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

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Luke Easter	2	1947	1948	4.4
Leslie Green	1	1941	1941	3.6
Dan Wilson	5	1936	1946	1.4
Manuel Cortinas	2	1940	1941	1.0
Lennie Pearson	3	1942	1946	0.6

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cool Papa Bell	8	1935	1946	11.0
Jerry Benjamin	7	1939	1947	6.1
Luis Márquez	3	1946	1948	4.8
Sam Jethroe	1	1945	1945	1.6
Rafael Caballero	1	1940	1940	0.5

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmie Crutchfield	2	1935	1936	2.8
Wild Bill Wright	6	1932	1942	2.3
Dave Hoskins	3	1944	1946	2.3
David Whatley	3	1939	1944	1.5
Curtis Harris	1	1935	1935	1.3

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Bankhead	17	1932	1948	26.4
Chester Williams	5	1935	1942	1.9
Avelino Cañizares	1	1945	1945	1.6
Hoss Walker	3	1932	1934	0.5
Willie Wells	4	1933	1942	0.3

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Pat Patterson	4	1934	1942	2.7
Harry Williams	5	1936	1945	1.8
Sammy Hughes	4	1933	1938	1.2
James Buford	1	1932	1932	0.8
Walter Cannady	2	1938	1944	0.8

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Howard Easterling	3	1942	1946	4.4
Felton Snow	5	1932	1943	4.1
Jud Wilson	4	1942	1945	2.3
Charles Gary	1	1948	1948	0.8
Manuel Arroyo	1	1940	1940	0.8

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	9	1938	1948	17.4
Oscar Charleston	4	1935	1938	1.5
Carlos Galina	2	1940	1941	1.4
Johnny Washington	3	1936	1938	1.3
Henry Henderson	1	1932	1932	0.5

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	9	1935	1946	26.7
Quincy Trouppe	3	1940	1945	5.8
Eudie Napier	4	1939	1948	2.0
Pepper Bassett	2	1937	1938	0.8
Nish Williams	3	1932	1934	0.8

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willie Jefferson	3	1940	1945	13.0
Johnny Wright	5	1942	1947	11.5
Ray Brown	6	1938	1945	9.8
Roy Partlow	3	1939	1943	8.4
Leroy Matlock	4	1935	1938	6.9
Roy Welmaker	4	1939	1945	6.1
Barney Morris	4	1937	1944	5.8
Garnett Blair	5	1942	1948	4.7
Roosevelt Davis	4	1935	1945	4.4
Edsall Walker	6	1938	1945	4.3
Jim Willis	3	1932	1934	4.2
Spoon Carter	8	1932	1945	4.0
Wilmer Fields	4	1942	1948	3.6
Bill Harvey	6	1935	1943	3.4
Marcos Váldez	1	1940	1940	3.3
Satchel Paige	3	1936	1943	2.8
Daniel Ríos	1	1941	1941	2.5
Eugene Bremer	1	1945	1945	2.4
Henry Wright	3	1932	1934	2.3
Frank Thompson	3	1946	1948	1.9

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Barney Brown	3	1938	1946	0.9
Frog Holsey	1	1932	1932	0.9
Ted Radcliffe	1	1946	1946	0.8
Jim Lewis	2	1936	1937	0.7
George Nash	1	1932	1932	0.3
Dave Barnhill	3	1942	1945	0.3
Jonas Gaines	2	1942	1946	0.3
Jim Haynes	1	1946	1946	0.3
Neck Stanley	1	1945	1945	0.2
Bill Byrd	4	1936	1946	0.2
Cristóbal Torriente	1	1932	1932	0.2
Harry Salmon	1	1932	1932	0.2
Cunningham	1	1932	1932	0.2
Lefty Boone	1	1944	1944	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
Gilberto Garza	1	1940	1940	0.1
Rowe	1	1932	1932	0.1
Purnell Mincy	1	1938	1938	0.1
J. C. Hamilton	1	1942	1942	0.1
John Lewis	1	1945	1945	0.1