Sammy Hale Notable

b. September 10, 1896 · Detroit Tigers 1920–1921, Philadelphia Athletics 1923–1929, St. Louis Browns 1930

Sammy Hale played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1920 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1930. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1923 to 1929.

Across 883 games he batted .302, with 880 hits and 422 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 157 doubles, 54 triples and 41 stolen bases.

He played 704 games at third base, with 1,373 assists and 133 errors. He turned 145 double plays.

He was born in Glen Rose, TX, USA on September 10, 1896, and died on September 6, 1974. 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
1920	DET	76	116	13	34	3	3	1	14	5	15	2	.293
1921	DET	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1923	PHA	115	434	68	125	22	8	3	51	17	31	8	.288
1924	PHA	80	261	41	83	14	2	2	17	17	19	3	.318
1925	PHA	110	391	62	135	30	11	8	63	17	27	7	.345
1926	PHA	111	327	49	92	22	9	4	43	13	36	1	.281
1927	PHA	131	501	77	157	24	8	5	81	32	32	11	.313
1928	PHA	88	314	38	97	20	9	4	58	9	21	2	.309
1929	PHA	101	379	51	105	14	3	1	40	12	18	6	.277
1930	SLB	62	190	21	52	8	1	2	25	8	18	1	.274
Career	—	883	2915	422	880	157	54	30	392	130	218	41	.302

On this day & linked events

1896

Born September 10, 1896

Glen Rose, TX, USA

1974

Died September 6, 1974

1920

Major-league debut: Sammy Hale

Sammy Hale made a major-league debut on April 20, 1920.

1930

Final major-league game: Sammy Hale

Sammy Hale played a final major-league game on August 23, 1930.

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