Sam Chapman Samuel Blake Chapman Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'1 Weight 190 Born April 11, 1916 Tiburon, CA Died December 23, 2006 Tiburon, CA

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG  TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1938 22 HAR   54   66   14   2   0   1    9    3    9   26   1   0   0   0  .212  .272  .288  .411   19  
 1939 23 HAR   36  108   27   4   1   2   18   12   10   15   0   0   6   1  .250  .277  .361  .412   39  
 1940 24 HAR   53  135   34   6   0   6   22   15    7   30   2   0   2   0  .252  .266  .430  .414   58  
 1941 25 HAR  154  653  186  23   3  25  100   97   37  104   3   1  12  10  .285  .268  .444  .403  290  
 1942 26 HAR   Military Service                                                                           

 1943 27 HAR   Military Service                                                                           
 1944 28 HAR   Military Service                                                                           
 1946 30 HAR   99  243   61  10   0  11   29   32   21   40   0   0   2   1  .251  .268  .428  .395  104  
 1947 31 HAR   62  175   47   6   1   8   20   26   11   28   0   0   0   0  .269  .281  .451  .422   79  
 1948 32 HAR                                                                                              
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   458 1380  369  51   5  53  198  185   95  243   6   1  22  12  .267  .271  .427  .407  589
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  464  124  17   2  18   67   62   32   82   2   0   7   4  .267  ----  .427  ----  198
 Career High  154  653  186  23   3  25  100   97   37  104   3   1  12  10  .285  ----  .444  ----  290
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG  TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1941 HAR MUS   L    5   21    3   0   0   0    2    3    0    2   0   0   0   0  .143  .143    3
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-1   5   21    3   0   0   0    2    3    0    2   0   0   0   0  .143  .143    3
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Home Runs 1941-25-10

Stolen Bases 1941-12-4

At Bats 1941-653-5

Transactions January 1, 1938: Drafted 1st round (7th overall) by Harlem.

Biography In his 11-year career, Chapman hit .266 with 180 home runs, 733 RBI and 41 stolen bases. One of his best seasons in the major leagues came in 1941, when he hit .322 with 25 home runs and 106 RBI. According to published reports, his first contract in the major leagues came, in part, thanks to a recommendation from Ty Cobb. He made his professional debut in the major leagues. Following the 1941 season, he missed three years while serving in the Navy during World War II as a Navy pilot and instructor. He returned to the majors in 1945 and was named to the All-Star team in 1946. In his last season in the major leagues in 1951, he was traded by the Athletics to the Indians for Allie Clark and Lou Klein. He finished his baseball career with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. Prior to his success in the major leagues, Chapman had been a part of Cal's team that won the 1938 Rose Bowl. He received All-America honors in football and baseball. He had also been drafted by the Washington Redskins but opted to play baseball. His hometown of Tiburon honored him by erecting a statue of him at Ferry Plaza.