Sam Ewing
Encyclopedia
Samuel James Ewing is a former baseball
player for the Chicago White Sox
and the Toronto Blue Jays
. He bats and throws left. Ewing attended the University of Tennessee
. His final American League
game was on October 1, 1978. Afterwards he went on to play in Japan
for the Nippon-Ham Fighters where he had moderate power and reasonable success.
His educational background includes graduating from John Overton Comprehensive High School
in 1966, a bachelors degree from University of Tennessee
. He got his master's degree in Exercise Physiology and worked on his doctorate in Sports Psychology at Michigan State University
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
and the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
. He bats and throws left. Ewing attended the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. His final American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
game was on October 1, 1978. Afterwards he went on to play in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for the Nippon-Ham Fighters where he had moderate power and reasonable success.
His educational background includes graduating from John Overton Comprehensive High School
John Overton Comprehensive High School
John Overton Comprehensive High School is a public high school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is named after prominent Judge John Overton , advisor to President Andrew Jackson. The school opened in September 1958 and was renovated and expanded in 1995...
in 1966, a bachelors degree from University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. He got his master's degree in Exercise Physiology and worked on his doctorate in Sports Psychology at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
.