Sam West
Sam West
Full name: Samuel Filmore West
Born: October 5, 1904, Longview, Texas
Died November 23, 1985, Lubbock, Texas
Buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Texas
First Game: April 17, 1927; Final Game: September 24, 1942
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 165
Sam West
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1927 WAS A 38 67 9 16 4 1 0 6 8 8 0 0 1 0 .239 .320 .328 -0.3 1927 WAS A
1928 WAS A 125 378 59 114 30 7 3 40 20 23 1 6 5 6 .302 .338 .442 -0.3 1928 WAS A
1929 WAS A 142 510 60 136 16 8 3 75 45 41 0 22 9 8 .267 .326 .347 -1.4 1929 WAS A
1930 WAS A 120 411 75 135 22 10 6 67 37 34 1 9 5 5 .328 .385 .474 0.7 1930 WAS A
1931 WAS A 132 526 77 175 43 13 3 91 30 37 0 3 6 8 .333 .369 .481 2.2 1931 WAS A
1932 WAS A 146 554 88 159 27 12 6 83 48 57 1 9 4 5 .287 .345 .412 0.6 1932 WAS A
1933 STL A 133 517 93 155 25 12 11 48 59 49 1 5 10 8 .300 .373 .458 0.9 1933 STL A
1934 STL A 122 482 90 157 22 10 9 55 62 55 0 10 3 5 .326 .403 .469 1.1 1934 STL A
1935 STL A 138 527 93 158 37 4 10 70 75 46 1 12 1 6 .300 .388 .442 1.4 1935 STL A
1936 STL A 152 533 78 148 26 4 7 70 94 70 0 10 2 0 .278 .386 .381 -0.4 1936 STL A
1937 STL A 122 457 68 150 37 4 7 58 46 28 0 3 1 1 .328 .390 .473 1.7 1937 STL A
1938 STL A 44 165 17 51 8 2 1 27 14 9 0 2 1 0 .309 .363 .400 -0.5 1938 STL A
1938 WAS A 92 344 51 104 19 5 5 47 33 21 0 9 1 1 .302 .363 .430 -0.3 1938 WAS A
1938 TOT A 136 509 68 155 27 7 6 74 47 30 0 11 2 1 .305 .363 .420 -0.8 1938 TOT A
1939 WAS A 115 390 52 110 20 8 3 52 67 29 0 14 5 1 1 .282 .387 .397 0.4 1939 WAS A
1940 WAS A 57 99 7 25 6 1 1 18 16 13 0 2 0 0 2 .253 .357 .364 -0.2 1940 WAS A
1941 WAS A 26 37 3 10 0 0 0 6 11 2 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .438 .270 0.1 1941 WAS A
1942 CHI A 49 151 14 35 5 0 0 25 31 18 0 6 1 2 0 .232 .363 .265 -0.4 1942 CHI A
Total 1753 6148 934 1838 347 101 75 838 696 540 5 123 6i 53 56 .299 .371 .425 5.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
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
1933 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1933 AL
1934 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1934 AL
1937 AL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1937 AL
Total Splits 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 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
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1927 WAS A OF 18 28 3 2 0 .939 5 8 5
1928 WAS A OF 116 210 13 1 0 .996 53 60 6
1929 WAS A OF 139 376 25 9 8 .978 4 136 0
1930 WAS A OF 118 310 8 9 1 .972 1 117 0
1931 WAS A OF 127 402 13 4 3 .990 0 127 0
1932 WAS A OF 143 450 15 10 7 .979 0 143 0
1933 STL A OF 127 329 14 4 3 .988 0 127 0
1934 STL A OF 120 303 14 9 3 .972 0 120 0
1935 STL A OF 135 449 7 5 2 .989 0 135 0
1936 STL A OF 148 442 10 8 2 .983 0 148 0
1937 STL A OF 105 298 17 4 6 .987 0 105 0
1938 STL A OF 41 101 0 3 0 .971 0 41 0
1938 WAS A OF 85 221 4 4 3 .983 1 84 0
1938 TOT A CF -
1938 TOT A OF 126 322 4 7 3 .979 1 125 0
1939 WAS A OF 89 232 7 2 3 .992 23 55 11
1939 WAS A 1B 17 133 6 4 9 .972
1940 WAS A 1B 12 95 7 1 13 .990
1940 WAS A OF 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 6
1941 WAS A OF 8 19 0 0 0 1.000 4 1 3
1942 CHI A OF 45 112 1 2 1 .983 1 44 0
Total OF 1573 4300 151 76 42 .983 92 1454 31
Total 1B 29 228 13 5 22 .980
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1933 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1933 AL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1934 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1934 AL CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 AL Daily OF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1937 AL LF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 3 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
Total CF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Washington Senators with Carl Reynolds , Lloyd Brown and $20000 to St.
Louis Browns in exchange for Goose Goslin , Fred Schulte and Lefty Stewart (December
14, 1932 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in exchange for Mel Almada (June
15, 1938 ).
Released by Washington Senators (February 15, 1942 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (@March, 1942).
Released by Chicago White Sox (June 26, 1945 ).
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