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
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1938–1941, 1945–1951); Cleveland Indians (1951);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1946); Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame;
Position
	College football career
University of California at Berkeley – No. 48
Position	Halfback
Personal information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College	Cal (1935–1937);
High school	Tamalpais Union High School
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1937); First-team All-PCC (1937); 1938 Rose Bowl;
	College Football Hall of Fame (1984)

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.