1952
Born June 28, 1952
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Joe Sambito Notable
Joe Sambito played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 1976 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1987.
He went 37 and 38 with a 3.03 earned run average, pitching 629 innings in 461 games. He struck out 489 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 462 games he batted .135, with 7 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was an All-Star in 1979.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on June 28, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1979 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1980 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | HOU | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1977 | HOU | 54 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1978 | HOU | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1979 | HOU | 63 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1980 | HOU | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | HOU | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | HOU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | HOU | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | NYM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BOS | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | BOS | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 462 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | HOU | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 53.1 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 3.54 |
| 1977 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 89.0 | 77 | 23 | 24 | 67 | 2.33 |
| 1978 | HOU | 4 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 88.0 | 85 | 30 | 32 | 96 | 3.07 |
| 1979 | HOU | 8 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 22 | 91.1 | 80 | 18 | 23 | 83 | 1.77 |
| 1980 | HOU | 8 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 90.1 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 2.19 |
| 1981 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 63.2 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 1.84 |
| 1982 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 12.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.71 |
| 1984 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 3.02 |
| 1985 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12.66 |
| 1986 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 44.2 | 54 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 4.84 |
| 1987 | BOS | 2 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 6.93 |
| Career | — | 37 | 38 | 461 | 5 | 84 | 629.0 | 562 | 212 | 195 | 489 | 3.03 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Major-league debut: Joe Sambito
Joe Sambito made a major-league debut on July 20, 1976.
1987
Final major-league game: Joe Sambito
Joe Sambito played a final major-league game on October 3, 1987.
Image: Boston Red Sox Photo Cards, public domain