Sam Khalifa

Sam Khalifa

infobox MLB retired
name = Sam Khalifa


width =
caption =
position = Shortstop
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|12|5
deathdate =
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 25
debutyear = 1985
debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate = July 31
finalyear = 1987
finalteam = Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .219
stat2label = Hits
stat2value = 107
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 37
teams =
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1985by|1987)
highlights =
hofdate =
hofvote =
hofmethod =

Sam Khalifa (born December 5, 1963 in Fontana, California, USA), was a Major League Baseball player.

The seventh overall pick in the 1982 June draft, Khalifa did not enjoy a long or successful career. A lack of offensive skill prevented him from playing more than 164 games across three seasons in the majors, most as a shortstop and all as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. His primary historical importance arises from his status as the first person of Egyptian descent to play major league baseball, and also as the first and only Muslim player of Arab descent, making him the Muslim Jackie Robinson. He ended his career with a .219 batting average, a .294 on base percentage, and a .285 slugging percentage.

Khalifa's father, Rashad Khalifa, was murdered on January 31, 1990 by Muslim extremists who disagreed with his interpretations of the Quran.Fact|date=June 2008

Khalifa is no longer involved with professional baseball. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.

External inks

* [http://sammykhalifa.8m.com/ Fan site]


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