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Joe Sambito

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 28, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Adelphi University (Garden City, NY).

High School: Bethpage HS (Bethpage, NY)

School: Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)

Debut: July 20, 1976 (Age 24-022d, 13,771st in major league history)
vs. PIT 4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1987 (Age 35-097d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Joseph Charles Sambito

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

ERA

3.03

461

629.0

489

WHIP

1.203

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 13	HOU		CIN	W,7-6		13	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	10 (1)	Apr 19	HOU		SFG	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11	Apr 20	HOU		SFG	L,0-1	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (1)	Apr 23 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,2-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,8-11	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	15	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,9-8	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	16	Apr 26	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	18 (1)	Apr 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	23 (4)	May 4	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	26 (1)	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	29 (2)	May 10	HOU		CHC	L,5-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32 (2)	May 14	HOU		PIT	L,2-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	35 (2)	May 18	HOU		STL	L,4-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	36	May 19	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40 (3)	May 24	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	44 (3)	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	49 (4)	Jun 2	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-4		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	50	Jun 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	51	Jun 4	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	58 (6)	Jun 11 (2)	HOU		NYM	L,4-6		13	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	63 (4)	Jun 16	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-4		12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	66 (2)	Jun 19	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	70 (3)	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	W,6-5	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	76 (5)	Jun 29	HOU		SDP	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	78 (1)	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	82 (3)	Jul 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	86 (3)	Jul 10	HOU		CIN	W,6-5		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	88 (1)	Jul 12	HOU		LAD	L,0-8	GS	20	3.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
32	91 (2)	Jul 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	92	Jul 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-0	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	94 (1)	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	97 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	GF	14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	100 (2)	Jul 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	101	Jul 27	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	104 (2)	Jul 30	HOU		CHC	W,11-3	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	109 (4)	Aug 5	HOU		STL	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	112 (2)	Aug 7	HOU		STL	L,2-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	115 (2)	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	116	Aug 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	121 (4)	Aug 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-9		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	123 (1)	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
45	125 (1)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	126	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	129 (2)	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5		16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	138 (8)	Sep 6	HOU		CIN	W,8-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	139	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	142 (2)	Sep 10	HOU		SFG	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	144 (1)	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	151 (6)	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	152	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,4-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	160 (7)	Sep 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							54gm		89.0	4	17	2	23	1