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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-6-2080
Wes Samuel First Base
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .742 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1052 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 12-06-1943
HR 99 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(153 games)
RBI 544
SB 97
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF C- (33.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B C- (34.7%) CF D- (4.4%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1965 BOS-PHI
36
132
18
37
6
1
5
19
8
 33 2 0
4
 2 3
.786
.331
.455
.174
.280
1966 PHI
81
273
33
73
14
0
4
42
23
 47 0 3
16
 3 16
.684
.321
.363
.095
.267
1967 PHI-KC
95
316
33
76
11
2
9
34
28
 55 1 2
8
 3 16
.676
.303
.373
.133
.241
1968 KC-NYA
32
69
9
14
3
0
3
11
6
 13 1 0
0
 1 1
.653
.276
.377
.174
.203
1969 NYA-BRO
58
214
34
59
12
4
7
26
26
 45 2 0
10
 1 5
.827
.360
.467
.192
.276
1970 BRO
142
544
77
146
37
5
14
73
50
 100 3 7
7
 5 4
.761
.329
.432
.164
.268
1971 BRO
91
212
30
51
6
0
5
27
29
 24 1 3
6
 2 3
.670
.331
.340
.099
.241
1972 BRO
73
139
25
42
10
1
1
17
15
 22 1 0
2
 3 2
.784
.374
.410
.108
.302
1973 BRO
75
145
17
30
8
1
1
19
15
 23 0 3
5
 2 4
.573
.276
.297
.090
.207
1974 BRO
108
224
27
60
10
1
6
31
23
 40 0 3
7
 2 3
.734
.332
.402
.134
.268
1975 BRO-CLE
86
188
30
58
6
1
8
34
28
 29 0 0
4
 1 9
.877
.398
.479
.170
.309
1976 CLE-KC
99
298
52
75
15
1
9
49
34
 54 0 4
11
 3 7
.724
.324
.399
.148
.252
1977 KC
143
528
81
165
33
7
13
82
52
 66 3 5
8
 8 5
.850
.374
.475
.163
.312
1978 KC
147
418
52
108
19
3
11
50
48
 70 4 4
6
 7 16
.735
.338
.397
.139
.258
1979 KC
77
222
27
54
8
0
2
29
21
 39 0 0
3
 1 8
.615
.309
.306
.063
.243
1980 DET-BOS
8
20
1
4
0
0
1
1
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.588
.238
.350
.150
.200
Total
1351
3942
546
1052
198
27
99
544
407
 662 18 34
97
 44 103
.742
.336
.406
.139
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Wes Samuel has retired from the Boston Pile Drivers
1980-09-30The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Bobby Barnhart to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Wes Samuel for assignment.
1980-09-28The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Bobby Barnhart to the minors.
1980-09-24The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kat "Man" Hyrne to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Dick Reardon to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Kevin Nichole to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Tucker Dean to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Jojo McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Thornton Davidson for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Wes Samuel for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Goose "Gander" Swan to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Pheonix Arizona to the minors. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Coonie Alston for assignment.
1980-09-23The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Scott Schenz to the minors.
1980-09-23The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Wes Samuel from the waiver wire.
1980-09-04The Detroit T-Buckets have waived Wes Samuel.
1980-08-26The Detroit T-Buckets have promoted Walt Fletcher to the major league team. The Detroit T-Buckets have designated Wes Samuel for assignment.
1980-04-05The Detroit T-Buckets have acquired Wes Samuel from the waiver wire.
1980-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Steve Pafko to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Joe Pomorski to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Wes Samuel for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Neal Trevino for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Bill Powell for assignment.
1979-07-24Wes Samuel of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1979-05-14Wes Samuel of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1978-05-24Wes Samuel of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1976-08-23A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Buzz Saws. The Cleveland Buzz Saws receive Stuart Rodman III, Barney Shoupe from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Wes Samuel, Mike Murray, Mike Butters.
1975-06-02A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Buzz Saws and the Brooklyn Lawnmowers. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers receive Matteo Denaro, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (CLE) from the Cleveland Buzz Saws in exchange for Wes Samuel.
1969-06-19The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team.
1969-05-11A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Lawnmowers and the New York Titans. The New York Titans receive Dizzy Spins, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Lawnmowers in exchange for Wes Samuel, Bill Bulling, Steely Dan.
1969-04-20The New York Titans have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The New York Titans have sent Larry Sherrill to the minors.
1968-09-12The New York Titans have promoted Dave Bowers to the major league team. The New York Titans have sent Wes Samuel to the minors.
1968-09-01The New York Titans have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team.
1968-05-18A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Titans. The New York Titans receive Tom Sanders, Wes Samuel, Freddie Bynum from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ed Queen.
1967-06-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Wes Samuel, Hank Nonnenkamp, Pewdy Rios, Roy Mitchell from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Frank Thomas.
1967-05-30The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have designated Brakeman Johnson for assignment.
1967-05-28The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Honey Sewell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Wes Samuel to the minors.
1967-04-19The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team.
1966-09-05The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Syd Slaughter to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Wes Samuel to the minors.
1966-09-05The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Syd Slaughter to the minors.
1966-09-01The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Sean Thorton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Wes Samuel to the minors.
1965-08-07The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Wes Samuel to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have designated Darryl Bergeron for assignment.
1965-06-10A trade has been completed between the Boston Rivals and the Philadelphia Dong. The Philadelphia Dong receive Wes Samuel from the Boston Rivals in exchange for Guy Edwards.