Joe Sambito
Joe Sambito
Full name: Joseph Charles Sambito
Born: June 28, 1952, Brooklyn, New York
First Game: July 20, 1976 ; Final Game: October 3, 1987
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Joe Sambito
Top Performances
Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1976 HOU N Daily Splits 20 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 0.0 1976 HOU N
1977 HOU N Daily Splits 54 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 0.0 1977 HOU N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 62 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 0.0 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 63 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .583 .429 0.0 1979 HOU N
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 64 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 0.0 1980 HOU N
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1981 HOU N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1982 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1984 HOU N
1985 NY N 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 NY N
1986 BOS A 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 BOS A
1987 BOS A 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1987 BOS A
Total NL 362 52 4 7 1 0 0 4 10 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .274 .154 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 462 52 4 7 1 0 0 4 10 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .274 .154 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
Division Series Batting Record Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 HOU N
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1980 HOU N
1986 BOS A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1986 BOS A
Total NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total NL
Total AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total AL
Total Splits 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1986 BOS A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1986 BOS A
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1979 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1976 HOU N Daily Splits 20 4 1 1 8 1 53.1 45 207 4 21 21 14 1 26 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 7 1 3 2 3.54 0.1 1976 HOU N
1977 HOU N Daily Splits 54 1 0 0 32 7 89 77 357 6 34 23 24 2 67 4 1 2 0 1 8 1 8 4 5 5 2.33 1.2 1977 HOU N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 62 0 0 0 45 11 88 85 371 5 32 30 32 7 96 8 4 1 0 0 18 1 6 7 4 9 3.07 0.6 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 63 0 0 0 51 22 91.1 80 375 8 20 18 23 4 83 6 2 0 4 0 6 3 5 6 8 7 1.77 4.4 1979 HOU N
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 64 0 0 0 40 17 90.1 65 354 3 26 22 22 3 75 4 1 3 2 0 14 1 11 7 8 4 2.19 1.9 1980 HOU N
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 49 0 0 0 32 10 63.2 43 255 4 17 13 22 5 41 6 1 0 2 0 12 0 6 6 5 5 1.84 1.8 1981 HOU N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits 9 0 0 0 7 4 12.2 7 47 0 2 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.71 0.2 1982 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits 32 0 0 0 14 0 47.2 39 191 5 16 16 16 2 26 1 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 3 0 0 3.02 0.1 1984 HOU N
1985 NY N Daily Splits 8 0 0 0 2 0 10.2 21 60 1 18 15 8 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 12.66 -0.6 1985 NY N
1986 BOS A Daily Splits 53 0 0 0 27 12 44.2 54 200 4 26 24 16 3 30 1 0 4 2 0 10 1 6 4 2 0 4.84 -0.2 1986 BOS A
1987 BOS A Daily Splits 47 0 0 0 16 0 37.2 46 171 8 29 29 16 3 35 2 0 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 2 6 6.93 -1.6 1987 BOS A
Total NL 361 5 1 1 231 72 546.2 462 2217 36 186 159 163 26 424 32 15 11 8 1 76 9 53 38 33 32 2.62 9.7 Total NL
Total AL 100 0 0 0 43 12 82.1 100 371 12 55 53 32 6 65 3 0 7 2 0 18 3 7 5 4 6 5.79 -1.8 Total AL
Total Splits 461 5 1 1 274 84 629 562 2588 48 241 212 195 32 489 35 15 18 10 1 94 12 60 43 37 38 3.03 7.9 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
Division Series Pitching Record Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 5 12 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16.20 1981 HOU N
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.2 4 16 0 2 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.91 1980 HOU N
1986 BOS A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1986 BOS A
Total NL 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.2 4 16 0 2 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.91 Total NL
Total AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Total AL
Total Splits 6 0 0 0 1 0 4.1 5 20 0 2 2 3 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1986 BOS A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 1986 BOS A
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1979 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1979 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1976 HOU N Daily P 20 4 1 53.1 4 10 0 1 0 2 3 3 1 1.000
1977 HOU N Daily P 54 1 0 89 4 17 2 1 0 2 4 3 1 .913
1978 HOU N Daily P 62 0 0 88 6 16 2 3 0 1 7 6 1 .917
1979 HOU N Daily P 63 0 0 91.1 5 14 2 2 0 0 3 7 2 .905
1980 HOU N Daily P 64 0 0 90.1 7 13 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 .909
1981 HOU N Daily P 49 0 0 63.2 5 12 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1.000
1982 HOU N Daily P 9 0 0 12.2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1984 HOU N Daily P 32 0 0 47.2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 1.000
1985 NY N Daily P 8 0 0 10.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1986 BOS A Daily P 53 0 0 44.2 1 8 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1.000
1987 BOS A Daily P 47 0 0 37.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1.000
Total P 461 5 1 629 35 104 9 13 0 8 27 32 9 .939
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1981 HOU N Daily P 2 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1980 HOU N Daily P 3 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1986 BOS A Daily P 3 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 6 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1986 BOS A Daily P 2 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1979 NL Daily P 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Houston Astros in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973 ).
Released by Houston Astros (April 8, 1985 ).
Signed by New York Mets (April 26, 1985 ).
Released by New York Mets (August 23, 1985 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 31, 1986 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 5, 1986 ).
Granted free agency (November 9, 1987 ).
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