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Bob Horner League
4-29-1975
Sam Munchen Center Field
Retired (1969, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .724 Status Retired (1969) Option Years 0  
H 955 Age 41 (OS 41) Date of Birth 03-10-1934
HR 92 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(36 games)
RBI 472
SB 117
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C+ Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (96.9%) LF A+ (98.5%) Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF (89.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Minors 18 54.00 5 / 6 8 / 8 9 / 9 9 / 9 2 / 3 11 / 11 7 / 8 51 / 54
1952 Majors 18 0.47 6 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1953 Minors 19 54.00 8 / 10 3 / 5 6 / 6 8 / 8 2 / 8 9 / 10 6 / 7 42 / 54
1954 Minors 20 61.00 7 / 8 7 / 9 10 / 13 6 / 8 1 / 5 5 / 9 8 / 9 44 / 61
1954 Pos (LF) 20 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 14
1955 Minors 21 74.00 8 / 12 4 / 6 7 / 7 11 / 14 4 / 10 8 / 15 8 / 10 50 / 74
1955 Pos (LF) 21 29.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 15 / 29
1955 Pos (RF) 21 35.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 35
1956 Minors 22 54.00 3 / 10 3 / 6 2 / 5 9 / 13 2 / 9 1 / 3 5 / 8 25 / 54
1956 Pos (1B) 22 111.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 111
1957 Minors 23 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 4 5 / 15
1957 Majors 23 19.40 126 4 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 3 2 / 3 5 / 19
1957 Pos (3B) 23 8.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 8
1958 Majors 24 39.09 139 55 16 4 / 5 2 / 6 2 / 6 2 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 10 2 / 5 14 / 39
1959 Majors 25 56.32 148 88 14 7 / 13 3 / 6 1 / 10 3 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 3 1 / 7 17 / 56
1960 Majors 26 40.78 113 58 39 2 / 7 2 / 8 1 / 4 2 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 5 8 / 40
1961 Majors 27 59.44 162 91 0 0 / 11 2 / 11 2 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 9 5 / 59
1962 Majors 28 62.28 162 139 0 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 11 2 / 62
1963 Majors 29 54.03 141 91 17 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 9 2 / 54
1964 Majors 30 51.36 162 86 0 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 5 0 / 6 2 / 51
1965 Majors 31 28.05 125 36 13 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 28
1966 Majors 32 38.06 162 41 0 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 38
1967 Majors 33 60.39 156 125 6 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 60
1968 Majors 34 50.71 162 80 0 -3 / 8 -2 / 8 -2 / 4 -4 / 7 -5 / 2 0 / 13 -2 / 8 -18 / 50
1969 Majors 35 19.49 162 3 0 -5 / 0 -2 / 6 -4 / 3 -8 / 1 -6 / 1 0 / 3 -1 / 5 -26 / 19
Total 1926 897 105 37 / 143 30 / 118 38 / 117 39 / 131 1 / 115 44 / 134 40 / 129 288 / 1084
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Sam Munchen has retired from the New York Knights
1967-05-20Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1965-10-13The New York Knights have removed Sam Munchen from the trade block.
1965-06-28Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1963-05-27Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1963-03-25The New York Knights have placed Sam Munchen on the trade block.
1960-08-16Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1960-06-01Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1959-09-27Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1959-06-22Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1958-06-04Sam Munchen of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1958-04-15The New York Knights have acquired Sam Munchen from the waiver wire.
1958-04-08The Cincinnati Sinners have designated Sam Munchen for assignment.
1958-03-26The Cincinnati Sinners have drafted Sam Munchen #40 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1957-05-12Trade #1863914 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Arizona Saguaros. The Arizona Saguaros receive Phil "Mick" Jaeger, Sam Munchen, Art "Show" McFarland from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Ben Tolson, Mario Smith.
1957-04-01The Colorado Mastodons have renamed Sam Munch to Sam Munchen.
1956-07-20Trade #1860764 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Boston Pops. The Boston Pops receive Jim Richards, Jim Wright from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Art "Show" McFarland, Sam Munch, Doug "Action" Jackson, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 BOS (Ernie Wallace).
1955-06-01The Boston Pops have removed Sam Munch from the trade block.
1955-06-01The Boston Pops have placed Sam Munch on the trade block.
1952-05-25The Boston Pops have promoted Randy Jeltz to the major league team. The Boston Pops have sent Sam Munch to the minors.
1952-05-19The Boston Pops have auto-promoted Sam Munch to the major leagues.
1951-08-03Trade #1835988 has been completed between the Boston Pops and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Ray Byrd from the Boston Pops in exchange for Draft Pick 1952 Round 2 PHI (Sam Munch).