Sam Zoldak

Full Name: Samuel Walter Zoldak	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/185	First Game: May 13, 1944
Birthdate: December 8, 1918	Final Game: August 26, 1952
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: August 25, 1966
Deathplace: New Hyde Park, New York
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on December 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, Sam Zoldak (Samuel Walter Zoldak) played for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 9 year career. Zoldak broke into the bigs on May 13, 1944 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 3.36 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched in 1945, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Sam Zoldak's best season was 1946, when he posted a 3.43 ERA and struck out 51 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1944	STL	A	18	0	0	0	3.72	15	22	16	0	0	0	38.2	49	1	19	2	0
1945	STL	A	26	1	3	2	3.36	19	32	26	1	0	0	69.2	74	3	18	1	0
1946	STL	A	35	21	9	11	3.43	51	71	65	9	2	2	170.1	166	11	57	2	1
1947	STL	A	35	19	9	10	3.47	36	76	66	6	1	1	171	162	7	76	1	0
1948	STL	A	11	9	2	4	4.67	13	30	28	0	0	0	54	64	4	19	1	1
1948	CLE	A	23	12	9	6	2.81	17	37	33	4	1	0	105.2	104	6	24	0	0
1948	TOT	A	34	21	11	10	3.44	30	67	61	4	1	0	159.2	168	10	43	1	1
1949	CLE	A	27	0	1	2	4.25	11	30	25	0	0	0	53	60	4	18	1	0
1950	CLE	A	33	3	4	2	3.96	15	33	28	0	0	4	63.2	64	6	21	0	1
1951	PHI	A	26	18	6	10	3.16	18	51	45	8	1	0	128	127	9	24	0	0
1952	PHI	A	16	10	0	6	4.06	12	41	34	2	0	1	75.1	86	3	25	0	0
Total			250	93	43	53	3.54	207	423	366	30	5	8	929.1	956	54	301	8	3

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1944	STL	A	P	18	0	8	0	2	1.000
1945	STL	A	P	26	3	9	1	0	.923
1946	STL	A	P	35	10	32	1	3	.977
1947	STL	A	P	35	6	44	1	2	.980
1948	STL	A	P	11	2	11	0	1	1.000
1948	CLE	A	P	23	5	28	1	3	.971
1948	TOT	A	P	34	7	39	1	4	.979
1949	CLE	A	P	27	12	19	0	1	1.000
1950	CLE	A	P	33	4	10	0	0	1.000
1951	PHI	A	P	26	6	17	0	0	1.000
1952	PHI	A	P	16	6	22	0	2	1.000
Total			P	250	54	200	4	14	.984

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1944	STL	A	18	6	1	2	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945	STL	A	27	20	0	1	1	.050	.050	.050	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
1946	STL	A	35	52	3	9	0	.173	.218	.192	1	3	12	0	3	0	0
1947	STL	A	35	58	4	10	3	.172	.213	.207	2	3	10	0	1	0	0
1948	STL	A	11	22	3	6	2	.273	.273	.318	1	0	3	0	1	1	0
1948	CLE	A	23	36	0	5	0	.139	.162	.167	1	1	6	0	2	0	2
1948	TOT	A	34	58	3	11	2	.190	.203	.224	2	1	9	0	3	1	2
1949	CLE	A	27	8	1	3	0	.375	.375	.375	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1950	CLE	A	33	16	2	3	2	.188	.316	.188	0	2	0	1	0	0	1
1951	PHI	A	26	45	1	7	2	.156	.156	.178	1	0	6	0	1	0	0
1952	PHI	A	16	23	1	4	1	.174	.208	.174	0	1	5	0	1	0	1
Total			251	286	16	50	11	.175	.205	.196	6	10	52	1	9	1	4

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1941).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Barney Lutz to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Frankie Hayes (February 17, 1944).
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Kennedy and $100000 (June 15, 1948).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Ray Murray to Philadelphia Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to Chicago White Sox; Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox; and Chicago White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to Philadelphia Athletics (April 30, 1951).
Released by Philadelphia Athletics (February 2, 1953).

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