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Kevin Brown League
6-9-2188
Willie Sample Left Field
Retired (1990, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 2745 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 06-13-1949
HR 270 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(64 games)
RBI 1269
SB 246 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1990
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF A+ (98.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1972 TEX
152
577
63
160
21
3
10
68
37
 103 2 4
10
 4 4
.697
.321
.376
.099
.277
1973 TEX
148
597
114
168
33
7
14
70
67
 109 3 1
24
 7 5
.787
.356
.430
.149
.281
1974 TEX
153
646
120
174
32
6
17
68
60
 121 3 1
19
 11 4
.750
.334
.416
.147
.269
1975 TEX
154
633
92
157
31
3
15
63
65
 134 4 2
15
 6 1
.699
.321
.378
.130
.248
1976 TEX
154
639
104
186
31
8
13
94
69
 103 2 3
19
 3 0
.786
.360
.426
.135
.291
1977 TEX
143
588
99
168
18
4
20
86
65
 95 0 4
18
 3 0
.787
.355
.432
.146
.286
1978 TEX
154
636
133
209
33
6
27
88
59
 106 2 1
19
 3 3
.914
.387
.527
.198
.329
1979 TEX
156
595
106
177
34
11
19
93
49
 83 3 5
13
 3 4
.839
.351
.487
.190
.297
1980 TEX
154
630
111
191
38
3
16
98
90
 84 0 1
24
 5 1
.839
.390
.449
.146
.303
1981 TEX
140
571
102
165
32
5
22
90
67
 90 0 2
12
 5 2
.841
.362
.478
.189
.289
1982 TEX
137
562
113
172
20
6
26
93
69
 81 1 2
21
 5 3
.883
.382
.502
.196
.306
1983 TEX
131
525
92
139
27
10
12
52
69
 75 4 1
9
 3 1
.777
.354
.423
.158
.265
1984 TEX
130
533
88
151
19
4
16
68
61
 78 1 2
20
 6 1
.781
.357
.424
.141
.283
1985 TEX
149
471
63
142
24
5
14
64
43
 67 2 3
6
 3 4
.823
.360
.463
.161
.301
1986 TEX
115
341
40
96
13
4
7
47
53
 62 1 2
6
 4 6
.783
.378
.405
.123
.282
1987 LAA
88
277
32
63
16
1
2
21
33
 45 1 0
3
 2 2
.626
.312
.314
.087
.227
1988 SF
150
223
38
78
10
1
8
40
37
 36 1 2
7
 4 1
.952
.441
.511
.161
.350
1989 CHN
123
402
34
99
16
3
5
35
34
 59 3 1
1
 4 2
.647
.309
.338
.092
.246
1990 NYA-DET
51
182
28
50
8
1
7
31
18
 32 1 2
0
 0 2
.785
.340
.445
.170
.275
Total
2582
9628
1572
2745
456
91
270
1269
1045
 1563 34 39
246
 81 46
.791
.356
.436
.150
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Willie Sample has retired from the Detroit Shock
1990-10-03Trade #1170729 has been completed between the New York Pinstripers and the Detroit Shock. The Detroit Shock receive Mike Martin, Willie Sample, Jack Cabrera, Jeff Kingdon, Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 NYA (Bitsy Pactwa), Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 NYA (Joe Gorman) from the New York Pinstripers in exchange for Tommy Powers, Eli Splittorff.
1990-04-01The New York Pinstripers have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted Kiki Brand to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted Mike Martin to the major league team.
1990-04-01The New York Pinstripers have acquired Willie Sample from the waiver wire.
1989-05-26Willie Sample of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1989-03-29The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Johnny Cromer to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Barney Hausmann to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Tom Clarke to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Davey Widner to the major league team. The Chicago Sweet Jesus have promoted Ruppert Welch to the major league team.
1989-03-29Willie Sample has signed with the Chicago Sweet Jesus for $2.0M per year for 1 year.
1988-04-01The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Larry Guthrie to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Doug Babcock to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Chris Reed to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Bob Alvarez to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Carl Easter to the major league team.
1988-03-31Willie Sample has signed with the San Francisco Rotties for $1.0M per year for 1 year.
1987-03-29The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team.
1987-03-29Willie Sample has signed with the Los Angeles Warriors for $0.88M per year for 1 year.
1986-04-22Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1986-03-29The Texas Grackles have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Kurt McCurry to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Roy Justice to the major league team.
1986-03-29Willie Sample has signed with the Texas Grackles for $0.84M per year for 1 year.
1984-05-23Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1984-05-14Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1983-04-19Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1982-07-09Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1981-04-21Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1978-03-29The Texas Grackles have promoted Carlisle Tannehill to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted John Denny to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Doc Mays to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Dan Aykroyd to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team.
1978-03-29Willie Sample has signed with the Texas Grackles for $11.65M per year for 8 years.
1977-07-06Willie Sample of the Texas Grackles is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1972-03-28The Texas Grackles have promoted Nestor Manuel to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Willie Sample to the major league team.
1967-03-28The Texas Grackles have renamed Tom Ortiz to Willie Sample.