2B Sammy 'The Dixie Thrush' Strang #34
Buffalo Bison (CLE) AAA
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/29/2001
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2B SAMMY 'THE DIXIE THRUSH' STRANG #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
21 55 8 2 0 1 7 8 17 .145 .273 .236 2 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 37 36 37 38
Gap 56 55 57 59
Power 26 25 26 33
Eye 89 87 90 94
Avoid K's 41 40 41 42
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 52 43
Errors: - 56 56
Arm: 3 64 53
Turn DP: - 51 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 14
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: 49 Right Field: 38
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 88
Stealing Aggressiveness: 84
Stealing Ability: 95
Baserunning Inst.: 88
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 12
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/2001 ATL Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/2001 ATL Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/30/2001 ATL Loss, 5-6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2001 @ SEA Win, 4-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
08/27/2001 @ SEA Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/2001 @ NOL Win, 5-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
08/20/2001 @ NOL Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
08/18/2001 NOR Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2001 BTS Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/2001 @ CEL Loss, 8-9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Sammy never lacks for effort, but he struggles even with simple concepts.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:12/16/1973
Born in:Chattanooga, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$162,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 73 Days
Service This Yr:77 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 133 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
WHIRLED BASEBALL 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 95 15 1 0 0 5 20 14 32 .158 .273 .168 .441 .215 .011 19
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 110 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 1 14 2 87.5 6.7 2.17 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 17 0 0 1 .053 .143 .053 .195
Versus Right   57 13 1 0 0 5 14 11 15 0 0 0 .228 .353 .246 .599
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   37 10 1 0 0 3 7 4 12 0 0 0 .270 .341 .297 .639
May   37 3 0 0 0 1 5 7 11 0 0 1 .081 .244 .081 .326
June   21 2 0 0 0 1 8 3 9 0 0 0 .095 .208 .095 .304
Spring Training   36 5 0 0 1 2 5 9 11 0 0 1 .139 .326 .222 .548
Last Year   323 78 19 1 3 41 53 64 61 5 6 5 .241 .370 .334 .705
Career   418 93 20 1 3 46 73 78 93 5 6 6 .222 .349 .297 .646
Home   36 3 0 0 0 0 7 5 8 0 0 1 .083 .214 .083 .298
Road   59 12 1 0 0 5 13 9 24 0 0 0 .203 .309 .220 .529
Grass   95 15 1 0 0 5 20 14 32 0 0 1 .158 .273 .168 .441
Day   32 6 1 0 0 3 8 7 11 0 0 1 .188 .350 .219 .569
Night   63 9 0 0 0 2 12 7 21 0 0 0 .143 .229 .143 .371
As Starter   93 15 1 0 0 5 19 14 31 0 0 1 .161 .278 .172 .450
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   19 2 0 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 0 1 .105 .261 .105 .366
Inning 1-3   32 6 1 0 0 0 5 4 12 0 0 0 .188 .278 .219 .497
Inning 4-6   32 5 0 0 0 4 6 4 11 0 0 0 .156 .250 .156 .406
Inning 7-9   30 4 0 0 0 1 8 6 8 0 0 1 .133 .297 .133 .431
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   36 7 1 0 0 2 12 8 11 0 0 0 .194 .341 .222 .563
1 Outs   35 4 0 0 0 2 6 4 12 0 0 1 .114 .225 .114 .339
2 Outs   24 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Scoring Position   22 5 0 0 0 5 3 2 7 0 0 0 .227 .292 .227 .519
Bases Empty   61 9 1 0 0 0 13 10 21 0 0 1 .148 .278 .164 .442
Runner on 1st   12 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   56 6 0 0 0 3 8 7 32 0 0 0 .107 .206 .107 .313
First Pitch   17 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-0   4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Count 2-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   24 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Full Count   7 1 0 0 0 1 5 7 2 0 0 0 .143 .571 .143 .714
Behind in Count   32 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 0 0 1 .094 .121 .094 .215
Ahead in Count   15 5 0 0 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 .333 .545 .333 .879
Batting Leadoff   38 6 1 0 0 2 8 5 11 0 0 0 .158 .256 .184 .440
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   51 9 0 0 0 3 10 9 18 0 0 1 .176 .311 .176 .488
Low Leverage   47 8 0 0 0 0 10 8 12 0 0 1 .170 .304 .170 .474
Medium Leverage   36 3 1 0 0 2 8 6 14 0 0 0 .083 .214 .111 .325
High Leverage   12 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
WBL TRIPLE A 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 55 8 2 0 1 7 5 8 17 .145 .273 .236 .509 .236 .091 35
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 66 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 3 2 2 50.0 4.2 2.24 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 2 .067 .300 .067 .367
Versus Right   40 7 2 0 1 5 5 5 12 1 1 0 .175 .261 .300 .561
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   21 6 1 0 1 4 4 3 5 1 1 0 .286 .360 .476 .836
July   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
August   20 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 9 0 0 2 .050 .269 .100 .369
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   55 8 2 0 1 7 5 8 17 1 1 2 .145 .273 .236 .509
Home   22 2 1 0 0 1 4 3 6 1 1 0 .091 .192 .136 .329
Road   33 6 1 0 1 6 1 5 11 0 0 2 .182 .325 .303 .628
Grass   55 8 2 0 1 7 5 8 17 1 1 2 .145 .273 .236 .509
Day   12 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Night   43 6 2 0 0 6 4 8 15 1 1 2 .140 .296 .186 .482
As Starter   46 6 2 0 1 5 5 8 15 1 0 2 .130 .281 .239 .520
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
WBL DOUBLE A 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 22 82 21 5 0 1 8 21 17 17 .256 .384 .354 .737 .339 .098 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 99 0 0 0 3 0 0 29 6 10 0 100.0 13.7 5.76 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .333 .681
Versus Right   61 15 4 0 1 8 19 15 14 0 0 0 .246 .395 .361 .755
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   82 21 5 0 1 8 21 17 17 0 0 0 .256 .384 .354 .737
Career   82 21 5 0 1 8 21 17 17 0 0 0 .256 .384 .354 .737
Home   31 10 1 0 0 2 10 9 5 0 0 0 .323 .475 .355 .830
Road   51 11 4 0 1 6 11 8 12 0 0 0 .216 .322 .353 .675
Grass   70 17 3 0 1 8 19 15 14 0 0 0 .243 .376 .329 .705
Turf   12 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Day   25 7 1 0 1 4 10 5 5 0 0 0 .280 .400 .440 .840
Night   57 14 4 0 0 4 11 12 12 0 0 0 .246 .377 .316 .693
As Starter   79 20 5 0 1 8 20 17 17 0 0 0 .253 .385 .354 .740
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
WBL A BALL 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 7 .214 .333 .321 .655 .307 .107 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 1 0.0 3.1 3.66 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Versus Right   23 5 2 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 .217 .333 .304 .638
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 7 0 0 0 .214 .333 .321 .655
Career   28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 7 0 0 0 .214 .333 .321 .655
Home   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Road   16 3 2 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 .188 .350 .312 .662
Grass   28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 7 0 0 0 .214 .333 .321 .655
Day   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .294 .267 .561
Night   13 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 .231 .375 .385 .760
As Starter   22 5 2 0 0 0 3 5 6 0 0 0 .227 .370 .318 .689
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Cleveland - WBL 26 113 323 78 19 1 3 41 53 64 5 5 61 37 5 .241 .370 .334 .705 86 92 1.6
2001 Cleveland - WBL 27 31 95 15 1 0 0 5 20 14 1 0 32 14 2 .158 .273 .168 .441 14 19 -0.6
Total WBL 144 418 93 20 1 3 46 73 78 6 5 93 51 7 .222 .349 .297 .646 71 76 1.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Penn Yan - A 27 10 28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 7 0 1 .214 .333 .321 .655 90 95 0.0
2001 Rochester - AA 27 22 82 21 5 0 1 8 21 17 0 0 17 10 0 .256 .384 .354 .737 98 106 0.5
2001 Buffalo - AAA 27 21 55 8 2 0 1 7 5 8 2 1 17 2 2 .145 .273 .236 .509 31 35 -0.4
Total AAA 21 55 8 2 0 1 7 5 8 2 1 17 2 2 .145 .273 .236 .509 31 35
Total AA 22 82 21 5 0 1 8 21 17 0 0 17 10 0 .256 .384 .354 .737 98 106
Total A 10 28 6 3 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 7 0 1 .214 .333 .321 .655 90 95
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Cleveland - WBL 26 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.2
Total WBL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Cleveland - MLB C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2000 Cleveland - MLB 2B 17 15 33 46 10 82 3 .963 130.0 5.47 +0.3 .969
2000 Cleveland - MLB 3B 93 87 26 154 13 189 9 .952 712.1 2.27 -1.6 .989
2001 Cleveland - MLB 2B 11 11 20 28 8 48 0 1.000 95.0 4.55 -0.3 .933
2001 Buffalo - AAA 2B 5 3 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 32.2 3.86 +0.3 1.119
2001 Rochester - AA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .960
2001 Penn Yan - A 2B 4 2 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 28.0 2.89 -0.2 1.010
2001 Cleveland - MLB 3B 13 10 8 14 2 22 0 1.000 94.0 2.11 +0.3 1.051
2001 Buffalo - AAA 3B 4 3 1 6 0 8 1 .875 28.0 2.25 -0.2 1.194
2001 Rochester - AA 3B 3 3 2 2 0 6 2 .667 23.0 1.57 -0.2 1.034
2001 Penn Yan - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Buffalo - AAA SS 3 1 5 2 1 8 1 .875 12.1 5.11 -1.0 .695
2001 Rochester - AA SS 6 6 14 15 3 30 1 .967 56.0 4.66 -0.7 .970
2001 Penn Yan - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Cleveland - MLB RF 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 46.0 1.37 -0.6 .860
2001 Buffalo - AAA RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.0 .981
2001 Rochester - AA RF 7 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 53.1 1.69 -0.1 1.115
TOTAL 2B 38 31 62 89 21 154 3 .981 286.2 4.74 +0.1 .973
TOTAL 3B 114 103 37 176 15 225 12 .947 858.1 2.23 -1.8 1.002
TOTAL SS 9 7 19 17 4 38 2 .947 68.1 4.74 -1.6 .931
TOTAL RF 15 11 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 109.0 1.49 -0.7 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
03/02/2000 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
03/25/2000 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/05/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $162,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (40); Power: 27 (41); Eye: 100 (100).
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