Sammy Strang

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1908)

Sammy Strang was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1908 for 5 teams, including the Louisville Colonels, a span of 13 seasons. In 903 career games, he hit .269 with 790 hits, 16 home runs, and 253 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,348.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .269
HR 16
RBI 253
H 790
OPS .720
PIV 8,348
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 160 lb
Born
12/16/1876 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died
3/13/1932 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1896-07-10
Last Game
1908-06-04

Full name: Samuel Nicklin Strang

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Career Batting Statistics

Sammy Strang — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
903 2,933 479 790 112 28 16 253 216 464 394 .269 .377 .343 .720 8,348

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .377 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — +19.7% above league average.

Career SLG .343 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .649 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sammy Strang Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1896 LS3 NL 14 46 6 12 0 0 0 7 4 6 6 .261 — — — — -114.8
1900 CHN NL 27 102 15 29 3 0 0 9 1 8 18 .284 .279 (+2%) .338 (+3%) .366 (-14%) .705 (-6%) -67.5
1901 NY1 NL 135 493 55 139 14 6 1 34 40 59 77 .282 .271 (+4%) .326 (+12%) .359 (-5%) .686 (+3%) 533.9
1902 CHA AL 137 536 108 158 18 5 3 46 38 76 67 .295 .266 (+10%) .321 (+20%) .343 (+6%) .665 (+13%) 1727.5
1902 CHN NL 3 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .364 — — — — 1727.5
1903 BRO NL 135 508 101 138 21 5 0 38 46 75 49 .272 .261 (+4%) .316 (+19%) .345 (-4%) .662 (+7%) 1142.6
1904 BRO NL 77 271 28 52 11 0 1 9 16 45 43 .192 .246 (-22%) .300 (+5%) .321 (-24%) .622 (-10%) -177.1
1905 NY1 NL 111 294 51 76 9 4 3 29 23 58 44 .259 .248 (+4%) .307 (+27%) .322 (+7%) .629 (+17%) 1235.8
1906 NY1 NL 113 313 50 100 16 4 4 49 21 54 39 .319 .247 (+29%) .307 (+38%) .315 (+38%) .622 (+38%) 2323.9
1907 NY1 NL 123 306 56 77 20 4 4 30 21 60 45 .252 .245 (+3%) .304 (+27%) .308 (+24%) .613 (+26%) 1710.3
1908 NY1 NL 28 53 8 5 0 0 0 2 5 23 5 .094 .240 (-61%) .298 (+29%) .306 (-69%) .605 (-21%) 33.5
Career · 11 seasons 903 2,933 479 790 112 28 16 253 216 464 394 .269 — — — — 10,076

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Sammy Strang — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sammy Strang — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1905 WS NY1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sammy Strang — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home423134724338811131.288
Away46615422303895109.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sammy Strang — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1908-06-04 NY1STLL 010000000
1908-06-02 NY1BSNL 300000001
1908-06-01 NY1BSNL 200000010
1908-05-30 NY1BROW 200000001
1908-05-29 NY1BROW 100000000
1908-05-23 NY1STLL 300000010
1908-05-23 NY1STLL 300000010
1908-05-21 NY1STLW 300000020
1908-05-20 NY1STLL 101000000
1908-05-16 NY1CINL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sammy Strang — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 7 2 40 3 1 0
2B 238 185 396 642 86 55
3B 393 19 480 844 162 55
OF 165 132 233 23 18 5
SS 45 14 55 104 35 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sammy Strang — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1896 LS3 SS 14 0 19 30 12 5
1900 CHN 2B 2 0 2 5 1 0
1900 CHN 3B 16 0 16 31 6 3
1900 CHN SS 9 0 12 26 9 2
1901 NY1 2B 37 0 54 104 11 10
1901 NY1 3B 91 0 127 194 45 16
1901 NY1 OF 5 0 2 0 2 0
1901 NY1 SS 4 0 6 6 2 1
1902 CHA 3B 137 0 170 334 62 21
1902 CHN 2B 2 0 2 1 0 2
1902 CHN 3B 2 0 3 3 1 0
1903 BRO 2B 3 0 7 4 1 0
1903 BRO 3B 124 0 147 245 37 13
1903 BRO OF 8 0 12 2 0 0
1904 BRO 2B 63 64 100 164 26 13
1904 BRO 3B 12 12 13 19 9 2
1904 BRO SS 1 1 1 2 4 0
1905 NY1 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1905 NY1 2B 47 40 66 118 17 9
1905 NY1 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1905 NY1 OF 38 31 47 4 5 0
1905 NY1 SS 9 8 7 22 3 2
1906 NY1 1B 1 0 6 0 0 0
1906 NY1 2B 57 55 116 173 17 13
1906 NY1 3B 3 2 1 8 1 0
1906 NY1 OF 39 33 57 2 4 0
1906 NY1 SS 4 3 5 11 3 1
1907 NY1 1B 5 2 31 3 1 0
1907 NY1 2B 13 13 27 32 3 3
1907 NY1 3B 7 5 3 10 1 0
1907 NY1 OF 70 66 112 13 7 5
1907 NY1 SS 1 0 1 3 0 0
1908 NY1 2B 14 13 22 41 10 5
1908 NY1 OF 5 2 3 2 0 0
1908 NY1 SS 3 2 4 4 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sammy Strang Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 8
Second Base 242
Third Base 393
Shortstop 47
Left Field 11
Center Field 65
Right Field 92

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Sammy Strang (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Quilvio Veras
    .270 avg, 32 HR
  2. 60
    George Shoch
    .264 avg, 10 HR
  3. 60
    Bill Sweeney
    .272 avg, 11 HR
  4. 59
    Dave Malarcher
    .267 avg, 7 HR
  5. 58
    Snuffy Stirnweiss
    .268 avg, 29 HR
  6. 55
    Hub Collins
    .284 avg, 11 HR

Sammy Strang: the record in brief

July 10, 1896 and June 4, 1908 bracket Sammy Strang's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Louisville Colonels (1896), the Chicago Orphans (1900 through 1902), the New York Giants (1901 through 1908), the Chicago White Sox (1902), and the Brooklyn Superbas (1903 to 1904). Strang played primarily as a third baseman and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Born on December 16, 1876, in Chattanooga, TN, USA, Strang was listed at 5 feet, 8 inches and 160 pounds. Strang's death is recorded on March 13, 1932, in Chattanooga, TN, USA. The bio lists the given name Samuel Nicklin.

Across 903 games at the plate, Strang's career line reads 790 hits in 2,933 at bats for a .269 average, adding 16 home runs, 253 RBI, and 216 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .377 and the slugging percentage .343, for an OPS of .720. The .269 career average is close to the .257 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sammy Strang

What years did Sammy Strang play?
Sammy Strang played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1908.
Was Sammy Strang a pitcher?
No. Sammy Strang was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Sammy Strang hit?
Sammy Strang hit 16 career home runs with 790 hits.
What was Sammy Strang's career batting average?
Sammy Strang batted .269 over his career, with 790 hits in 2,933 at bats.
How many RBI did Sammy Strang have?
Sammy Strang drove in 253 runs in his career.
Is Sammy Strang in the Hall of Fame?
No. Sammy Strang has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.