Sammy Strang
Samuel Nicklin Strang
Born: December 16, 1876
Chattanooga, TN USA
Deceased: 1932
Chattanooga, TN USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160
Career: 1896-1908
Minor League Statistics
Sammy Strang compiled a career batting average of .269 with 16 home runs and 253 RBI in his 903-game career with the Louisville Colonels, Chicago Orphans, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Superbas. He began playing during the 1896 season and last took the field during the 1908 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 14 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .261 | .346 | .261 | .607 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 27 | 116 | 102 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .284 | .348 | .314 | .662 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | New York Giants | 135 | 577 | 493 | 55 | 139 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 77 | .282 | .364 | .341 | .705 | 168 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 628 | 536 | 108 | 158 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 0 | 76 | 67 | .295 | .387 | .364 | .751 | 195 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 135 | 601 | 508 | 101 | 138 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 75 | 49 | .272 | .376 | .333 | .709 | 169 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 77 | 324 | 271 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 45 | 43 | .192 | .316 | .244 | .559 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 111 | 369 | 294 | 51 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 58 | 44 | .259 | .389 | .347 | .736 | 102 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 113 | 376 | 313 | 50 | 100 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 54 | 39 | .319 | .423 | .435 | .857 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 123 | 378 | 306 | 56 | 77 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 60 | 45 | .252 | .388 | .382 | .770 | 117 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | 28 | 80 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 | .094 | .385 | .094 | .479 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 903 | 3512 | 2933 | 479 | 790 | 112 | 28 | 16 | 253 | 216 | 0 | 464 | 394 | .269 | .377 | .343 | .720 | 1006 | 0 | 43 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Louisville Colonels | SS | 14 | 0 | 99.0 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 5 | .803 | 4.455 | 3.500 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 3B | 16 | 0 | 120.0 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 3 | .887 | 3.525 | 2.938 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 9 | 0 | 74.0 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 2 | .809 | 4.622 | 4.222 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3.706 | 3.500 |
| 1901 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 91 | 0 | 778.0 | 127 | 194 | 45 | 16 | .877 | 3.713 | 3.527 |
| 1901 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 37 | 0 | 317.0 | 54 | 104 | 11 | 10 | .935 | 4.486 | 4.270 |
| 1901 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .720 | .400 |
| 1901 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 0 | 20.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 137 | 0 | 1208.0 | 170 | 334 | 62 | 21 | .890 | 3.755 | 3.679 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 3B | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.842 | 3.000 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.500 |
| 1903 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 124 | 0 | 1056.0 | 147 | 245 | 37 | 13 | .914 | 3.341 | 3.161 |
| 1903 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | OF | 8 | 0 | 60.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.100 | 1.750 |
| 1903 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 2B | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 4.304 | 3.667 |
| 1904 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 2B | 63 | 64 | 545.0 | 100 | 164 | 26 | 13 | .910 | 4.360 | 4.190 |
| 1904 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 12 | 12 | 106.0 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | .780 | 2.717 | 2.667 |
| 1904 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | SS | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2.455 | 3.000 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 47 | 40 | 351.0 | 66 | 118 | 17 | 9 | .915 | 4.718 | 3.915 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 38 | 31 | 305.0 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .911 | 1.505 | 1.342 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 9 | 8 | 60.0 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | .906 | 4.350 | 3.222 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 57 | 55 | 467.0 | 116 | 173 | 17 | 13 | .944 | 5.570 | 5.070 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 39 | 33 | 307.0 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .937 | 1.730 | 1.513 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 4.800 | 4.000 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 3 | 2 | 23.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.522 | 3.000 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 70 | 66 | 593.0 | 112 | 13 | 7 | 5 | .947 | 1.897 | 1.786 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 13 | 13 | 115.0 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 3 | .952 | 4.617 | 4.538 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 7 | 5 | 36.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 3.250 | 1.857 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 5 | 2 | 28.0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.929 | 6.800 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 14 | 13 | 117.0 | 22 | 41 | 10 | 5 | .863 | 4.846 | 4.500 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 5 | 2 | 26.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.731 | 1.000 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 3.600 | 2.667 |
| Totals | 848 | 352 | 6977.0 | 1204 | 1616 | 302 | 126 | .903 | 3.638 | 3.325 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
