Sam Langford Stats

Sam Langford was born on Monday, May 21, 1900, in Briggs, Texas. Langford was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1926, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Langford baseball stats page.
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Sam Langford
 
 
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Birth Name:   Elton Langford
Nickname:   Sam
Born On:   05-21-1900  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Briggs, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-31-1993 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Plainview, Texas
Cemetery:   Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-13-1926 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-21-1928
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Langford

Sam Langford Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sam Langford

Sam Langford Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1926 26 Red Sox 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1927 27 Indians 20 67 10 18 5 0 1 0 7 5 - 7 2 - 3 - .269 .347 .388
1928 28 Indians 110 427 50 118 17 8 4 0 50 21 - 35 12 - 1 - .276 .312 .382
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 131 495 61 136 22 8 5 0 57 26 - 42 14 - 4 - .275 .316 .382
Sam Langford

Sam Langford Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1927 Indians CF 19 18 468 239 12.6 239 238 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.79
1927 Indians LF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1928 Indians CF 76 71 1,863 2,179 28.7 2,174 2,171 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .998 31.51
1928 Indians LF 32 31 711 72 2.3 70 68 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.66
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 95 89 2,331 2,418 25.5 2,413 2,409 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .998 27.95
LF Totals 33 32 735 73 2.2 71 69 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.61
2 Years 128 121 3,066 2,491 19.5 2,484 2,478 6 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .997 21.87
Sam Langford

Sam Langford Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1926 Red Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1927 Indians 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 67.0 9.6 9.6 - - -
1928 Indians 3 7 .300 3 0 n/a 106.8 12.2 8.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 3 8 .273 4 0 n/a 99.0 11.8 8.7 - - -
Sam Langford

Sam Langford Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1926 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -




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