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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
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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.

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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

[edit] Fielding Stats

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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