Sammy Byrd Stats

Sammy Byrd was born on Monday, October 15, 1906, in Bremen, Georgia. Byrd was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 11, 1929, with the New York Yankees. 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 Sammy Byrd baseball stats page.
"That crash ruined my career. The lighting was poor (in Crosley Field on May 24, 1935) so I couldn't see the wall, but one of the other fielders yelled that I had plenty of room so I went for the ball, hit the wall, hurt my knee and knocked myself out. My knee was never right after that night." - Sammy Byrd in First Night Game Played in Majors (Baseball Digest, May 1975)

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Sammy Byrd
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Samuel Dewey Byrd
Nickname:   Babe Ruth's Caddy or Babe Ruth's Legs
Born On:   10-15-1906
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bremen, Georgia
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-11-1981
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mesa, Arizona
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-11-1929 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-27-1936
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd 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
Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1929 Yankees 62 170 32 53 12 0 5 0 28 28 - 18 4 - 0 - .312 .409 .471
1930 Yankees 92 218 46 62 12 2 6 0 31 30 - 18 6 - 0 - .284 .371 .440
1931 Yankees 115 248 51 67 18 2 3 0 32 29 - 26 3 - 1 - .270 .349 .395
1932 Yankees 105 209 49 62 12 1 8 0 30 30 - 20 4 - 0 - .297 .385 .478
1933 Yankees 85 107 26 30 6 1 2 0 11 15 - 12 0 - 0 - .280 .369 .411
1934 Yankees 106 191 32 47 8 0 3 0 23 18 - 22 7 - 2 - .246 .318 .335
1935 Reds 121 416 51 109 25 4 9 0 52 37 - 51 7 - 0 7 .262 .322 .406
1936 Reds 59 141 17 35 8 0 2 1 13 11 - 11 1 - 0 4 .248 .303 .348
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 745 1,700 304 465 101 10 38 1 220 198 - 178 32 - 3 11 .274 .350 .412
Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1929 Yankees OF 54 - - 120 2.2 114 108 6 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1930 Yankees OF 85 - - 122 1.4 121 119 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1931 Yankees OF 88 - - 155 1.8 151 148 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1932 Yankees OF 91 - - 138 1.5 133 129 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1933 Yankees OF 71 - - 77 1.1 76 75 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1934 Yankees OF 104 - - 160 1.5 158 156 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1935 Reds OF 115 - - 303 2.6 294 284 10 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1936 Reds OF 37 - - 88 2.4 87 86 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 645 0 0 1,163 1.8 1,134 1,105 29 29 7 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
8 Years 645 - - 1,163 1.8 1,134 1,105 29 29 7 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1929 Yankees 1 4 .200 - - n/a 34.0 9.4 6.1 - - -
1930 Yankees 5 1 .833 - - n/a 36.3 12.1 7.0 - - -
1931 Yankees 5 0 1.000 - - n/a 82.7 9.5 7.8 - - -
1932 Yankees 1 2 .333 - - n/a 26.1 10.5 7.0 - - -
1933 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - n/a 53.5 8.9 9.7 - - -
1934 Yankees 1 2 .333 - - n/a 63.7 8.7 8.3 - - -
1935 Reds 4 - - - - n/a 46.2 8.2 8.0 - - -
1936 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 70.5 12.8 10.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 17 10 .630 - - n/a 44.7 9.6 7.7 - - -
Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1929 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined n/a -
1930 New York Yankees 26 Undetermined n/a -
1931 New York Yankees 29 Undetermined n/a -
1932 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1934 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1935 Cincinnati Reds 12 Undetermined - -
1936 Cincinnati Reds 8 Undetermined - -




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