Sam Chapman Notable

b. April 11, 1916 · Philadelphia Athletics 1938–1941, 1945–1951, Cleveland Indians 1951

Sam Chapman divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a center fielder: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1938, then the Cleveland Indians through 1951.

Across 1,368 games he batted .266, with 1,329 hits and 754 runs. He finished with 180 home runs, 210 doubles, 52 triples, 562 walks and 41 stolen bases.

He played 1,309 games in the outfield, with 3,579 putouts and 107 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1946. He hit for the cycle in 1939.

He was born in Tiburon, CA, USA on April 11, 1916, and died on December 22, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1938	PHA	114	406	60	105	17	7	17	63	55	94	3	.259
1939	PHA	140	498	74	134	24	6	15	64	51	62	11	.269
1940	PHA	134	508	88	140	26	3	23	75	46	96	2	.276
1941	PHA	143	552	97	178	29	9	25	106	47	49	6	.322
1945	PHA	9	30	3	6	2	0	0	1	2	4	0	.200
1946	PHA	146	545	77	142	22	5	20	67	54	66	1	.261
1947	PHA	149	551	84	139	18	5	14	83	65	70	3	.252
1948	PHA	123	445	58	115	18	6	13	70	55	50	6	.258
1949	PHA	154	589	89	164	24	4	24	108	80	68	3	.278
1950	PHA	144	553	93	139	20	6	23	95	68	79	3	.251
1951	CLE/PHA	112	311	31	67	10	1	6	41	39	44	3	.215
Career	—	1368	4988	754	1329	210	52	180	773	562	682	41	.266

On this day & linked events

1916

Born April 11, 1916

Tiburon, CA, USA

2006

Died December 22, 2006

1938

Major-league debut: Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman made a major-league debut on May 16, 1938.

1939

Sam Chapman Hits for the Cycle, 1939

Sam Chapman hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Athletics against the St. Louis Browns on May 5, 1939.

1951

Final major-league game: Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman played a final major-league game on September 22, 1951.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain