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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

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1932	MULT	NSC/NSL	21	SP	1	6	.143	9	7		6	0	0	58.1	36	34	67	0	6	23	0	0	3	248	5.25	76
1934	NEG/WES	EWA/NN2	23	SS	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	0.1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1942	EAS/HG	MULT	31	SS	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	3	3	9	0	2	3	0	0	0	36	3.00	129
1944	EAS/HG	MULT	33	SS	0	0		2	1		1	0	0	10.0	7	7	15	0	4	4	0	0	0	50	6.30	68
4	4			SS	2	6	.250	13	9		8	0	0	77.2	46	44	92	0	12	30	0	0	3	336	5.10	79
162 Game Average					6	19	.250	40	28		25	0	0	240.0	142	136	284	0	37	93	0	0	9	1039	5.10	79

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Birmingham Black Barons			LF	0	2	.000	4	2		2	0	0	23.1	17	16	31	0	4	7	0	0	0	104	6.17	68
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.1	3	3	7	0	0	5	0	0	1	35	2.89	134
2	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF	1	3	.250	5	4		3	0	0	26.0	16	15	30	0	2	11	0	0	2	111	5.19	73
2	Homestead Grays			SS	1	0	1.000	3	2		2	0	0	19.0	10	10	24	0	6	7	0	0	0	86	4.74	88

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1932	MULT	NSC/NSL	21	SP	58.1		1.25	1.34		9.3%	10.2%		2.4%	6.8%		3.83	1.49		0.0%	0.4%
1934	NEG/WES	EWA/NN2	23	SS	0.1		3.00	1.45		0.0%	12.2%		0.0%	7.8%			1.56		0.0%	0.9%
1942	EAS/HG	MULT	31	SS	9.0		1.22	1.34		8.3%	12.2%		5.6%	8.7%		1.50	1.40		0.0%	1.0%
1944	EAS/HG	MULT	33	SS	10.0		1.90	1.42		8.0%	11.0%		8.0%	7.6%		1.00	1.45		0.0%	0.8%
4	4			SS	77.2		1.34	1.35		8.9%	10.5%		3.6%	7.2%		2.50	1.47		0.0%	0.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Birmingham Black Barons			LF	23.1		1.50	1.38		6.7%	10.1%		3.8%	7.0%		1.75	1.44		0.0%	0.4%
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP	9.1		0.75	1.32		14.3%	10.2%		0.0%	6.8%		0.00	1.50		0.0%	0.4%
2	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF	26.0		1.23	1.30		9.9%	10.3%		1.8%	6.8%		5.50	1.52		0.0%	0.4%
2	Homestead Grays			SS	19.0		1.58	1.38		8.1%	11.5%		7.0%	8.1%		1.17	1.43		0.0%	0.9%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932	MULT	NSC/NSL	21	SP	9	248	231	36	67	9	9	0	11		6	23		3	5		2	.290	.317	.407	.724
1934	NEG/WES	EWA/NN2	23	SS	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
1942	EAS/HG	MULT	31	SS	1	36	34	3	9	3	0	0	0		2	3		0	0		0	.265	.306	.353	.658
1944	EAS/HG	MULT	33	SS	2	50	46	7	15	1	1	0	0		4	4		0	0		0	.326	.380	.391	.771
4	4			SS	13	336	313	46	92	13	10	0	11		12	30		3	5		2	.294	.326	.399	.726

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Birmingham Black Barons			LF	4	104	95	17	31	5	4	0	6		4	7		0	2		0	.326	.354	.463	.817
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP	1	35	34	3	7	0	2	0	0		0	5		1	0		0	.206	.229	.324	.552
2	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF	5	111	104	16	30	4	3	0	5		2	11		2	3		2	.288	.315	.385	.699
2	Homestead Grays			SS	3	86	80	10	24	4	1	0	0		6	7		0	0		0	.300	.349	.375	.724

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