Clint Sammons Powers Atlanta in Win

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Clint Sammons Powers Atlanta in Win

Kyle Galdeira
07/31/08

Clint Sammons, a member of Hawaii Winter Baseball's 2006 class, hit his first career Major League home run to help lead the Atlanta Braves past St. Louis, 9-4, this afternoon at Turner Field.

The former Honolulu Sharks backstop started the game for the Braves, notching three hits, driving in three—including two on his long drive into the left field seats—and scoring two runs. Through four games with Atlanta, Sammons is hitting .500 (4-8) and has yet to make an error on defense.

Sammons started the year at Triple-A Richmond (Va.), and through 81 games Sammons posted a .237 batting average and notched 18 doubles, a home run and 22 RBIs. The Decatur, Ga. native and University of Georgia product was promoted to the Major League club on July 28 to plug one of the holes created by a recent rash of injuries affecting the Braves’ roster.

As Atlanta’s all-star catcher Brian McCann recovers from lingering symptoms suffered from a concussion at home plate with Philadelphia’s Shane Victorino, Sammons and veteran Corky Miller should continue to share time behind the plate.

Sammons saw action with the Braves at the tail end of the 2007 campaign, going 2-3 with a double in two games.