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Joe Sambito

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 28, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Adelphi University (Garden City, NY).

High School: Bethpage HS (Bethpage, NY)

School: Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)

Debut: July 20, 1976 (Age 24-022d, 13,771st in major league history)
vs. PIT 4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1987 (Age 35-097d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Joseph Charles Sambito

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

ERA

3.03

461

629.0

489

WHIP

1.203

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 9	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	3	Apr 10	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	4	Apr 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14 (9)	Apr 22	BOS		DET	W,6-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (10)	May 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (1)	May 8	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28	May 9	BOS	@	OAK	W,9-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (1)	May 11	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 14	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	36 (2)	May 18	BOS		TEX	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	37	May 19	BOS		MIN	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	39 (1)	May 21	BOS		MIN	W,3-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	40	May 23	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	41	May 24	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	43 (1)	May 26	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	46 (2)	May 30	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-13	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	57 (10)	Jun 10	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	60 (2)	Jun 14	BOS		MIL	L,0-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	61	Jun 15	BOS		MIL	L,3-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	63 (1)	Jun 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	65 (1)	Jun 20	BOS		BAL	L,3-14	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	67 (1)	Jun 22	BOS		BAL	L,0-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	69 (1)	Jun 24	BOS		NYY	L,1-8		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70	Jun 25	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	75 (3)	Jul 1	BOS		TOR	W,9-7	GF	9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	76	Jul 2	BOS		TOR	L,2-4	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	78 (1)	Jul 4	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	80 (1)	Jul 6	BOS		SEA	W,7-3		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	81	Jul 7	BOS		OAK	L,4-6		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	83 (1)	Jul 9	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	84	Jul 10	BOS		CAL	W,8-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	87 (2)	Jul 13	BOS		CAL	L,3-12		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	89 (1)	Jul 18	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	94 (3)	Jul 23	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-9	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	101 (6)	Aug 1	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	102	Aug 2	BOS		KCR	L,2-13	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	108 (5)	Aug 9	BOS	@	DET	W,8-7		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	109	Aug 10	BOS	@	DET	W,9-6		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	115 (5)	Aug 15	BOS		DET	W,8-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	116	Aug 16	BOS		DET	L,6-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	121 (4)	Aug 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,24-5	GF	8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	127 (5)	Aug 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	128	Aug 29	BOS		CLE	L,3-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	138 (9)	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
48	140 (1)	Sep 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,6-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	142 (1)	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	143	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	158 (14)	Oct 2	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	159	Oct 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	161 (1)	Oct 5	BOS		NYY	L,0-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							53gm		44.2	1	8	0	9	1