Samuel Burris - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Samuel Burris

Samuel James Burris
(Speed)

Born: July 21, 1919 in Centralia, IL
Died: June 19, 1982 deathplace unknown
(62 years old)

Bats:

Throws:

Ht: 5'8"

Wt: 155

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Notes:

• Buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Centralia, IL)

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Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Art Pennington	1	1942	1942	0.5
John Bissant	1	1942	1942	-0.1
Bradford Bennett	1	1940	1940	-0.3
Jabbo Andrews	2	1940	1942	-0.8

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Leslie Green	1	1940	1940	1.3
Cool Papa Bell	1	1942	1942	1.0
Emmett Wilson	1	1940	1940	0.1
Buddy Allen	1	1940	1940	0.0
Sylvester Owens	2	1938	1940	0.0

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmie Crutchfield	1	1942	1942	0.9
Willie Nixon	1	1940	1940	0.9
Clyde Spearman	1	1942	1942	-0.1
Jack Bruton	2	1938	1940	-0.5

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buddy Armour	1	1940	1940	1.7
John Lyles	1	1940	1940	0.5
James Mickey	1	1940	1940	0.4
Charley Hayes	1	1940	1940	0.0
Ulysses Redd	1	1940	1940	-0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tommy Sampson	1	1940	1940	1.4
Marshall Riddle	1	1940	1940	0.8
Walter Cannady	1	1942	1942	0.3
Charlie Harris	1	1942	1942	0.0
Henry Smith	1	1942	1942	-0.1

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmy Ford	3	1938	1942	0.4
Alex Radcliff	1	1942	1942	0.2
Bobby Robinson	1	1940	1940	0.1
Sammy Burton	1	1940	1940	0.0
John Britton	1	1942	1942	0.0

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ed Mayweather	1	1940	1940	1.8
Eddie Vines	1	1940	1940	0.0
Fred McBride	1	1940	1940	-0.2
Army Rhodes	1	1942	1942	-0.2
Lyman Bostock	1	1940	1940	-0.7

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Paul Hardy	1	1940	1940	0.4
Ed Young	1	1942	1942	0.2
Leandy Young	1	1942	1942	0.1
Ziggy Marcell	1	1942	1942	0.1
Leroy Bass	1	1940	1940	0.0

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dan Bankhead	1	1940	1940	1.4
Eugene Smith	1	1940	1940	1.3
Leroy Sutton	2	1940	1942	1.1
Eddie Snead	1	1940	1940	0.9
Blanch Moody	1	1940	1940	0.4

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Red Howard	1	1940	1940	1.4
Lefty Calhoun	1	1940	1940	0.9
Charlie Shields	1	1942	1942	0.6
Ulysses Evans	1	1942	1942	0.4
Robert Dean	1	1940	1940	0.4
Sam Barber	1	1940	1940	0.3
Pete Gregory	1	1940	1940	0.2
Ollie West	1	1942	1942	0.1
Fay Washington	1	1940	1940	0.0
Willie Hudson	1	1942	1942	0.0
Willie Cornelius	1	1942	1942	0.0
George Mitchell	1	1940	1940	0.0
John Huber	1	1942	1942	-0.1
Charles Dunklin	1	1940	1940	-0.2
Willie Ferrell	1	1942	1942	-0.2
Sam Thompson	1	1942	1942	-0.3
Samuel Burris	3	1938	1942	-0.4
Frank McAllister	1	1940	1940	-0.9

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