Sam Sorce
Samuel Joseph Sorce
Born: April 21, 1960
LaGrange Park, IL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 24 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Miami (FL)
Career: 1982-1986
Sam Sorce compiled a career batting average of .268 with 25 home runs and 180 RBI in his 398-game career with the Rangers, Burlington Rangers, Orlando Twins and Toledo Mud Hens. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | GULF | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.17 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | 14 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .297 | .366 | .324 | .690 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | R | GULF | Rangers | 27 | 94 | 83 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .301 | .344 | .434 | .778 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | 87 | 308 | 266 | 36 | 65 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 42 | .244 | .331 | .372 | .703 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 16 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .125 | .160 | .125 | .285 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 38 | 130 | 111 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | .234 | .312 | .297 | .609 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 122 | 464 | 421 | 45 | 117 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | .278 | .323 | .387 | .710 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 91 | 367 | 336 | 46 | 98 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 32 | .292 | .334 | .452 | .787 | 152 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 398 | 1441 | 1288 | 160 | 345 | 66 | 6 | 25 | 180 | 5 | 6 | 108 | 158 | .268 | .324 | .387 | .711 | 498 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | OF | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .750 | ||||
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | C | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | R | GULF | Rangers | OF | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.083 | ||||
| 1982 | R | GULF | Rangers | C | 10 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.400 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1982 | R | GULF | Rangers | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | P | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | C | 65 | 442 | 54 | 15 | 1 | .971 | 7.631 | 14 | |||
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | 3B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1983 | A | MIDW | Burlington Rangers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.250 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 1B | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 8.333 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 3B | 28 | 22 | 54 | 2 | 5 | .974 | 2.714 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | C | 87 | 381 | 41 | 5 | 6 | .988 | 4.851 | 15 | |||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 3B | 27 | 18 | 48 | 9 | 4 | .880 | 2.444 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | OF | 17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.647 | ||||
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | C | 86 | 498 | 35 | 12 | 8 | .978 | 6.198 | 9 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 390 | 1522 | 273 | 48 | 30 | .974 | 4.603 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | R | Gulf Coast League | Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1982 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1983 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | MIN | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | MIN |
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