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Name Team Age
Sam Lacey Retired (1987, Age 38) Died (2024, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 20
(1967)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League 0 8 years (131 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C+ B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 1/7/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
C- (30.6 %) D+ (23.6 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1978 2B ARI 15 0 35.33 19 7 11 1 3 0 4.59 .947
3B ARI 66 19 258.0 83 21 54 8 5 -1 2.62 .904
SS ARI 1 1 9.0 4 3 1 0 0 -3 4.00 1.000
1979 1B ARI 6 0 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 10.12 1.000
2B ARI 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
3B ARI 25 13 135.0 37 4 29 4 2 -2 2.20 .892
SS ARI 1 0 1.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1980 3B ARI 99 99 869.66 275 59 202 14 12 -8 2.70 .949
1981 3B ARI 139 139 1227.66 409 98 296 15 22 -10 2.89 .963
1982 3B ARI 73 72 647.0 203 44 154 5 9 -2 2.75 .975
1983 C ARI 13 13 110.0 98 96 0 2 0 0 16 0 0.0% 0 7.85 .980
3B ARI 24 24 212.66 48 13 33 2 0 -5 1.95 .958
1984 C ARI 2 2 18.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 7.50 1.000
3B ARI 37 37 323.66 89 20 65 4 3 +2 2.36 .955
1985 3B ARI 38 34 302.66 113 16 90 7 5 +3 3.15 .938
LF ARI 5 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
RF ARI 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1986 1B ARI 31 30 238.0 227 220 7 0 13 -3 8.58 1.000
3B ARI 34 34 301.33 110 22 83 5 6 -5 3.14 .955
SS ARI 2 2 16.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 .667
Pos Total C 15 15 128.0 113 111 0 2 0 0 19 0 0.0% 0 7.80 .982
1B 37 30 246.0 236 229 7 0 13 -3 8.63 1.000
2B 16 0 37.33 21 8 12 1 3 0 4.82 .952
3B 535 471 4277.63 1367 297 1006 64 64 -28 2.74 .953
SS 4 3 26.66 7 4 2 1 0 -3 2.03 .857
LF 5 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Total 613 519 4721.62 1745 650 1027 68 80 0 19 0 0.0% -34 3.20 .961
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Sam Lacey has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-01The Arizona Vipers have waived Sam Lacey.
1986-08-29The Arizona Vipers have promoted Ed Gilbreth to the major league team. The Arizona Vipers have designated Sam Lacey for assignment.
1986-08-28Sam Lacey of the Arizona Vipers is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1978-04-01The Arizona Vipers have promoted Slayton West to the major league team. The Arizona Vipers have promoted Frank Reniff to the major league team. The Arizona Vipers have promoted Sam Lacey to the major league team. The Arizona Vipers have promoted Chet Whittaker to the major league team. The Arizona Vipers have designated John Malloy for assignment.
1970-04-01The Arizona Vipers have renamed Steve Field to Sam Lacey.