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Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe
| Full name Samuel Jethroe |
| Born January 23, 1917, Lowndes County, Mississippi |
| Died June 16, 2001, Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Buried at Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania (Section 10A- Lot 26-A) |
| First Game: April 18, 1950; Final Game: April 15, 1954 |
| Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 178 |
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| Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1950) |
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| Ejections: 1951 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1950 BOS N Daily Splits 141 582 100 159 28 8 18 58 52 1 93 5 3 0 14 8 35 9 .273 .338 .442 0.5 1950 BOS N
1951 BOS N Daily Splits 148 572 101 160 29 10 18 65 57 1 88 11 4 0 11 7 35 5 .280 .356 .460 2.2 1951 BOS N
1952 BOS N Daily Splits 151 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 68 7 112 9 3 0 8 8 28 9 .232 .318 .357 -1.5 1952 BOS N
1954 PIT N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1954 PIT N
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 442 1763 280 460 80 25 49 181 177 9 293 25 10 0 0 33 23 98 23 .261 .337 .418 1.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1950 BOS N Daily Splits OF 141 140 132 1212.1 355 17 12 6 0 .969 0 141 0
1950 BOS N CF 141 140 132 1212.1 355 18 13 6 0 .966
1951 BOS N Daily Splits OF 140 139 131 1233.1 356 18 10 4 0 .974 13 126 3
1951 BOS N CF 126 125 118 1103.2 319 17 6 4 0 .982
1951 BOS N LF 13 11 10 104.2 33 0 4 0 0 .892
1951 BOS N RF 3 3 3 25 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS N Daily Splits OF 151 150 150 1353 413 10 13 3 0 .970 0 151 0
1952 BOS N CF 151 150 150 1353 410 10 13 3 0 .970
1954 PIT N Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1954 PIT N RF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 433 429 413 3800.2 1125 45 35 13 0 .971 13 418 4
Total ( 3 Years) CF 418 415 400 3669 1084 45 32 13 0 .972
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 13 11 10 104.2 33 0 4 0 0 .892
Total ( 2 Years) RF 4 3 3 27 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 4-1951 BOX BOS N Jocko Conlan Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (July 11, 1948).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Bob Addis to Boston Braves in exchange for Don
Thompson, Dee Phillips and Al Epperly (October 4, 1949).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Sid Gordon, Max Surkont, Curt Raydon, Fred Waters,
Larry Lassalle and $100000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny O'Connell
(December 26, 1953).
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