Was Sam Dailey a pitcher?

Yes. Sam Dailey pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 18 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sam Dailey hit?

Sam Dailey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Sam Dailey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929)

W–L 2–2

ERA 7.54

WHIP 1.89

SO 18

Pitcher PIV -913.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 168 lb
Born: 3/31/1904 in Oakford, IL, USA
Died: 12/2/1979 in Columbia, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-07-04
Last Game: 1929-10-05

Full name: Samuel Lawrence Dailey

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	20	5	0	0	0	51.3	74	43	5	23	18	7.54	-913.0

Career ERA 7.54 vs. league average 4.60 across their career seasons — 63.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	PHI	NL	2	2	20	5	0	0	0	51.3	74	43	23	18	7.54	4.60 (-64%)	-913.0
Career · 1 season			2	2	20	5	0	0	0	51.1	74	43	23	18	7.54	—	-913

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
20	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.059	.059	.059	.118	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .289 across their career seasons — 79.7% below league average.

Career OBP .059 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — 83.4% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 85.8% below league average.

Career OPS .118 vs. league average .769 across their career seasons — 84.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	PHI	NL	20	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			20	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.059	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	13	0	1	0	1	.077
Away	10	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	36.2	56	31	13	14	7.61
Away	10	14.2	18	12	10	4	7.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1929-10-05	PHI	NY1	L	1	0
1929-09-24	PHI	BRO	W	0	0
1929-09-18	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1929-09-16	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1929-09-08	PHI	STL	L	0	0
1929-09-08	PHI	STL	W	0	0
1929-09-01	PHI	BRO	W	1	1
1929-08-31	PHI	BSN	W	0	0
1929-08-26	PHI	STL	W	0	0
1929-08-22	PHI	CHC	L	3	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1929-10-05	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	3	3	3	3	1
1929-09-24	PHI	BRO	—	0.1	4	1	1	0	0
1929-09-18	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-16	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0
1929-09-08	PHI	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-08	PHI	STL	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0
1929-09-01	PHI	BRO	—	1.1	2	2	2	2	0
1929-08-31	PHI	BSN	W	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
1929-08-26	PHI	STL	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1929-08-22	PHI	CHC	—	5.2	8	6	4	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	20	0	4	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1929	PHI	P	20	0	4	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	20

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Dailey

Was Sam Dailey a pitcher?: Yes. Sam Dailey pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 18 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Dailey hit?: Sam Dailey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.