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Full Name: Samuel Lester Agnew Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/185 First Game: April 10, 1913
Birthdate: April 12, 1887 Final Game: September 28, 1919
Birthplace: Farmington, Missouri MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: July 19, 1951
Deathplace: Sonoma, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Sam Agnew (Samuel Lester Agnew) was born on April 12, 1887 in Farmington, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1913 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .208 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. Agnew played for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 7 year career.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1913 STL A 105 307 27 64 2 24 .208 .272 .290 9 5 20 49 7 10 11 0 0
1914 STL A 115 311 22 66 0 16 .212 .279 .254 5 4 24 63 5 6 10 0 0
1915 STL A 104 295 18 60 0 19 .203 .247 .231 4 2 12 36 5 7 5 0 0
1916 BOS A 40 67 4 14 0 7 .209 .293 .269 2 1 6 4 2 3 0 0 0
1917 BOS A 85 260 17 54 0 16 .208 .267 .246 6 2 19 30 2 6 2 0 0
1918 BOS A 72 199 11 33 0 6 .166 .221 .206 8 0 11 26 3 6 0 0 0
1919 WAS A 42 98 6 23 0 10 .235 .312 .306 7 0 10 8 1 9 1 0 0
Total 563 1537 105 314 2 98 .204 .265 .253 41 14 102 216 25 47 29 0 0

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1913 STL A C 103 0 0 383 170 28 17 0 11 0 0 0 .952
1914 STL A C 115 0 0 451 163 25 10 0 18 0 0 0 .961
1915 STL A C 102 0 0 398 153 39 16 0 17 0 0 0 .934
1916 BOS A C 38 0 0 110 47 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 .952
1917 BOS A C 85 0 0 297 88 14 5 0 6 0 0 0 .965
1918 BOS A C 72 0 0 254 104 13 10 0 6 0 0 0 .965
1919 WAS A C 36 0 0 141 48 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 .974
Total C 551 0 0 2034 773 132 67 0 62 0 0 0 .955

Transactions[]

  • Selected by St. Louis Browns from Vernon (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 16, 1912).
  • Sold by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox (December 16, 1915).
  • Sold by Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators (January, 1919).

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