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Kevin Brown League
3-25-2195
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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1972 RF TEX 84 83 747.2 159 152 5 2 0 +4 1.89 .987
LF TEX 64 64 567.0 147 142 3 2 1 +2 2.30 .986
CF TEX 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1973 LF TEX 126 125 1132.1 299 287 9 3 1 +11 2.35 .990
CF TEX 17 17 149.2 38 35 1 2 0 -2 2.16 .947
1974 LF TEX 153 153 1370.1 336 328 4 4 1 +2 2.18 .988
1975 LF TEX 154 154 1374.0 346 331 14 1 3 +3 2.26 .997
1976 LF TEX 154 154 1383.1 310 306 4 0 0 +9 2.02 1.000
1977 LF TEX 143 143 1280.2 293 286 7 0 2 +6 2.06 1.000
1978 LF TEX 154 154 1384.1 321 312 6 3 0 +1 2.07 .991
1979 LF TEX 149 147 1323.1 297 286 7 4 2 +4 1.99 .987
1980 LF TEX 154 154 1399.1 327 318 8 1 1 +13 2.10 .997
1981 LF TEX 140 140 1245.2 290 282 6 2 4 +8 2.08 .993
1982 LF TEX 137 137 1228.2 284 276 5 3 1 +11 2.06 .989
1983 LF TEX 131 131 1167.0 267 261 5 1 0 +9 2.05 .996
1984 LF TEX 130 130 1162.2 264 255 8 1 2 +6 2.04 .996
1985 CF TEX 88 88 797.1 245 239 4 2 0 +1 2.74 .992
RF TEX 11 11 99.0 28 24 2 2 0 +1 2.36 .929
LF TEX 19 9 97.0 21 21 0 0 0 +1 1.95 1.000
1986 RF TEX 64 64 570.0 129 119 5 5 2 +4 1.96 .961
CF TEX 26 26 237.2 56 55 0 1 0 0 2.08 .982
LF TEX 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1987 RF LAA 51 44 406.0 80 77 1 2 0 +2 1.73 .975
CF LAA 15 15 132.0 37 36 1 0 0 0 2.52 1.000
LF LAA 9 6 62.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 1.45 1.000
3B LAA 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.04 1.000
1988 RF SF 19 16 147.1 38 36 1 1 0 -1 2.26 .974
LF SF 17 17 147.0 34 33 1 0 0 0 2.08 1.000
CF SF 6 6 53.0 14 14 0 0 0 -1 2.38 1.000
1989 CF CHN 118 111 990.2 297 291 4 2 0 +3 2.68 .993
RF CHN 3 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
1990 RF NYA-DET 22 22 193.0 42 41 1 0 0 +2 1.96 1.000
CF NYA-DET 17 16 143.1 32 32 0 0 0 0 2.01 1.000
SS NYA-DET 9 9 79.0 35 10 23 2 6 -2 3.76 .943
LF NYA-DET 2 2 17.2 6 6 0 0 0 +1 3.06 1.000
Pos Total LF 1837 1820 16346.1 3852 3740 87 25 18 +87 2.11 .994
CF 288 280 2512.2 722 705 10 7 0 +1 2.56 .990
RF 254 240 2166.0 478 451 15 12 2 +12 1.94 .975
SS 9 9 79.0 35 10 23 2 6 -2 3.76 .943
3B 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.04 1.000
Total 2389 2350 21112.2 5088 4907 135 46 26 +98 2.15 .991
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.