Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman
Sam Chapman
	Chapman, circa 1942
	Center fielder
	Born: April 11, 1916; Tiburon, California, U.S.
	Died: December 22, 2006 (aged 90); Kentfield, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 16, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 22, 1951, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	180
Runs batted in	773
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1938–1941, 1945–1951); Cleveland Indians (1951);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1946); Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame;
Position
	Football career
No. 48 – University of California at Berkeley
Position	Halfback
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Tamalpais Union High School
College	Cal (1935–1937);
Awards and highlights
	Consensus All-American (1937); First-team All-PCC (1937); 1938 Rose Bowl;

Samuel Blake Chapman (April 11, 1916 – December 22, 2006) was an American two-sport athletic star who played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball, spending nearly his entire career with the Philadelphia Athletics (1938–1941, 1945–1951). He batted and threw right-handed, leading the American League in putouts four times. He was previously an All-American college football player at the University of California.