Major League Baseball Player. He played both the third base and shortstop position for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox (1952, 1955-1963) and Kansas City Athletics (1963) during a ten year career. Born Samuel Esposito, he graduated from both Chicago's Christian Fenger High School and Indiana University. He made his professional baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox in 1952, but had to miss the 1953 and 1954 seasons due to military service. He returned to the White Sox in 1955 and spent the next eight years with the team. In 1959, he was a part of the White Sox's American League championship-winning team. In 1963, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics and played for them for one year before retiring from professional baseball after the season. His career baseball statistics included a .207 batting average with 8 home runs and 73 RBIs. He later served as the head baseball coach for North Carolina State University from 1967 to 1987 and led the Wolfpack to four ACC titles and their first College World Series appearance in 1968. While with the Wolfpack, he also served as an assistant to basketball coach Norm Sloan. He was later inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Major League Baseball Player. He played both the third base and shortstop position for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox (1952, 1955-1963) and Kansas City Athletics (1963) during a ten year career. Born Samuel Esposito, he graduated from both Chicago's Christian Fenger High School and Indiana University. He made his professional baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox in 1952, but had to miss the 1953 and 1954 seasons due to military service. He returned to the White Sox in 1955 and spent the next eight years with the team. In 1959, he was a part of the White Sox's American League championship-winning team. In 1963, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics and played for them for one year before retiring from professional baseball after the season. His career baseball statistics included a .207 batting average with 8 home runs and 73 RBIs. He later served as the head baseball coach for North Carolina State University from 1967 to 1987 and led the Wolfpack to four ACC titles and their first College World Series appearance in 1968. While with the Wolfpack, he also served as an assistant to basketball coach Norm Sloan. He was later inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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