Sammy Strang Stats

Sammy Strang was born on Saturday, December 16, 1876, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Strang was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 10, 1896, with the Louisville Colonels. 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 Strang baseball stats page.

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Sammy Strang
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Samuel Nicklin Strang
Nickname:   The Dixie Thrush
Born On:   12-16-1876
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chattanooga, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-13-1932
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   07-10-1896 (Age 19)
Last Game:   06-02-1908
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sammy Strang

Sammy Strang 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 Strang

Sammy Strang Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1896 Colonels 14 46 6 12 0 0 0 0 7 6 - 6 0 - 0 - .261 .346 .261
1900 Orphans 27 102 15 29 3 0 0 0 9 8 - - 4 - 2 - .284 .348 .314
1901 Giants 135 493 55 139 14 6 1 0 34 59 - - 20 - 5 - .282 .364 .341
1902 White Stockings 137 536 108 158 18 5 3 0 46 76 - - 11 - 5 - .295 .387 .364
1902 Cubs 3 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .364 .364 .364
1903 Superbas 135 508 101 138 21 5 0 0 38 75 - - 8 - 10 - .272 .376 .333
1904 Superbas 77 271 28 52 11 0 1 0 9 45 - - 4 - 4 - .192 .316 .244
1905 Giants 111 294 51 76 9 4 3 0 29 58 - - 12 - 5 - .259 .389 .347
1906 Giants 113 313 50 100 16 4 4 1 49 54 - - 7 - 2 - .319 .423 .435
1907 Giants 123 306 56 77 20 4 4 0 30 60 - - 4 - 8 - .252 .388 .382
1908 Giants 28 53 8 5 0 0 0 0 2 23 - - 2 - 2 - .094 .385 .094
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 903 2,933 479 790 112 28 16 1 253 464 - 6 72 - 43 - .269 .377 .343
Sammy Strang

Sammy Strang Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1896 Colonels SS 14 - - 61 4.4 49 19 30 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .803 0.00 -
1900 Orphans 2B 2 - - 8 4.0 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
1900 Orphans 3B 16 - - 53 3.3 47 16 31 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .887 0.00 -
1900 Orphans SS 9 - - 47 5.2 38 12 26 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .809 0.00 -
1901 Giants 2B 37 - - 169 4.6 158 54 104 11 10 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00 -
1901 Giants 3B 91 - - 366 4.0 321 127 194 45 16 n/a n/a n/a .877 0.00 -
1901 Giants RF 5 - - 4 0.8 2 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1901 Giants SS 4 - - 14 3.5 12 6 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1902 White Stockings 3B 137 - - 566 4.1 504 170 334 62 21 n/a n/a n/a .890 0.00 -
1902 Cubs 2B 2 - - 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1902 Cubs 3B 2 - - 7 3.5 6 3 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1903 Superbas 2B 3 - - 12 4.0 11 7 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1903 Superbas 3B 124 - - 429 3.5 392 147 245 37 13 n/a n/a n/a .914 0.00 -
1903 Superbas CF 8 - - 14 1.8 14 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1904 Superbas 2B 63 - - 290 4.6 264 100 164 26 13 n/a n/a n/a .910 0.00 -
1904 Superbas 3B 12 - - 41 3.4 32 13 19 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .780 0.00 -
1904 Superbas SS 1 - - 7 7.0 3 1 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .429 0.00 -
1905 Giants 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1905 Giants 2B 47 - - 201 4.3 184 66 118 17 9 n/a n/a n/a .915 0.00 -
1905 Giants 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1905 Giants OF 38 - - 56 1.5 51 47 4 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00 -
1905 Giants SS 9 - - 32 3.6 29 7 22 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .906 0.00 -
1906 Giants 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1906 Giants 2B 57 - - 306 5.4 289 116 173 17 13 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1906 Giants 3B 3 - - 10 3.3 9 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1906 Giants OF 39 - - 63 1.6 59 57 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .937 0.00 -
1906 Giants SS 4 - - 19 4.8 16 5 11 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .842 0.00 -
1907 Giants 1B 5 - - 35 7.0 34 31 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1907 Giants 2B 13 - - 62 4.8 59 27 32 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1907 Giants 3B 7 - - 14 2.0 13 3 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1907 Giants OF 70 - - 132 1.9 125 112 13 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1907 Giants SS 1 - - 4 4.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1908 Giants 2B 14 - - 73 5.2 63 22 41 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .863 0.00 -
1908 Giants OF 5 - - 5 1.0 5 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1908 Giants SS 3 - - 10 3.3 8 4 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 393 0 0 1,486 3.8 1,324 480 844 162 55 n/a n/a n/a .891 0.00 --
2B Totals 238 0 0 1,124 4.7 1,038 396 642 86 55 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 --
OF Totals 152 0 0 256 1.7 240 219 21 16 5 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 --
SS Totals 45 0 0 194 4.3 159 55 104 35 11 n/a n/a n/a .820 0.00 --
CF Totals 8 0 0 14 1.8 14 12 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1B Totals 7 0 0 44 6.3 43 40 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
RF Totals 5 0 0 4 0.8 2 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
10 Years 848 - - 3,122 3.7 2,820 1,204 1,616 302 126 n/a n/a n/a .903 0.00 --
Sammy Strang

Sammy Strang Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1896 Colonels 4 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.7 6.6 - - -
1900 Orphans 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 11.3 - - -
1901 Giants 40 - - - - n/a 493.0 0.0 14.5 - - -
1902 White Stockings 38 - - - - n/a 178.7 0.0 11.7 - - -
1902 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1903 Superbas 46 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 13.4 - - -
1904 Superbas 16 - - - - n/a 271.0 0.0 30.1 - - -
1905 Giants 23 - - - - n/a 98.0 0.0 10.1 - - -
1906 Giants 21 - - - - n/a 78.3 0.0 6.4 - - -
1907 Giants 21 - - - - n/a 76.5 0.0 10.2 - - -
1908 Giants 5 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 26.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 216 - - - - n/a 183.3 488.8 11.6 - - -
Sammy Strang

Sammy Strang Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1896 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1900 Chicago Orphans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1903 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a -
1904 Brooklyn Superbas n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1905 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1906 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1907 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1908 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -


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