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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Benj Sampson Starting Pitcher
Retired (1959, Age 31)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 14.05 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 1-24 Status Deceased (1989) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 03-05-1928
K 73 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(40 games)
IP 106.1
WHIP 2.60
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L C- Endurance A    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity B-   Mentor Val F 
Speed C- Bunt C  Control D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1951 CIN-KC
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
1.2
 3 6 6 0 4
2
4.20
32.40
1952 KC-STL
0
 3
5
5
0
0
0
 0
20.0
 33 26 26 1 13
18
2.30
11.70
1953 STL
0
 0
2
1
0
0
0
 0
4.0
 8 4 4 0 1
4
2.25
9.00
1954 STL
0
 13
18
13
0
0
0
 0
46.1
 78 83 78 2 48
27
2.72
15.15
1957 STL
1
 7
9
9
0
0
0
 0
34.1
 55 53 52 0 33
22
2.56
13.63
2050
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
1
 24
35
29
0
0
0
 0
106.1
 177 172 166 3 99
73
2.60
14.05
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Benj Sampson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-04-08The St. Louis Browns have waived Benj Sampson.
1958-04-01The St. Louis Spacklers have designated Benj Sampson for assignment.
1957-08-21The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Benj Sampson to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Todd Schaffer to the minors.
1954-07-12The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Guy Clark to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Benj Sampson to the minors.
1954-04-25The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Benj Sampson to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Sterling Tweeker to the minors.
1953-09-20The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Eric Schulstrom to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Benj Sampson to the minors.
1953-09-17The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Harry Butts to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Darryl Scott to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Benj Sampson to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Rusty Rhodes to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Buck Arroyo to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Peter Rowan to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Herbie Headrush to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Ernie Buskey to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Guy Clark to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Slobber Redman to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Mose Piez to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Dave Keating to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Luis Burnt to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Johnny Cash to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Joe Poloni to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Willie P. Bennet to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Lou Griffeth to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Kelly Looney to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bill Phillips to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Jackie Dressler to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Sterling Tweeker to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Rodney Doobie to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Herman Leon to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Nino Smith to the minors.
1952-10-13The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Johnny Cash to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Benj Sampson to the minors.
1952-09-10The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Benj Sampson to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Mel Sugden to the minors.
1952-06-10The St. Louis Spacklers have acquired Benj Sampson from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Spacklers have waived Brett Dent.
1952-04-04The Kansas City Twins have acquired Jack Mosolf from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Twins have waived Benj Sampson.
1952-03-07The Kansas City Twins have renamed Fresco Lesher to Benj Sampson.
1951-07-29The Kansas City Twins have acquired Fresco Lesher from the waiver wire.
1951-07-25The Cincinnati Red Legs have waived Fresco Lesher.
1951-07-13The Cincinnati Red Legs have acquired Fresco Lesher from the waiver wire.
1951-07-11The Cincinnati Red Legs have waived Fresco Lesher.
1951-06-19The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Ewell Blackwell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Fresco Lesher to the minors.
1951-06-17The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Fresco Lesher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Legs have sent Ewell Blackwell to the minors.