# Roger Samuels

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1961–2022)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Roger Samuels
| image       = Roger Samuels Mets.jpg
| position    = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1961|1|5}}
| birth_place = [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2022|1|17|1961|1|5}}
| death_place = San Jose, California, U.S.
| bats        = Left
| throws      = Left
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = July 20
| debutyear   = 1988
| debutteam   = San Francisco Giants
| finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = June 8
| finalyear   = 1989
| finalteam   = Pittsburgh Pirates
| statleague  = MLB
| stat1label  = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
| stat1value  = 1–2
| stat2label  = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat2value  = 4.33
| stat3label  = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
| stat3value  = 24
| teams       = 
*[San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) ({{mlby|1988}})
*[Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) ({{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1989}})
}}

'''Roger Howard Samuels''' (January 5, 1961 – January 17, 2022) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player who pitched in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) from 1988 to 1989 for the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) and [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates). He died from cancer on January 17, 2022, at the age of 61.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mercurynews/name/roger-samuels-obituary?id=32308568 |title=Roger Samuels obituary |website=legacy.com |date=January 20, 2022 |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{baseballstats|mlb=121653 |espn= |br=s/samuero01 |fangraphs= |brm=samuel001rog |retro=S/Psamur001}}
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=samuero01 Baseball Almanac]

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Category:1961 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:San Francisco Giants players
Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players
Category:Daytona Beach Astros players
Category:Baseball players from San Jose, California
Category:San Jose City Jaguars baseball players
Category:Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players
Category:Asheville Tourists players
Category:Auburn Astros players
Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Category:Columbus Astros players
Category:Fresno Giants players
Category:Phoenix Firebirds players
Category:Shreveport Captains players
Category:Tidewater Tides players
Category:Santa Clara Broncos baseball players
Category:Deaths from cancer in California
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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