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Name	Team	Age
Ron Samford	Retired (1962, Age 34)	Died (1994, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 38, Pick 597 (1950)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	C	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	5/13/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (13.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1954	BRO	135	514	63	102	17	1	5	26	47	95	24	12	3	.534	.269	.265	.198
1955	BRO	122	453	50	102	15	1	6	33	32	82	16	17	3	.580	.278	.302	.225
1956	BRO	100	390	46	97	18	5	9	41	33	61	17	16	1	.699	.309	.390	.249
1957	BRO	118	462	52	103	22	3	5	34	44	87	26	17	2	.608	.292	.316	.223
1958	BRO	43	105	8	29	2	1	1	13	5	17	8	3	2	.644	.301	.343	.276
1959	BRO	53	145	19	29	7	1	2	13	14	21	5	5	1	.572	.269	.303	.200
1960	BRO	38	84	9	22	2	0	3	12	10	15	3	2	1	.726	.333	.393	.262
1961	BRO	30	51	5	13	2	0	0	7	12	6	5	5	0	.685	.391	.294	.255
Total		639	2204	252	497	85	12	31	179	197	384	104	77	13	.607	.290	.317	.225

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	Ron Samford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-09-07	The Brooklyn Barnstormers have waived Ron Samford.
1961-08-30	The Brooklyn Barnstormers have promoted Johnny Hiland to the major league team. The Brooklyn Barnstormers have designated Ron Samford for assignment.
1954-03-31	The Philadelphia Barnstormers have promoted Joe Garagiola to the major league team. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have promoted Ray Jablonski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have promoted Ron Samford to the major league team. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have designated Ebba St,Claire for assignment. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have designated Hank Thompson for assignment. The Philadelphia Barnstormers have designated Foster Castleman for assignment.
1950-04-05	The New York Barnstormers have renamed Beau Lambeth to Ron Samford.
1950-04-05	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pimps and the New York Barnstormers. The New York Barnstormers receive Beau Lambeth, Walt Torres from the Pittsburgh Pimps in exchange for Andy Podbielan, Mel Queen.