Samuel Byrd

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 15, 1907 in Bremen, GA us

Died: May 11, 1981 in Mesa, AZ

Buried: Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery, Anniston, AL

Debut: May 11, 1929 (Age 21-208d, 6,923rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1936 (Age 28-348d)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Samuel Dewey Byrd

Nicknames: Babe Ruth's Legs

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1932 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1700

465

.274

304

RBI

220

OBP

.350

SLG

.412

OPS

.762

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	54-31 / in Starts: 11-6
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 120 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	56 (24-17-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 120 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	78 (40-24-13)

Most Driven In
F Crosetti	3
D Walker	2
Self	2
L Gehrig	1
L Lary	1
R Van Atta	1
E Combs	1

Most Driven In By
B Chapman	5
T Lazzeri	4
B Ruth	3
L Gehrig	3
D Farrell	2
Self	2
J Sewell	1
D Walker	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	375	8 (7)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.040	5.66	-0.10%	-0.34	PH
2	376	10 (1)	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	4-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.04	-0.004	.16	-0.01%	-0.77	LF
3	377	11	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						LF
4	378	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	5	1.08	-0.088	4.50	-0.22%	-0.47	LF
5	379	13	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
6	380	14	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	1	.66	-0.010	2.32	-0.02%	0.55	CF
7	381	15	Apr 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	1	.32	-0.013	1.13	-0.03%	-0.70	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	382	16	May 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	1	1.50	-0.040	6.24	-0.10%	-0.12	PH
9	383	22 (5)	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	5-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	3	.02	0.000	.09	0.00%	-0.04	LF
10	384	24 (1)	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3	.08	0.003	.28	0.01%	0.14	LF
11	385	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
12	386	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3	.25	0.013	.98	0.03%	0.49	PR RF
13	387	31 (4)	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
14	388	33 (1)	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
15	389	35 (1)	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
16	390	38 (2)	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	391	40 (1)	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,17-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
18	392	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
19	393	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
20	394	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.200	.504	3						RF
21	395	46 (1)	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	3	.57	0.019	3.52	0.07%	0.28	PR LF
22	396	48 (1)	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	3						LF
23	397	49	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	3						LF
24	398	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	5-GF(6)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	3	1.05	0.104	5.29	0.31%	0.69	LF
25	399	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9						PR
26	400	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	9	1.60	-0.046	8.29	-0.14%	-0.47	PH
27	401	54 (1)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	3						LF
28	402	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	3						LF
29	403	57 (1)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.45	0.043	8.50	0.15%	0.13	PH
30	404	59 (1)	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG(13)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.333	.241	.575	1	1.20	0.017	6.17	0.05%	-0.11	CF
31	405	62 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.324	.233	.557	8	1.53	-0.042	7.73	-0.13%	-0.12	PH
32	406	63	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.324	.233	.557	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
33	407	64	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	9						PH
34	408	68 (3)	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
35	409	69	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	3						PR LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	410	71 (1)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	3						LF
37	411	78 (6)	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,10-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.306	.219	.524	9	4.69	-0.114	20.43	-0.30%	-0.77	PH
38	412	79	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.306	.219	.524	3						RF
39	413	80	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.306	.219	.524	3						RF
40	414	81	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.324	.242	.567	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.39	RF
41	415	83 (1)	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.324	.242	.567	3						RF
42	416	84	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.324	.242	.567	3						RF
43	417	87 (2)	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.324	.242	.567	3						RF
44	418	89 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.324	.242	.567	3						RF
45	419	90	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.342	.265	.607	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.27	RF
46	420	93 (2)	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.342	.265	.607	3						PR RF
47	421	95 (1)	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.333	.257	.590	3	.02	-0.001	.21	0.00%	-0.18	RF
48	422	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.333	.257	.590	3						RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	423	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.325	.250	.575	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PR RF
50	424	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.325	.250	.575	3						RF
51	425	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.317	.243	.560	3	.08	-0.002	.45	-0.01%	-0.33	RF
52	426	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.317	.243	.560	3						RF
53	427	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.317	.243	.560	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
54	428	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.317	.243	.560	3						RF
55	429	103	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.333	.243	.577	9	.22	0.007	2.76	0.05%	0.13	PH
56	430	104	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.333	.243	.577	3						PR
57	431	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.349	.342	.691	2	1.41	0.348	7.04	1.04%	1.73	PH
58	432	106	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.349	.342	.691	3						LF
59	433	109 (2)	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	3	.19	-0.020	.72	-0.05%	-0.98	CF
60	434	110	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	3						LF
61	435	116 (5)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.310	.629	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
62	436	118 (1)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.313	.302	.615	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.59	PR LF
63	437	119	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.313	.302	.615	3						LF
64	438	120	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.327	.302	.629	3	.03	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.14	LF
65	439	122 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	6	6	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.364	.388	.751	3	.42	0.068	.47	0.05%	2.51	LF
66	440	123	Aug 28	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.364	.388	.751	3						PR
67	441	124	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.388	.763	3	3.89	-0.004	3.80	0.00%	0.17	LF
68	442	125	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	L,2-15	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.362	.373	.735	3	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.36	RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
69	443	126	Sep 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	9-GF(12)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.367	.365	.732	3	1.95	0.026	1.57	0.01%	0.15	PR RF
70	444	127	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.361	.358	.719	3	.73	-0.010	.52	0.00%	-0.21	RF
71	445	130 (2)	Sep 6	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.371	.370	.741	8	5.54	0.165	1.14	0.02%	1.00	PH
72	446	131	Sep 7	NYY		SLB	W,12-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.358	.356	.714	3	.64	-0.117	.13	-0.01%	-1.80	CF RF
73	447	133 (1)	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	T,6-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.338	.333	.671	1	.68	-0.070	.21	-0.01%	-0.77	CF
74	448	134	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.254	.333	.328	.662	1						CF
75	449	139 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.329	.324	.652	3	.25	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.25	RF
76	450	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.329	.324	.652	3						RF
77	451	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	6-GF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.346	.324	.670	3	1.55	0.138	.03	0.00%	1.00	RF
78	452	144 (2)	Sep 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.329	.306	.635	1	.80	-0.104	.07	-0.01%	-1.53	CF
79	453	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	CG	6	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.260	.352	.364	.716	1	.48	0.056	.00	0.00%	1.47	CF RF
80	454	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.366	.363	.728	1	.91	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.81	CF
81	455	147	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.367	.365	.732	1	.70	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.52	CF
82	456	148	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG(7)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.363	.360	.722	1	.76	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.89	CF
83	457	149	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	W,11-9	CG	5	5	3	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.374	.426	.799	1	1.28	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.81	CF
84	458	150	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	L,5-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.418	.793	1	1.10	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.40	CF
85	459	151	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.284	.371	.412	.782	1	.56	0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.33	CF
86	460	152	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.367	.415	.782	9	.34	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.44	CF
							54-31		120	106	26	30	6	1	2	11	14	0	12	0	0		2		0	1	.283	.367	.415	.782		.79	0.469	1.42	0.66%	1.16

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