Sam Calderone
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[edit] Biography
Sam Calderone (Samuel Francis Calderone) was born on February 6, 1926 in Beverly, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1950 for the New York Giants. Calderone played for the New York Giants and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NY | N | 34 | 67 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 12 | .299 | .319 | .358 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 35 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .239 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 22 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .379 | .441 | .448 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 141 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 25 | .291 | .322 | .348 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NY | N | C | 33 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1953 | NY | N | C | 31 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | C | 16 | 5 | 69 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 80 | 5 | 69 | 158 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .978 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1945).
- Selected by New York Giants from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 17, 1949).
- Traded by New York Giants with Bobby Thomson to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Johnny Antonelli, Don Liddle, Ebba St. Claire, Billy Klaus and $50000 (February 1, 1954).
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