William Albert Sampen (born January 18, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-1994. Sampen owns an instructional baseball program in Brownsburg known as "Samp's Hack Shack.” In 2016, Sampen founded the Indiana Expos youth travel baseball program. The Expos have become one of the most well respected, fastest growing youth travel baseball programs in the state of Indiana for boys ages 13-17.[citation needed]
| Bill Sampen | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 18, 1963 Lincoln, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1990, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 9, 1994, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 25–21 |
| Earned run average | 3.73 |
| Strikeouts | 176 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editIn his first season, Sampen had a record of 12-7 and led the 1990 Montreal Expos in victories on a pitching staff that included Dennis Martínez, Oil Can Boyd and Kevin Gross. He made his MLB debut at age 27 on April 10, 1990, with two innings of one-hit relief in a 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Sampen went 9-5 the following season, but had just four MLB victories thereafter. He was traded by the Expos to the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 29, 1992, and was out of baseball by 1994.
Personal life
editSampen resides in Brownsburg, Indiana. His son, Caleb, played college baseball at Wright State University and was drafted in the 20th round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]
He attended Hartsburg-Emden High School in central Illinois, which had around 100-120 students total in grades 9-12. [2]
References
edit- ^ Campos, Alex (June 7, 2018). "Dodgers select some interesting prospects in Rounds 11-20 of MLB Draft". Dodgers Digest. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ Creech, Rachael (January 21, 2014). "School Diary: Baseball player never gave up on his passion". The Herald-Times. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
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