Ed Samcoff

Edward William Samcoff (September 1, 1924 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. An infielder, his six-season (1946–1951) career in the game included a four-game stint in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics at the outset of the 1951 season. Samcoff threw and batted right-handed; he stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). He was born in Sacramento, California.

Ed Samcoff
Second baseman
Born: (1924-09-01)September 1, 1924
Sacramento, California
Died: March 29, 2018(2018-03-29) (aged 93)
Fair Oaks, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1951, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1951, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
At bats10
Runs scored0
Teams

Samcoff made his MLB debut on April 21, 1951 as a pinch hitter at Fenway Park against Chuck Stobbs of the Boston Red Sox; he batted for Philadelphia pitcher Bob Hooper and grounded out, Stobbs to first baseman Billy Goodman.[1] He then started three consecutive games for the Athletics at second base from April 24–26. Samcoff went hitless in ten at bats with one base on balls, but played errorless ball in the field, handling ten chances and turning three double plays. He spent the remainder of the 1951 campaign in the minor leagues, with the Double-A Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association. In 795 minor league games played, Samcoff collected 851 hits and posted a batting average of .291.[2] Samcoff died in March 2018 at the age of 93.[3]

References
  1. 1951-4-21 box score from Retrosheet
  2. Minor league record from Baseball Reference
  3. Tribute for Edward William Samcoff


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