Sam Jethroe
[edit] Biography
Sam Jethroe (Samuel Jethroe) was born on January 20, 1918 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1950 for the Boston Braves. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 18 home runs and 58 RBI. Jethroe played for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Sam Jethroe's best season was 1951, when he slugged 18 home runs, stole 35 bases, hit for a .280 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 141
| 582
| 100
| 159
| 18
| 58
| .273
| .338
| .442
| 28
| 8
| 52
| 93
| 5
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 8
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 148
| 572
| 101
| 160
| 18
| 65
| .280
| .356
| .460
| 29
| 10
| 57
| 88
| 11
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 7
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 151
| 608
| 79
| 141
| 13
| 58
| .232
| .318
| .357
| 23
| 7
| 68
| 112
| 9
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 8
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 442
| 1763
| 280
| 460
| 49
| 181
| .261
| .337
| .418
| 80
| 25
| 177
| 293
| 25
| 10
| 98
| 0
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 355
| 17
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 18
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 413
| 10
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 433
| 0
| 2
| 1125
| 45
| 35
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted 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 Lasalle and $100000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny O'Connell (December 26, 1953).
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