1B Sam Chess #12
Buffalo Nickels (TOR) UL
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
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1B SAM CHESS #12 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 62 21 2 2 2 8 8 9 .339 .431 .532 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/10/1974 @ SYR Loss, 5-8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/08/1974 @ RIC Loss, 4-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1974 @ RIC Win, 10-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1974 @ RIC Win, 5-2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/05/1974 ROC Loss, 3-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1974 ROC Win, 12-0 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 0
09/02/1974 @ PBG Win, 7-2 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/31/1974 @ PBG Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1974 LOU Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/27/1974 LOU Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/05/1951
Born in:Denver, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 23rd Pick in Round 20
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 32 79 21 4 1 1 10 10 17 11 .266 .400 .380 .780 .374 .114 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 101 2 0 0 5 1 2 30 6 2 2 50.0 12.3 4.87 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 8 2 0 0 3 5 5 3 0 1 1 .421 .560 .526 1.086
Versus Right   60 13 2 1 1 7 5 12 8 2 0 1 .217 .347 .333 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
June   66 18 3 1 1 8 8 14 8 2 0 2 .273 .405 .394 .799
July   6 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Last Year   79 21 4 1 1 10 10 17 11 2 1 2 .266 .400 .380 .780
2 Years Ago   108 31 5 2 2 15 18 12 22 1 0 1 .287 .361 .426 .787
Career   289 79 14 4 4 31 43 43 49 4 1 6 .273 .374 .391 .765
Home   44 14 3 1 0 5 5 10 3 1 0 0 .318 .436 .432 .868
Road   35 7 1 0 1 5 5 7 8 1 1 2 .200 .356 .314 .670
Grass   79 21 4 1 1 10 10 17 11 2 1 2 .266 .400 .380 .780
Day   18 6 0 1 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .455 .611 1.066
Night   61 15 4 0 0 6 8 13 7 2 1 2 .246 .385 .311 .696
As Starter   72 18 3 1 1 9 8 17 9 2 1 2 .250 .398 .361 .759
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 14 .377 .476 .551 1.026 .489 .174 198
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 82 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 9 0 1 0.0 18.7 11.20 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 5 2 0 1 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .385 .500 .769 1.269
Versus Right   56 21 5 1 0 3 10 9 10 0 0 1 .375 .470 .500 .970
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 14 0 0 1 .377 .476 .551 1.026
Last Year   69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 14 0 0 1 .377 .476 .551 1.026
Career   217 70 12 3 1 20 30 36 38 0 1 3 .323 .426 .419 .845
Home   44 16 7 1 0 4 7 6 8 0 0 1 .364 .451 .568 1.019
Road   25 10 0 0 1 3 5 6 6 0 0 0 .400 .516 .520 1.036
Grass   69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 14 0 0 1 .377 .476 .551 1.026
Day   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Night   60 24 7 1 1 7 11 11 13 0 0 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
As Starter   69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 14 0 0 1 .377 .476 .551 1.026
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 62 21 2 2 2 8 12 8 9 .339 .431 .532 .963 .419 .194 158
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 75 2 1 0 3 3 0 33 6 0 1 0.0 13.3 7.47 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 6 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 .353 .450 .529 .979
Versus Right   45 15 2 2 1 6 8 5 8 0 3 2 .333 .423 .533 .956
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   28 10 1 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 1 .357 .400 .464 .864
August   11 4 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 .364 .500 .636 1.136
September   23 7 1 1 1 5 7 5 2 0 1 0 .304 .429 .565 .994
Last Year   62 21 2 2 2 8 12 8 9 0 3 2 .339 .431 .532 .963
2 Years Ago   191 45 4 4 4 23 30 22 31 1 1 3 .236 .323 .361 .684
Career   253 66 6 6 6 31 42 30 40 1 4 5 .261 .349 .403 .753
Home   33 14 1 0 2 6 6 2 5 0 1 2 .424 .486 .636 1.123
Road   29 7 1 2 0 2 6 6 4 0 2 0 .241 .371 .414 .785
Grass   62 21 2 2 2 8 12 8 9 0 3 2 .339 .431 .532 .963
Day   13 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 .154 .267 .385 .651
Night   49 19 2 2 1 7 10 6 7 0 2 2 .388 .474 .571 1.045
As Starter   56 19 2 2 1 7 11 6 9 0 2 2 .339 .422 .500 .922
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 13 54 20 7 0 1 18 8 11 9 .370 .477 .556 1.032 .495 .185 194
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 8 0 2 0.0 14.7 11.00 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 5 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .583 1.000 1.583
Versus Right   44 15 5 0 0 12 6 9 8 0 0 0 .341 .453 .455 .907
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   30 9 4 0 1 11 4 5 7 0 0 0 .300 .400 .533 .933
May   24 11 3 0 0 7 4 6 2 0 0 0 .458 .567 .583 1.150
Last Year   54 20 7 0 1 18 8 11 9 0 0 0 .370 .477 .556 1.032
Career   236 74 16 2 4 48 28 38 40 1 5 2 .314 .412 .449 .861
Home   19 5 2 0 1 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 .263 .417 .526 .943
Road   35 15 5 0 0 13 3 6 4 0 0 0 .429 .512 .571 1.084
Grass   54 20 7 0 1 18 8 11 9 0 0 0 .370 .477 .556 1.032
Day   17 6 2 0 1 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .353 .450 .647 1.097
Night   37 14 5 0 0 13 5 8 4 0 0 0 .378 .489 .514 1.002
As Starter   54 20 7 0 1 18 8 11 9 0 0 0 .370 .477 .556 1.032
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Tuscaloosa - R 18 22 15 7 2 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 .467 .529 1.000 1.529 291 286 0.5
1969 Vancouver - A 18 5 6 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 234 227 0.1
1970 Tuscaloosa - R 19 16 10 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 0 1 .400 .600 .400 1.000 167 149 -0.0
1970 Vancouver - A 19 14 32 8 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 9 1 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 92 86 0.0
1971 Tuscaloosa - R 20 23 45 18 1 2 1 8 8 7 0 0 8 2 0 .400 .481 .578 1.059 178 187 0.6
1971 Vancouver - A 20 59 115 37 7 2 1 21 14 21 1 1 16 1 6 .322 .428 .443 .871 134 134 0.4
1971 Davenport - A 20 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321 -8 -8 -0.2
1972 Vancouver - A 21 7 29 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 .241 .290 .276 .566 53 52 -0.2
1972 Davenport - A 21 40 133 42 5 2 0 13 16 24 1 0 23 0 2 .316 .424 .383 .808 133 141 0.6
1972 Chattanooga - AA 21 49 102 27 5 1 1 6 15 14 3 1 16 0 2 .265 .367 .363 .729 121 121 0.1
1973 Chattanooga - AA 22 29 108 31 5 2 2 15 18 12 1 1 22 0 0 .287 .361 .426 .787 118 124 0.2
1973 Buffalo - AAA 22 76 191 45 4 4 4 23 30 22 3 1 31 2 0 .236 .323 .361 .684 92 84 0.1
1974 Vancouver - A 23 13 54 20 7 0 1 18 8 11 0 0 9 0 2 .370 .477 .556 1.032 172 194 0.7
1974 Davenport - A 23 17 69 26 7 1 1 7 12 12 1 0 14 0 1 .377 .476 .551 1.026 177 198 1.2
1974 Chattanooga - AA 23 32 79 21 4 1 1 10 10 17 2 2 11 2 2 .266 .400 .380 .780 102 123 0.6
1974 Buffalo - AAA 23 25 62 21 2 2 2 8 12 8 2 0 9 0 1 .339 .431 .532 .963 161 158 0.6
Total DIX 110 289 79 14 4 4 31 43 43 6 4 49 2 4 .273 .374 .391 .765 114 123
Total HL 61 217 70 12 3 1 20 30 36 3 0 38 0 3 .323 .426 .419 .845 139 150
Total UL 101 253 66 6 6 6 31 42 30 5 1 40 2 1 .261 .349 .403 .753 110 103
Total COW 98 236 74 16 2 4 48 28 38 2 1 40 2 9 .314 .412 .449 .861 131 135
Total GSL 61 70 29 3 2 3 13 15 13 1 0 13 2 1 .414 .512 .643 1.155 199 199
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Vancouver - A 2B 1 1 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 +0.2 1.115
1969 Tuscaloosa - R 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.1 1.131
1969 Tuscaloosa - R 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Vancouver - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Tuscaloosa - R SS 12 0 3 12 2 16 1 .938 27.1 4.94 +0.7 1.062
1970 Vancouver - A 2B 2 1 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.7 1.075
1970 Tuscaloosa - R 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Vancouver - A SS 6 6 10 10 0 23 3 .870 52.0 3.46 -1.4 .849
1970 Tuscaloosa - R SS 6 0 3 5 1 9 1 .889 17.1 4.15 -1.1 .805
1971 Vancouver - A 2B 15 10 22 20 9 45 3 .933 97.0 3.90 -1.2 .894
1971 Tuscaloosa - R 2B 5 0 7 5 1 13 1 .923 20.2 5.23 -0.1 .849
1971 Vancouver - A 3B 4 4 1 5 0 7 1 .857 34.0 1.59 -1.7 .715
1971 Tuscaloosa - R 3B 4 4 5 6 0 12 1 .917 36.0 2.75 -0.6 .880
1971 Davenport - A SS 4 4 8 8 5 17 1 .941 35.0 4.11 -0.7 .926
1971 Vancouver - A SS 14 10 22 34 8 58 2 .966 103.2 4.86 -1.1 .947
1971 Tuscaloosa - R SS 3 3 2 4 1 7 1 .857 14.1 3.77 -0.9 .765
1972 Chattanooga - AA 2B 13 12 31 28 5 62 3 .952 94.0 5.65 -3.8 .827
1972 Davenport - A 2B 13 11 20 22 6 43 1 .977 98.1 3.84 -2.1 .883
1972 Vancouver - A 2B 6 6 12 15 4 27 0 1.000 52.0 4.67 -1.0 .979
1972 Chattanooga - AA 3B 17 10 7 14 1 23 2 .913 96.2 1.96 -1.1 .952
1972 Davenport - A 3B 21 19 23 35 2 63 5 .921 167.2 3.11 -3.7 .898
1972 Chattanooga - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Davenport - A SS 2 1 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 11.0 7.36 -0.1 1.064
1972 Vancouver - A SS 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1973 Buffalo - AAA 2B 34 25 57 65 18 127 5 .961 238.0 4.61 -4.3 .911
1973 Chattanooga - AA 2B 10 10 23 25 8 51 3 .941 77.0 5.61 -3.2 .804
1973 Buffalo - AAA 3B 15 11 9 22 2 34 3 .912 102.0 2.74 -0.7 .947
1973 Chattanooga - AA 3B 8 7 3 10 1 15 2 .867 54.0 2.17 -1.6 .785
1973 Buffalo - AAA SS 9 6 11 29 4 41 1 .976 59.1 6.07 +0.9 1.044
1973 Chattanooga - AA SS 13 12 17 33 9 54 4 .926 99.0 4.55 -1.4 .949
1974 Buffalo - AAA 1B 14 12 114 10 12 124 0 1.000 100.2 11.09 +1.3 1.107
1974 Chattanooga - AA 1B 17 17 126 12 18 139 1 .993 132.1 9.39 +0.3 .985
1974 Davenport - A 1B 15 15 112 9 16 121 0 1.000 126.0 8.64 +1.3 1.050
1974 Vancouver - A 1B 11 11 63 5 9 68 0 1.000 76.0 8.05 +0.1 1.054
1974 Buffalo - AAA 2B 1 0 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 3.1 18.90 +0.0 1.050
1974 Chattanooga - AA 2B 2 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.4 1.036
1974 Davenport - A 2B 3 1 5 3 2 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.6 1.047
1974 Vancouver - A 2B 11 2 10 10 2 20 0 1.000 40.1 4.46 -0.5 .975
1974 Buffalo - AAA 3B 5 3 2 5 1 8 1 .875 30.0 2.10 -0.7 .889
1974 Chattanooga - AA 3B 2 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.3 1.058
1974 Buffalo - AAA SS 2 2 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 10.1 5.23 +0.1 1.095
1974 Chattanooga - AA SS 6 5 10 13 2 23 0 1.000 43.0 4.81 +0.7 1.046
1974 Davenport - A SS 2 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.1 1.099
1974 Vancouver - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 57 55 415 36 55 452 1 .998 435.0 9.33 +3.1 1.047
TOTAL 2B 121 79 201 207 59 424 16 .962 772.0 4.76 -14.2 .897
TOTAL 3B 78 60 53 101 7 169 15 .911 538.2 2.57 -9.8 .895
TOTAL SS 82 51 101 157 36 272 14 .949 493.1 4.71 -4.1 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of high school (Florence; Florence, CO) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 20, Pick 23, 479th overall pick).
06/06/1972 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 4 weeks.
07/23/1974 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/26/1974 Wins the 1974 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Vancouver Mounties!
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