An infielder, his six-season (1946–1951) career in the game included a four-game stint in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics at the outset of the 1951 season.

Samcoff threw and batted right-handed; he stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).

Samcoff made his MLB debut on April 21, 1951 as a pinch hitter at Fenway Park against Chuck Stobbs of the Boston Red Sox; he batted for Philadelphia pitcher Bob Hooper and grounded out, Stobbs to first baseman Billy Goodman.

He spent the remainder of the 1951 campaign in the minor leagues, with the Double-A Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association.

In 795 minor league games played, Samcoff collected 851 hits and posted a batting average of .291.