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Sam Agnew
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Birthdate: 4/12/1887
Died: 7/19/1951
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 185 lbs.
Place of Birth: Farmington, MO, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Sam Agnew, Catcher - 1910 Baseball Card (catalog # Obat T212) Card shows minor league Los Angeles baseball player uniform

Born in Missouri - One of the leading catchers during the dead ball era, Samuel Agnew was a stalwart backstop for the old St. Louis Browns. He worked in over 100 games for three consecutive seasons in an era when catchers’ gloves were primitive at best, 1913-1915. 

 

In December of 1915, Sam Agnew was sold to the Boston Red Sox and enjoyed winning successes almost immediately. In 1918 as the team’s regular starting backstop he played in 72 games and helped guide the Red Sox pitchers to the pennant. Although Sam Agnew failed to get a hit in 9 at bats in the Boston Red Sox World Series win in six games over the Chicago Cubs, he and fellow teammate catcher Wally Schang were credited with playing very solid defensively. 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
7 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1913 SLB (AL) 105 307 27 64 9 5 2 24 20 49 11 0 0 7 10 0 .208 .272 SLG
1914 SLB (AL) 115 311 22 66 5 4 0 16 24 63 10 8 0 5 6 0 .212 .279 SLG
1915 SLB (AL) 104 295 18 60 4 2 0 19 12 36 5 2 0 5 7 0 .203 .247 SLG
1916 BOS (AL) 40 67 4 14 2 1 0 7 6 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 .209 .293 SLG
1917 BOS (AL) 85 260 17 54 6 2 0 16 19 30 2 0 0 2 6 0 .208 .267 SLG
1918 BOS (AL) 72 199 11 33 8 0 0 6 11 26 0 0 0 3 6 0 .166 .221 SLG
1919 WSH (AL) 42 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 10 8 1 0 0 1 9 0 .235 .312 SLG
7 years   563 1537 105 314 41 14 2 98 102 216 29 10 0 25 47 0 .204 .265 .SLG



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