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Billy Sample

American baseball player

PersonAge 71humanQ4913277

Also known as William Amos Sample

Born: April 2, 1955
Birthplace: Roanoke
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in Baseball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-21
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Education: James Madison University

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William Amos Sample, is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves in parts of nine seasons spanning 1978–1986.

Overview

MLB batting stats — season by season

9 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1978	Texas Rangers	8	15	2	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	.467	.467	.600	1.067
1979	Texas Rangers	128	325	60	95	21	2	5	35	8	37	28	.292	.365	.415	.781
1980	Texas Rangers	99	204	29	53	10	0	4	19	8	18	15	.260	.335	.368	.702
1981	Texas Rangers	66	230	36	65	16	0	3	25	4	17	21	.283	.346	.391	.738
1982	Texas Rangers	97	360	56	94	14	2	10	29	10	27	35	.261	.318	.394	.712
1983	Texas Rangers	147	554	80	152	28	3	12	57	44	44	46	.274	.331	.401	.732
1984	Texas Rangers	130	489	67	121	20	2	5	33	18	29	46	.247	.286	.327	.613
1985	New York Yankees	59	139	18	40	5	0	1	15	2	9	10	.288	.336	.345	.681
1986	Atlanta Braves	92	200	23	57	11	0	6	14	4	14	26	.285	.338	.430	.768
Career		826	2,516	371	684	127	9	46	230	98	195	230	.272	.329	.384	.713

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Billy
Member of sports team: Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
James Madison Dukes baseball
Position played on team / speciality: left fielder
Sport: baseball
League: Major League Baseball

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