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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1972 LHP 29 35 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .272 .158 .114 .029 .086
1972 RHP 151 542 157 20 3 10 67 34 99 .725 .332 .393 .103 .290
1973 LHP 33 39 13 3 0 1 7 3 7 .868 .381 .487 .154 .333
1973 RHP 143 558 155 30 7 13 63 64 102 .781 .355 .427 .149 .278
1974 LHP 49 113 34 1 2 4 12 10 17 .806 .355 .451 .150 .301
1974 RHP 142 533 140 31 4 13 56 50 104 .738 .329 .409 .146 .263
1975 LHP 63 151 43 10 2 3 16 17 32 .802 .365 .437 .152 .285
1975 RHP 140 482 114 21 1 12 47 48 102 .666 .307 .359 .122 .237
1976 LHP 67 125 48 11 3 4 22 17 15 1.067 .451 .616 .232 .384
1976 RHP 149 514 138 20 5 9 72 52 88 .717 .337 .379 .111 .268
1977 LHP 55 119 38 1 1 3 14 12 17 .799 .379 .420 .101 .319
1977 RHP 134 469 130 17 3 17 72 53 78 .784 .349 .435 .158 .277
1978 LHP 50 82 30 5 0 2 10 11 9 .953 .453 .500 .134 .366
1978 RHP 146 554 179 28 6 25 78 48 97 .907 .376 .531 .208 .323
1979 LHP 53 101 33 11 1 1 14 6 13 .850 .364 .485 .158 .327
1979 RHP 145 494 144 23 10 18 79 43 70 .836 .349 .488 .196 .291
1980 LHP 69 153 45 9 0 1 22 25 18 .766 .393 .373 .078 .294
1980 RHP 143 477 146 29 3 15 76 65 66 .862 .389 .474 .168 .306
1981 LHP 60 138 33 5 0 3 15 18 19 .665 .325 .341 .101 .239
1981 RHP 130 433 132 27 5 19 75 49 71 .897 .375 .522 .217 .305
1982 LHP 60 148 53 7 2 8 25 22 17 1.036 .441 .595 .236 .358
1982 RHP 125 414 119 13 4 18 68 47 64 .829 .360 .469 .181 .287
1983 LHP 66 165 47 12 2 4 23 22 23 .824 .369 .455 .170 .285
1983 RHP 116 360 92 15 8 8 29 47 52 .755 .347 .408 .153 .256
1984 LHP 71 178 51 7 1 4 23 27 25 .781 .377 .404 .118 .287
1984 RHP 111 355 100 12 3 12 45 34 53 .780 .346 .434 .152 .282
1985 LHP 61 94 23 4 0 0 12 9 10 .602 .314 .287 .043 .245
1985 RHP 118 377 119 20 5 14 52 34 57 .879 .372 .507 .191 .316
1986 LHP 75 181 46 8 1 1 19 32 32 .693 .367 .326 .072 .254
1986 RHP 88 160 50 5 3 6 28 21 30 .884 .390 .494 .181 .312
1987 LHP 47 118 26 8 0 1 10 13 17 .611 .298 .314 .093 .220
1987 RHP 67 159 37 8 1 1 11 20 28 .637 .322 .314 .082 .233
1988 LHP 54 67 20 3 1 1 8 11 8 .818 .400 .418 .119 .299
1988 RHP 110 156 58 7 0 7 32 26 28 1.010 .459 .551 .179 .372
1989 LHP 23 21 7 1 0 0 5 3 2 .798 .417 .381 .048 .333
1989 RHP 111 381 92 15 3 5 30 31 57 .639 .303 .336 .094 .241
1990 LHP 26 57 12 0 1 2 11 6 9 .632 .281 .351 .140 .211
1990 RHP 42 125 38 8 0 5 20 12 23 .855 .367 .488 .184 .304
Total LHP 1011 2085 605 107 17 43 269 267 294 .791 .371 .420 .129 .290
Total RHP 2311 7543 2140 349 74 227 1000 778 1269 .791 .352 .440 .156 .284
Total 2582 9628 2745 456 91 270 1269 1045 1563 .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.