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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	GF	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	11	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	14 (1)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	15	Apr 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (6)	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	24 (1)	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	31 (4)	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	33 (1)	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	35 (1)	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	38 (2)	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	40 (1)	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,17-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	46 (1)	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	48 (1)	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
20	49	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	GF	8	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
22	54 (3)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	59 (3)	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	55	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	63 (3)	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	68 (4)	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	69	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	GF	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	71 (1)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	79 (7)	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	80	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	81	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	83 (1)	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	84	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	87 (2)	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	89 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	90	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	93 (2)	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
38	95 (1)	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	102 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	106 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	109 (2)	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	110	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
48	118 (7)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	119	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	GF	10	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	120	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	122 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	124 (1)	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	GF	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	125	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	L,2-15	GF	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	126	Sep 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	127	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	131 (3)	Sep 7	NYY		SLB	W,12-8	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	133 (1)	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	T,6-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
58	134	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	139 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	144 (2)	Sep 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	GS	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	147	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	148	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	149	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	150	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
69	151	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	152	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
							72gm			67	1	1	69	0