Sam Jethroe

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Full Name: Samuel Jethroe	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/178	First Game: April 18, 1950
Birthdate: January 20, 1918	Final Game: April 15, 1954
Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: June 16, 2001
Deathplace: Erie, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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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.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
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

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
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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