Samuel Dewey Byrd

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Sammy ByrdOF SummaryStatsAwardsSHOPSamuel Dewey ByrdNickname: Babe Ruth's LegsBorn: 10/15/1907 in Bremen, GARet., Final Game: 9/27/1936Died: 5/11/1981 in Mesa, AZYear AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP OPSMLB Career Stats 1700 304 465 38 220 17 .274 .350 .762StatsCAREERMLBMINORS BATTINGFIELDING Sammy Byrd Batting StatsYear Team LG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO1929 NYY AL 62 170 32 53 80 12 0 5 28 28 - 18 1 4 .312 .409 .471 .880 -1930 NYY AL 92 218 46 62 96 12 2 6 31 30 - 18 5 1 .284 .371 .440 .811 -1931 NYY AL 115 248 51 67 98 18 2 3 32 29 - 26 5 0 .270 .349 .395 .744 -1932 NYY AL 105 209 49 62 100 12 1 8 30 30 - 20 1 2 .297 .385 .478 .863 -1933 NYY AL 85 107 26 30 44 6 1 2 11 15 - 12 0 1 .280 .369 .411 .780 -1934 NYY AL 106 191 32 47 64 8 0 3 23 18 - 22 1 2 .246 .318 .335 .653 -1935 CIN NL 121 416 51 109 169 25 4 9 52 37 - 51 4 - .262 .322 .406 .729 -1936 CIN NL 59 141 17 35 49 8 0 2 13 11 - 11 0 - .248 .303 .348 .650 -MLB Career - 745 1700 304 465 700 101 10 38 220 198 - 178 17 10 .274 .350 .412 .762 -Sammy Byrd Advanced Batting StatsYear Team LG PA TB XBH HBP SAC SF BABIP GIDP GIDPO NP P/PA ROE LOB WO1929 NYY AL 202 80 17 0 4 - .327 - - - 0.00 - - -1930 NYY AL 254 96 20 0 6 - .289 - - - 0.00 - - -1931 NYY AL 281 98 23 1 3 - .292 - - - 0.00 - - -1932 NYY AL 243 100 21 0 4 - .298 - - - 0.00 - - -1933 NYY AL 122 44 9 0 0 - .301 - - - 0.00 - - -1934 NYY AL 218 64 11 2 7 - .265 - - - 0.00 - - -1935 CIN NL 460 169 38 0 7 - .281 7 - - 0.00 - - -1936 CIN NL 153 49 10 0 1 - .258 4 - - 0.00 - - -MLB Career - 1933 700 149 3 32 - .288 11 - - 0.00 - - -AwardsSammy Byrd AwardsWorld Series Championship1932: NY Yankees (AL)Sammy Byrd LeaderboardsHome Runs1935: 9 (21st in NL)Strikeouts1935: 51 (19th in NL)Hit by Pitch1934: 2 (15th in AL) MLB.com Boys and Girls Club of AmericaCONNECT WITH MLB.COMFacebookTwitterGoogle PlusTerms of UsePrivacy Policy (updated June 30, 2014)About Our AdsLegal NoticesContact Us