Billy Sample

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: April 2, 1955 in Roanoke, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA) and the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA).

High School: Andrew Lewis HS (Salem, VA)

School: James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: September 2, 1978 (Age 23-153d, 14,083rd in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1986 (Age 31-186d)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: William Amos Sample

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.4

2516

684

.272

371

RBI

230

OBP

.329

SLG

.384

OPS

.713

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	TEX	@	DET	W,8-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		CLE	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 12	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13	TEX		DET	W,5-4	GS	14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	7 (1)	Apr 15	TEX		DET	L,6-11	GF	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
7	8	Apr 17	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	9	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	12 (1)	Apr 22	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	13	Apr 23	TEX		TOR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	14	Apr 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	15	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	16	Apr 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	17	Apr 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	LF
16	18	Apr 29	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	19	Apr 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	20	May 1	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-9	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	21	May 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
20	22	May 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	23	May 4 (2)	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	24	May 5	TEX		CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	25	May 6	TEX		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	26	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,6-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
25	27	May 8	TEX		KCR	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	28	May 9	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
27	29	May 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	30	May 12	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	31	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
30	32	May 13 (2)	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
31	33	May 14	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
32	36 (2)	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	GS	19	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	37	May 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
34	40 (2)	May 22	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	41	May 23	TEX		MIN	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	43 (1)	May 25 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	45 (1)	May 27	TEX		SEA	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
38	46	May 28	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
39	48 (1)	May 31	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	50 (1)	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
41	55 (4)	Jun 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
42	56	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	58 (1)	Jun 10	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	59	Jun 12	TEX		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	60	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	61	Jun 14	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	62	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	63	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	64	Jun 17	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	65	Jun 18	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	66	Jun 19	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
52	68 (1)	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
53	69	Jun 22	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
54	70	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	71	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	72	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	73	Jun 26	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	74	Jun 27	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	75	Jun 28	TEX		CAL	W,14-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	76	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	77	Jun 30	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	78	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13	CG	79	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	79	Jul 2	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	LF
64	80	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	81	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	82	Jul 6	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	84 (1)	Jul 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	85	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	86	Jul 10	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	87	Jul 11	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	88	Jul 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	89	Jul 13	TEX	@	KCR	W,9-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
73	90	Jul 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
74	91	Jul 15	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
75	92	Jul 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	93	Jul 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
77	94	Jul 20	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	95	Jul 21	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	GS	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	96	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
80	99 (2)	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	101 (1)	Jul 28	TEX		BOS	L,0-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
82	104 (2)	Jul 31	TEX		DET	W,11-3	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	107 (2)	Aug 4	TEX	@	CLE	L,8-12	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	111 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	112	Aug 8 (1)	TEX	@	DET	W,16-9	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH CF
86	122 (9)	Aug 17	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	124 (1)	Aug 19	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	130 (5)	Aug 26	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	131	Aug 27	TEX		NYY	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	138 (6)	Sep 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	142 (3)	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	GF	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	144 (1)	Sep 10	TEX		SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	145	Sep 11	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	146	Sep 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-3	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
95	147	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,4-7	CG	56	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	148	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
97	149	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	150	Sep 16	TEX		MIN	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
99	153 (2)	Sep 19	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
100	156 (2)	Sep 23	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	157	Sep 25	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
102	160 (2)	Sep 28	TEX		CAL	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	161	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
104	162	Sep 30	TEX		CAL	L,5-11	GS	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF LF
							107gm		728.2	176	7	0	183	2