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Sam Bankhead



Samuel Howard Bankhead


Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL
Died: July 24, 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA
          (65 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 165
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Notes:


• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Sharpsburg, PA)
• Relatives: Dan Bankhead (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Fielding
Glossary
Shortstop
Team Lg Lg Lg
NEG
NN2
23
21
147.1
35
41
8
4
.905
.941
4.64
5.00
-3.3
-22.6
-3.3
SDS
IND
26
4
4
35.0
6
14
2
3
.909
.880
5.14
4.61
2.4
69.7
2.4
HG
NN2
32
71
597.1
182
227
9
29
.978
.919
6.16
5.49
20.2
33.8
20.2
HG
NN2
33
48
47
419.1
122
163
16
27
.947
.937
6.12
5.28
10.6
25.2
10.6
HG
NN2
34
32
32
273.1
71
96
6
14
.965
.937
5.50
5.47
0.8
2.8
0.8
HG
NN2
35
53
53
450.0
115
185
13
24
.958
.939
6.00
5.62
13.1
29.1
13.1
HG
NN2
37
28
26
230.2
41
90
7
11
.949
.928
5.11
5.14
4.2
18.0
4.2
PC
NN2
24
3
2
19.0
4
6
0
1
1.000
.925
4.74
5.08
0.1
4.8
0.1
PC
NN2
27
2
2
18.0
2
5
1
0
.875
.918
3.50
5.17
-0.7
-41.0
-0.7
SAS
NSA
32
1
9.0
2
4
2
0
.750
.808
6.00
5.56
0.8
90.3
0.8
EAS
EWA
33
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
1.000
0.00
2.65
-0.1
-60.4
-0.1
HG
WS
34
4
4
35.0
7
12
0
0
1.000
1.000
4.89
5.32
-1.9
-54.8
-1.9
EAS
EWA
35
1
1
5.0
1
4
1
1
.833
.914
9.00
8.47
1.4
281.4
1.4
HG
NLC
37
4
4
34.0
11
11
0
0
1.000
1.000
5.82
4.96
0.9
27.3
0.9
NEG
NN2
22
10
58.0
13
25
3
2
.927
.912
5.90
4.91
4.4
75.2
4.4
PC
NN2
25
14
13
115.0
23
43
6
7
.917
.937
5.17
5.26
1.5
12.7
1.5
HG
WS
31
2
18.0
2
4
3
1
.667
.900
3.00
3.38
-1.7
-92.2
-1.7
HG
WS
32
5
45.0
9
17
2
5
.929
.932
5.20
4.47
2.5
54.9
2.5
HG
WS
33
5
5
45.0
10
14
3
2
.889
.933
4.80
5.66
-0.8
-18.7
-0.8
NOS
NSA
34
1
1
9.0
4
2
0
1
1.000
.917
6.00
5.50
-0.6
-71.3
-0.6
HG
NN2
36
59
59
489.1
124
149
11
30
.961
.946
5.02
5.25
-7.4
-15.0
-7.4
HG
WS
37
1
1
9.0
3
3
0
1
1.000
1.000
6.00
4.76
0.5
59.1
0.5
CBM
MEX
30
101
HG
NN2
31
29
CBM
MEX
29
93
15
8
593
254
3062.1
787
1115
93
163
.953
.934
5.59
5.32
46.7
15.2
46.7


Glossary
Left Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
NEG
NN2
22
4
36.0
6
0
0
0
1.000
.950
1.50
1.64
-0.2
-6.5
0.0
-0.3
PC
NLC
24
7
7
61.0
12
3
1
1
.938
.958
2.21
1.69
1.1
17.8
0.4
0.6
NAS
NvM
25
1
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
.889
0.00
1.69
-0.1
-95.7
-0.1
0.0
NEG
NN2
23
1
1.1
1
0
0
0
1.000
.939
6.75
1.54
0.5
355.9
0.5
0.0
PC
NN2
25
37
37
295.0
64
5
0
2
1.000
.955
2.11
1.80
5.8
19.8
4.8
1.0
PC
NN2
26
8
8
70.0
15
0
0
0
1.000
.944
1.93
1.64
0.5
7.4
0.9
-0.4
PC
NN2
24
49
49
437.0
65
1
6
0
.917
.941
1.36
1.84
-13.6
-31.2
-10.5
-3.2
EAS
EWA
25
1
1
9.0
2
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.00
1.50
0.6
70.2
0.6
0.0
NEG
NSL
21
2
HG
NN2
31
7
7
5
117
103
910.1
165
9
7
3
.961
.948
1.72
1.79
-5.4
-5.9
-3.2
-2.2


Glossary
Center Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
NEG
NN2
22
26
217.0
58
4
1
1
.984
.957
2.57
2.25
7.1
32.6
5.9
1.2
PC
NN2
27
28
28
234.0
70
2
2
0
.973
.961
2.77
2.24
6.9
29.5
7.0
-0.1
EAS
EWA
31
1
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1.000
0.00
1.50
-0.1
-45.3
-0.1
0.0
NEG
NN2
23
18
145.1
35
3
0
2
1.000
.980
2.35
2.16
2.9
20.1
1.7
1.2
HG
NN2
36
2
2
9.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
.963
1.00
2.38
-0.9
-95.5
-0.8
-0.1
NEG
NSC
21
2
1
14.0
5
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.86
2.50
1.1
81.2
0.8
0.4
PC
NN2
25
2
2
17.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.959
1.59
2.31
-0.7
-43.4
-0.6
-0.1
EAS
EWA
27
2
2
8.0
2
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.25
2.12
HG
NN2
31
2
7
4
83
35
646.1
174
10
3
3
.984
.965
2.56
2.23
16.3
25.6
13.9
2.5


Glossary
Second Base
Team Lg Lg Lg
NEG
NN2
23
1
7.0
1
5
1
0
.857
.945
7.71
5.14
1.7
245.2
1.7
EAS
EWA
32
1
1
8.0
2
4
0
1
1.000
1.000
6.75
6.88
-1.1
-137.3
-1.1
CBE
NAL
34
1
1
9.0
3
1
0
0
1.000
.944
4.00
5.52
-1.2
-134.5
-1.2
PC
NN2
25
6
3
39.0
14
15
1
2
.967
.943
6.69
5.65
0.9
22.8
0.9
HG
NN2
33
8
8
69.0
18
30
3
4
.941
.948
6.26
5.61
3.5
50.5
3.5
HG
NN2
37
16
15
122.0
37
44
3
8
.964
.949
5.98
5.45
2.1
17.2
2.1
EAS
EWA
31
2
2
13.0
2
6
1
0
.889
.833
5.54
3.75
1.5
117.1
1.5
EAS
EWA
33
1
1
6.0
2
0
1
0
.667
.857
3.00
3.18
-0.6
-100.5
-0.6
HG
NLP
28
2
HG
NLC
28
5
BBB
NSL
21
1
HG
NN2
28
32
9
6
76
31
273.0
79
105
10
15
.948
.942
6.07
5.43
6.8
24.9
6.8


Glossary
Third Base
Team Lg Lg Lg
PC
NN2
27
1
0
4.0
0
1
0
0
1.000
.927
2.25
2.52
0.2
46.6
0.2
PC
NN2
25
7
7
57.0
7
13
2
0
.909
.910
3.16
2.72
0.6
11.2
0.6
HG
NN2
34
1
1
9.0
1
5
0
0
1.000
.916
6.00
2.88
2.0
218.7
2.0
HG
NN2
28
1
4
2
10
8
70.0
8
19
2
0
.931
.911
3.47
2.73
2.8
39.9
2.8


Glossary
Pitcher
Team Lg Lg Lg
LVB
NSL
21
1
1
HG
NN2
33
1
0
2.0
0
1
0
0
1.000
.958
4.50
2.75
NEG
NSL
21
4
4
BBB
NSL
21
2
1
NEG
NN2
23
1
0.1
0
0
0
0
.967
0.00
2.83
3
4
9
6
2.1
0
1
0
0
1.000
.959
3.86
2.77


Glossary
Right Field
Team Lg Lg Lg
WES
EWA
23
1
1
9.0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.00
2.50
-0.3
-29.6
-0.3
0.0
PC
NN2
27
1
1
8.0
3
0
1
0
.750
.953
3.38
1.85
0.8
102.3
0.9
-0.1
WES
EWA
22
1
1
9.0
2
1
0
1
1.000
1.000
3.00
2.12
0.6
66.6
0.3
0.3
HG
NN2
31
3
4
3
6
3
26.0
6
2
1
1
.889
.986
2.77
2.17
1.2
44.3
0.9
0.2


Glossary
Pinch Hitter
Team Lg
HG
NN2
34
1
NEG
NSL
21
1
2
2
2


Glossary
Catcher
Team Lg Lg Lg
HG
NN2
34
1
1
10.0
11
1
1
0
0
1
.923
.972
10.80
6.91
0.4
38.1
0.0
0.3
PC
NN2
26
1
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.977
0.00
6.16
-0.1
-26.5
-0.1
0.0
2
2
2
1
13.0
11
1
1
0
0
1
.923
.973
8.31
6.74
0.3
23.2
-0.1
0.4


Glossary
First Base
Team Lg Lg Lg
HG
NN2
31
2
1
1
2



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