Billy Sample 1981 Game by Game Batting Logs

Billy Sample appeared in 66 Major League games during the 1981 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Sample appeared in, specifically relating to his 1981 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Sample started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"My home runs are legitimate, so they can say I have 'occasional' power. Maybe I can hit twenty in a season in the majors." - Billy Sample in Baseball Digest (March 1979)
Billy Sample 1981 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Billy Sample Stats

04-09-1981 *at Yankees2100001000101.000.250.000lf
04-11-1981 *at Yankees4000000001000.000.125.000lf
04-12-1981 *at Yankees4000000001000.000.083.000lf
04-14-1981 *vs Indians4010000000000.071.125.071lf
04-15-1981 *vs Indians3110000101000.118.200.118lf
04-17-1981 *vs Yankees4000000002000.095.167.095lf
04-18-1981 *vs Yankees4110000001000.120.179.120lf
04-19-1981 *vs Yankees2211000100000.148.226.185lf
04-20-1981 *at Red Sox3011000000000.167.235.233lf
04-21-1981 *at Red Sox4020000000000.206.263.265lf
04-22-1981 *at Red Sox5222003001000.231.279.333lf
04-25-1981 *at Indians3111000000010.238.283.357lf
04-26-1981 *at Indians4010000000000.239.280.348lf
04-27-1981 *vs Red Sox4020001000000.260.296.360lf
04-28-1981 *vs Red Sox4132001000000.296.328.426lf
04-29-1981 *vs Red Sox3111000000100.298.339.439lf
04-30-1981 *vs Royals3221000000100.317.364.467lf
 April 1981 Totals
60 12 19 9 0 0 6 2 0 7 3 1 1 .317 .364 .467 -
06-02-1981 *at Twins4110000001000.313.357.453cf,lf
06-03-1981 *at Twins5110000000000.304.347.435lf
06-04-1981 *at Twins4110000000000.301.342.425lf
06-05-1981 *vs Blue Jays6230001000000.316.353.430lf
06-09-1981 *vs Tigers3010000001000.317.352.427lf
06-10-1981 *at Brewers5221001000000.322.355.437lf,cf
06-11-1981 *at Brewers3010002000000.322.354.433lf
 June 1981 Totals
30 7 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .367 -
08-10-1981 *at Yankees3010000000000.323.354.430lf
08-11-1981 *at Yankees4000000003000.309.340.412lf
08-12-1981 *at Yankees3100000000100.300.336.400lf
08-14-1981 *vs Red Sox2110000100100.304.351.402lf
08-15-1981 *vs Red Sox4110012001000.302.348.425lf
08-16-1981 *vs Red Sox2000000101010.296.347.417lf
08-18-1981 *vs Brewers4011000000000.295.344.420lf
08-18-1981 *vs Brewers2100000100010.289.344.412lf
08-19-1981 *vs Brewers3110011000000.291.344.436lf
08-21-1981 *at Tigers4111001000000.289.341.438lf
08-22-1981 *at Tigers4000000000000.280.331.424lf
08-23-1981 *at Tigers3100000000100.273.329.414lf
08-24-1981 *at Blue Jays4020000000000.280.333.417lf
08-25-1981 *at Blue Jays2100001100001.276.331.410lf
08-27-1981 *at Brewers3000000100000.270.329.401lf
08-28-1981 *at Brewers4031001000000.284.340.418lf
08-29-1981 *at Brewers3110000200000.285.348.417lf
08-30-1981 *at Brewers4000000001000.277.339.405lf
08-31-1981 *vs Blue Jays4000000000000.270.331.395lf
 August 1981 Totals
62 9 12 3 0 2 6 7 0 6 3 2 1 .194 .301 .339 -
09-01-1981 *vs Blue Jays3010000000000.271.331.394lf
09-02-1981 *vs Blue Jays4021003000000.277.335.403lf
09-03-1981 *vs Tigers4000000000000.270.328.393lf
09-04-1981 *vs Tigers4010000000000.269.326.389lf
09-05-1981 *vs Tigers4020000001000.275.330.392lf
09-06-1981 *vs Tigers4010000000000.274.328.389lf
09-07-1981 *at Athletics4010000000000.274.327.385lf
09-08-1981 *at Athletics4000000000000.268.320.377lf
09-09-1981 *at Athletics4220000100000.273.327.380lf
09-11-1981 *at Angels4100000101000.267.324.372lf
09-12-1981 *at Angels3010001000000.268.324.371lf
09-13-1981 *at Angels5020000100000.271.329.372lf
09-14-1981 *vs Athletics3000000100000.267.327.366lf
09-19-1981 *vs Twins3110000111000.268.330.366lf
09-20-1981 *vs Twins3110000001000.269.330.365cf
09-22-1981vs Mariners1000000000000.268.329.364ph
09-23-1981vs Mariners1000000000000.267.328.362ph
09-24-1981vs Mariners1000000100000.265.329.360ph,rf
09-29-1981 *at Mariners4120013000100.270.335.377lf
09-30-1981 *at Mariners3120000100000.275.342.381lf
 September 1981 Totals
66 7 19 1 0 1 7 7 1 4 1 0 0 .288 .365 .348 -
10-02-1981 *vs Angels3121001100001.281.347.389lf,cf
10-03-1981 *vs Angels4010000001000.280.345.387cf
10-04-1981 *vs Angels5021001001000.283.346.391lf
 October 1981 Totals
12 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .417 .429 .583 -
 1981 Yearly Totals 230 36 65 16 0 3 25 17 1 21 7 3 3 .283 .346 .391 -

Billy Sample 1981 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Billy Sample appeared in 33 games at home, had 108 at-bats, drove in 11 runs, scored 17 times, had 34 hits (9 doubles / 0 triples / 2 home runs), walked 9 times (1 intentional), struck out 12 times, was hit by a pitcher 3 times, sacrificed 3 times (2 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .314 batting average, .380 on base percentage and .453 slugging average?

On the road, Billy Sample appeared in 33 games, had 122 at-bats, drove in 14 runs, scored 19 times, had 31 hits (7 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 8 times (0 intentional), struck out 9 times, was hit by a pitcher 4 times, sacrificed 3 times (1 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .254 batting average, .316 on base percentage and .336 slugging average?

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