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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• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Sharpsburg, PA)
• Relatives: Dan Bankhead (Brother) , Fred Bankhead (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Luke Easter	2	1947	1948	4.6
Leslie Green	1	1941	1941	3.6
Dan Wilson	5	1936	1946	1.6
Manuel Cortinas	2	1940	1941	1.0
Buddy Armour	1	1945	1945	0.5

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cool Papa Bell	8	1935	1946	11.0
Jerry Benjamin	7	1939	1947	7.4
Luis Márquez	3	1946	1948	4.7
Sam Jethroe	1	1945	1945	1.6
Red McNeal	1	1932	1932	0.7

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmie Crutchfield	2	1935	1936	3.2
Dave Hoskins	3	1944	1946	2.7
Wild Bill Wright	6	1932	1942	2.6
Bob Thurman	3	1946	1948	1.7
David Whatley	3	1939	1944	1.6

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Bankhead	17	1932	1948	30.5
Hoss Walker	3	1932	1934	2.1
Chester Williams	5	1935	1942	1.8
Avelino Cañizares	1	1945	1945	1.5
Willie Wells	4	1933	1942	0.4

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Pat Patterson	4	1934	1942	3.2
Harry Williams	5	1936	1945	1.7
Sammy Hughes	4	1933	1938	1.4
Bob Miller	1	1932	1932	1.0
Milt Laurent	1	1932	1932	0.9

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Howard Easterling	3	1942	1946	5.8
Felton Snow	5	1932	1943	4.3
Jud Wilson	4	1942	1945	2.0
Leonard Henderson	1	1932	1932	1.6
Charles Gary	1	1948	1948	0.8

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	9	1938	1948	17.4
Oscar Charleston	4	1935	1938	1.6
Carlos Galina	2	1940	1941	1.4
Johnny Washington	3	1936	1938	1.0
Jim Starks	1	1937	1937	0.5

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	9	1935	1946	29.3
Quincy Trouppe	3	1940	1945	6.0
Eudie Napier	4	1939	1948	1.9
Nish Williams	3	1932	1934	0.9
Andy Drake	1	1932	1932	0.7

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willie Jefferson	3	1940	1945	13.0
Johnny Wright	5	1942	1947	12.3
Ray Brown	6	1938	1945	10.4
Roy Partlow	3	1939	1943	7.7
Roy Welmaker	4	1939	1945	6.8
Leroy Matlock	4	1935	1938	6.2
Barney Morris	4	1937	1944	5.9
Garnett Blair	5	1942	1948	4.8
Roosevelt Davis	4	1935	1945	4.6
Wilmer Fields	4	1942	1948	4.1
Edsall Walker	6	1938	1945	4.0
Bill Harvey	6	1935	1943	4.0
Jim Willis	3	1932	1934	3.8
Marcos Váldez	1	1940	1940	3.3
Spoon Carter	8	1932	1945	3.3
Satchel Paige	3	1936	1942	3.0
Eugene Bremer	1	1945	1945	2.7
Daniel Ríos	1	1941	1941	2.5
Andy Porter	4	1932	1936	2.2
Johnny Taylor	1	1938	1938	2.1

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Barney Brown	3	1938	1946	0.8
Ted Radcliffe	1	1946	1946	0.8
Jim Lewis	2	1936	1937	0.8
Dusty Rhodes	1	1932	1932	0.4
Dave Barnhill	3	1942	1945	0.3
Jonas Gaines	2	1942	1946	0.3
Frank Carswell	1	1945	1945	0.3
Jim Haynes	1	1946	1946	0.3
George Nash	1	1932	1932	0.2
Cristóbal Torriente	1	1932	1932	0.2
Johnny Johnson	1	1944	1944	0.2
Lefty Boone	1	1944	1944	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
Gilberto Garza	1	1940	1940	0.1
Rowe	1	1932	1932	0.1
Purnell Mincy	1	1938	1938	0.1
Harry Salmon	1	1932	1932	0.1
Ollie West	1	1943	1943	0.1
Cunningham	1	1932	1932	0.1
John Lewis	1	1945	1945	0.1