Hampton's best year in the big leagues was 1977, when he stayed with the Angels for the entire season. In 52 games he batted .295 (13-for-44) with 3 home runs and 9 runs batted in.
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hampton, isaac, bernard, hampton, born, august, 1951, camden, south, carolina, former, major, league, baseball, catcher, graduated, from, camden, high, school, camden, signed, york, mets, amateur, free, agent, august, 1970, played, mets, 1974, california, ange. Isaac Bernard Hampton born August 22 1951 in Camden South Carolina is a former Major League Baseball catcher He graduated from Camden High School in Camden SC and signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent on August 22 1970 and played for the Mets 1974 and the California Angels 1975 1979 Ike HamptonCatcherBorn 1951 08 22 August 22 1951 age 72 Camden South Carolina U S Batted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 12 1974 for the New York MetsLast MLB appearanceJuly 8 1979 for the California AngelsMLB statisticsBatting average 207Home runs4Runs batted in18TeamsNew York Mets 1974 California Angels 1975 1979 Kintetsu Buffaloes 1981 Hampton made his major league debut as a pinch hitter on September 12 1974 at Shea Stadium Batting for first baseman John Milner in the bottom of the 9th against Al Hrabosky of the St Louis Cardinals he flew out to center field During spring training of 1975 he was traded to the Angels for relief pitcher Ken Sanders Hampton s best year in the big leagues was 1977 when he stayed with the Angels for the entire season In 52 games he batted 295 13 for 44 with 3 home runs and 9 runs batted in Career totals include 113 games played a 207 batting average 28 for 135 4 HR 18 RBI 15 runs scored and a 341 slugging percentage He had a strong arm and threw out 18 of 48 stolen base attempts 37 5 He was released by California on April 1 1980 In 1981 he played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan References edit1980 Baseball Register published by The Sporting NewsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ike Hampton amp oldid 1171844635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
