1931
Born December 15, 1931
Chicago, IL, USA
Sammy Esposito Notable
Sammy Esposito divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Chicago White Sox from 1952, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1963.
Across 560 games he batted .207, with 164 hits and 130 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 27 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 333 games at third base, with 350 assists and 23 errors. He turned 40 double plays. He also played 133 games at shortstop.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on December 15, 1931, and died on July 9, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CHW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1955 | CHW | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | CHW | 81 | 184 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 19 | 1 | .228 |
| 1957 | CHW | 94 | 176 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 27 | 5 | .205 |
| 1958 | CHW | 98 | 81 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .247 |
| 1959 | CHW | 69 | 66 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .167 |
| 1960 | CHW | 57 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .182 |
| 1961 | CHW | 63 | 94 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 0 | .170 |
| 1962 | CHW | 75 | 81 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| 1963 | CHW/KCA | 19 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 560 | 792 | 130 | 164 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 145 | 127 | 7 | .207 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died July 9, 2018
1952
Major-league debut: Sammy Esposito
Sammy Esposito made a major-league debut on September 28, 1952.
1963
Final major-league game: Sammy Esposito
Sammy Esposito played a final major-league game on August 23, 1963.
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