Sam Hairston
1944–1951 · bats R / throws R · ASW, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Clowns, Indianapolis Clowns, KCR
128G
.316AVG
.385OBP
.430SLG
More career statistics
133H
5HR
66RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 128 | 216 |
| Batting · At bats | 421 | 406 |
| Batting · Doubles | 25 | 29 |
| Batting · Hits | 133 | 159 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 3 | 2 |
| Batting · Home runs | 5 | 8 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 0 | 4 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 473 | 454 |
| Batting · Runs | 75 | 74 |
| Batting · RBI | 66 | 73 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 7 | 9 |
| Batting · Triples | 4 | 7 |
| Batting · Walks | 44 | 43 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 473 | 421 | 75 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 | .316 | .385 | .430 | .815 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1949-07-25 to 1951-07-22
23longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1947-06-09 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 81 | 85 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | .475 | .506 | .800 |
| Away | 135 | 369 | 121 | 3 | 50 | 38 | 3 | .371 | .431 | .497 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 42 | 111 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .362 | .378 | .448 |
| June | 67 | 117 | 51 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 2 | .486 | .530 | .790 |
| July | 52 | 105 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 1 | .352 | .448 | .455 |
| August | 43 | 92 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .358 | .424 | .494 |
| September | 12 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .370 | .414 | .593 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 70 | 217 | 64 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 3 | .328 | .387 | .426 |
| chicago-american-giants | 37 | 59 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .519 | .559 | .885 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 28 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .327 | .345 | .442 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 24 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .625 | .833 |
| memphis-red-sox | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.667 | 2.667 | 5.667 |
| philadelphia-stars | 13 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .357 | .413 | .405 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .211 | .333 | .368 |
| new-york-cubans | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .526 | .643 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CCCincinnati Clowns | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1945 | CCCincinnati Clowns | 34 | 33 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .394 | – | – |
| 1946 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 44 | 84 | 29 | – | 9 | 3 | .345 | – | – |
| 1947 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 30 | 67 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .433 | – | – |
| 1948 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 46 | 95 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 3 | .474 | – | – |
| 1949 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 45 | 101 | 34 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .337 | – | – |
| 1951 |  Chicago White Sox | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .400 | – | – |