308 .397 .438 .835 147 149 2.3
1949 Minneapolis - AAA 26 6 19 8 1 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 .421 .476 .684 1.160 211 226 0.4
1950 Syracuse - AAA 27 23 87 32 4 0 0 6 15 12 0 0 11 0 2 .368 .444 .414 .858 136 140 0.4
Total DIX 182 693 234 26 18 0 84 115 114 4 2 59 19 18 .338 .433 .427 .860 140 144
Total GWL 68 227 72 11 9 1 34 37 32 1 0 20 2 2 .317 .404 .458 .862 153 155
Total HL 49 205 83 10 12 4 37 36 18 1 0 32 1 5 .405 .455 .629 1.085 179 183
Total UL 23 87 32 4 0 0 6 15 12 0 0 11 0 2 .368 .444 .414 .858 136 140
Total SEL 204 720 177 22 15 3 51 82 91 4 4 144 18 20 .246 .332 .331 .663 105 103
Total UMVA 142 559 165 20 19 0 67 99 57 2 3 60 13 8 .295 .361 .399 .760 100 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Dubuque - R CF 21 16 63 0 0 64 1 .984 149.0 3.81 -0.7 .992
1941 Dubuque - R RF 14 13 35 2 1 37 0 1.000 111.1 2.99 +2.3 1.023
1942 Mobile - A CF 26 24 79 2 1 81 0 1.000 216.2 3.36 +3.4 1.031
1942 Dubuque - R CF 97 96 319 14 6 338 5 .985 830.1 3.61 +10.9 1.057
1942 Mobile - A RF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.2 2.89 +0.2 1.050
1942 Dubuque - R RF 13 7 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 69.1 2.34 +1.9 1.130
1943 Mobile - A CF 102 90 300 11 3 312 1 .997 840.0 3.33 +6.8 1.031
1943 Mobile - A RF 9 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 76.1 1.77 +1.8 1.119
1944 Nashville - AA CF 18 17 58 3 0 62 1 .984 150.2 3.64 +1.4 1.056
1944 Evansville - A CF 47 43 157 5 0 164 2 .988 398.1 3.66 +3.3 1.029
1944 Mobile - A CF 58 58 188 7 3 198 3 .985 524.2 3.34 -3.3 .989
1944 Evansville - A RF 4 4 6 0 0 7 1 .857 27.0 2.00 -0.5 .871
1945 Nashville - AA LF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 38.1 2.11 -0.8 .916
1945 Nashville - AA CF 95 94 387 18 4 409 4 .990 830.1 4.39 +5.6 1.023
1945 Nashville - AA RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 -0.1 1.033
1946 Minneapolis - AAA LF 16 10 33 2 0 36 1 .972 100.0 3.15 -1.6 .975
1946 Nashville - AA LF 53 53 134 0 0 138 4 .971 449.1 2.68 +8.2 1.092
1946 Cienfuegos - DL LF 39 38 82 1 0 84 1 .988 338.0 2.21 -2.0 1.043
1946 Minneapolis - AAA CF 18 17 52 1 1 53 0 1.000 149.2 3.19 -1.4 .941
1946 Nashville - AA CF 11 2 17 0 0 18 1 .944 41.0 3.73 -0.1 .981
1946 Minneapolis - AAA RF 26 25 74 3 1 80 3 .963 221.2 3.13 +0.4 1.002
1946 Nashville - AA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.016
1946 Cienfuegos - DL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Montreal - MLB LF 30 17 54 0 0 54 0 1.000 183.0 2.66 +2.7 1.059
1947 Montreal - MLB CF 13 9 40 1 0 43 2 .953 85.0 4.34 -0.5 .976
1947 Montreal - MLB RF 17 12 38 0 0 39 1 .974 110.1 3.10 +1.6 1.071
1948 Montreal - MLB LF 47 9 36 1 1 37 0 1.000 120.0 2.77 -1.3 .976
1948 Montreal - MLB CF 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.1 3.26 +0.3 .995
1948 Montreal - MLB RF 4 4 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 36.0 4.75 +1.1 1.072
1949 Montreal - MLB LF 28 6 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 87.0 2.28 +0.7 1.010
1949 Minneapolis - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Montreal - MLB CF 10 5 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 51.2 3.83 -0.2 .992
1949 Montreal - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.012
1949 Minneapolis - AAA RF 4 4 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 34.0 3.71 -0.4 1.002
1950 Montreal - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Montreal - MLB LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.000
1950 Syracuse - AAA LF 19 17 57 2 1 59 0 1.000 149.2 3.55 -1.4 1.000
1950 Montreal - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Syracuse - AAA CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 31.0 2.61 -1.4 .827
1950 Montreal - MLB RF 16 10 29 1 1 30 0 1.000 89.1 3.02 -0.8 .993
1950 Syracuse - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 245 155 427 7 3 440 6 .986 1476.1 2.65 +4.6 1.037
TOTAL CF 527 475 1697 63 18 1780 20 .989 4317.2 3.67 +24.0 1.022
TOTAL RF 120 91 261 7 3 273 5 .982 814.2 2.96 +7.6 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 3, 147th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Overbrook (Overbrook; Philadelphia, PA).
07/15/1941 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $1,800.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/12/1944 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/20/1944 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1944 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
09/04/1944 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1945 Goes 5-5 against the Knoxville Knights, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
06/25/1945 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/05/1945 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
09/25/1945 Wins the 1945 Championship with the Nashville Chieftains!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1946 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/01/1946 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
11/19/1946 Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/14/1950 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/02/1951 Released by the Montreal organization.
10/10/1952 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year R Rank
1946 28 9
Year BB Rank
1946 36 7
Year IBB Rank
1946 2 4
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