Sam Hairston

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951)

AVG .313
HR 5
RBI 63
H 131
OPS .809
PIV 1,022
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 187 lb
Born
1/20/1920 in Crawford, MS, USA
Died
10/31/1997 in Birmingham, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1951-07-21
Last Game
1951-08-26
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Samuel Harding Hairston

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
664.0 591.0 108.0 210.0 45.0 9.0 11.0 100.0 64.0 4.0 12.0 .355 .419 .518 .937

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 153.0 136.0 23.0 45.0 13.0 1.0 1.0 22.0 16.0 1.0 1.0 .331 .405 .463 .868
Listed seasons · 1 153 136 23 45 13 1 1 22 16 1 1 .331 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
118 418 75 131 24 4 5 63 7 44 1 .313 .383 .426 .809 1,022

Career AVG .313 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +20.1% above league average.

Career OBP .383 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career SLG .426 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — +15.6% above league average.

Career OPS .809 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — +15.4% above 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
1944 CIC NAL 8 22 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 .227 — — — — 0.0
1945 CIC NAL 20 62 10 16 3 1 0 9 1 9 0 .258 .260 (-1%) .328 (+7%) .354 (-5%) .683 (+1%) 25.8
1946 CIC NAL 26 102 16 33 7 1 2 16 1 9 1 .324 .256 (+26%) .328 (+20%) .358 (+31%) .687 (+26%) 430.9
1947 CIC NAL 29 112 20 34 9 1 1 17 1 8 0 .304 .262 (+16%) .336 (+4%) .376 (+14%) .712 (+9%) 142.1
1948 IC NAL 31 115 25 41 4 1 1 15 4 14 0 .357 .263 (+35%) .340 (+25%) .379 (+15%) .719 (+20%) 423.3
1951 CHA AL 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 118 418 75 131 24 4 5 63 7 44 1 .313 — — — — 1,022

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home80631134522.540
Away12730157112249.372

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1951-08-26 CHWNYYL 100000000
1951-07-24 CHWBOSL 010000010
1951-07-22 CHWMINL 201000000
1951-07-21 CHWMINL 201100110
1949-08-28 IN9BIRL 010000000
1949-08-09 IN9BLGL 411000000
1949-08-08 IN9NY6L 312000220
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 412110120
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 301000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 411000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 9 9 85 4 2 6
3B 63 59 68 110 15 5
C 50 41 211 31 10 3
SS 1 0 2 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1944 CIC C 6 6 21 3 3 0
1945 CIC 3B 11 9 13 19 2 2
1945 CIC C 9 8 44 11 2 1
1946 CIC 1B 2 2 27 1 1 3
1946 CIC 3B 14 12 12 19 4 0
1946 CIC C 14 12 81 6 3 1
1947 CIC 3B 21 21 17 43 5 3
1947 CIC C 11 8 30 3 1 0
1947 CIC SS 1 0 2 1 0 0
1948 IC 1B 7 7 58 3 1 3
1948 IC 3B 17 17 26 29 4 0
1948 IC C 8 7 32 8 1 1
1951 CHA C 2 0 3 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 50
First Base 9
Third Base 63
Shortstop 1

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Hairston

Was Sam Hairston a pitcher?
No. Sam Hairston was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Sam Hairston hit?
Sam Hairston hit 5 career home runs with 131 hits.