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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) , Fred Bankhead (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Fielding Breakdown by Position

						C			1B			2B			3B			SS			LF			CF			RF			PH	PR		P
Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	Runs		G	G		G
1932	MULT	NSC/NSL	21	SP								1	-0.9								3	4.1		2	1.1					1			9
1933	NEG/WES	EWA/NN2	22	CF														10	4.2		5	0.8		26	8.9		1	0.3
1934	NEG/WES	EWA/NN2	23	SS								1	1.7					23	-1.4		1	0.5		18	2.2		1	-0.2					1
1935	PC	NLP/NN2	24	LF											1	0.8		3	0.0		59	-12.4		1	-1.3
1936	MULT	MULT	25	LF								6	0.9		7	0.9		16	1.7		42	4.6		2	-0.8
1937	PC/SDS	IND/NN2	26	LF		1	-0.1											4	2.5		8	0.4
1938	MULT	MULT	27	CF											1	0.2		2	-0.8					32	8.4		1	0.8
1939	HG	MULT	28	2B								43	10.3					1	0.4
1940	CBM	MEX	29	SS														93
1941	CBM	MEX	30	SS														101
1942	EAS/HG	MULT	31	SS					3	0.1		2	1.3					46	11.1		9	6.5		3	-1.2		4	-1.9					1
1943	MULT	MULT	32	SS								1	-1.0					78	28.0
1944	EAS/HG	MULT	33	SS								9	2.9					54	9.6														2
1945	MULT	MULT	34	SS		1	0.4					1	-1.2		1	2.0		38	-1.3											1
1946	EAS/HG	EWA/NN2	35	SS														54	14.5
1947	HG	NN2	36	SS														59	-7.3					2	-0.9
1948	HG	MULT	37	SS								16	2.1					34	5.1
17	13			SS		2	0.3		3	0.1		80	16.1		10	3.9		616	66.3		127	4.5		86	16.6		7	-1.0		2			13

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos		C	Runs		1B	Runs		2B	Runs		3B	Runs		SS	Runs		LF	Runs		CF	Runs		RF	Runs		PH	PR		P
2																		194
15	Negro Leagues					2	0.3		3	0.1		80	16.1		10	3.9		422	66.3		126	4.5		86	16.6		7	-1.0		2			13
1	vs Major Leaguers																				1	-0.1

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos		C	Runs		1B	Runs		2B	Runs		3B	Runs		SS	Runs		LF	Runs		CF	Runs		RF	Runs		PH	PR		P
1	Birmingham Black Barons			LF								1	-0.9								1	1.1											4
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP																													1
3	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF								1	1.7					33	2.8		8	4.3		46	12.3					1			5
2	West All Stars			-																							2	0.0
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords			LF		1	-0.1					6	0.9		9	1.9		21	0.9		107	-8.1		32	6.3		1	0.8
2	NNL All Stars II			-																	1	-0.1		2	-0.2
6	East All Stars			2B								4	-0.4					2	1.3		1	0.8		2	0.1
1	Santo Domingo Stars			SS														4	2.5
8	Homestead Grays			SS		1	0.4		3	0.1		67	16.0		1	2.0		360	57.9		9	6.5		4	-1.9		4	-1.9		1			3
2	Sultanes de Monterrey			SS														194
1	NNL South All Stars			SS														1	1.5
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			2B								1	-1.2
1	North All Stars			-														1	-0.6

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