Sam Zoldak
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[edit] Biography
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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | STL | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 49 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945 | STL | A | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.36 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 | 74 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946 | STL | A | 35 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3.43 | 51 | 71 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 170.1 | 166 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1947 | STL | A | 35 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3.47 | 36 | 76 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 162 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | STL | A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4.67 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 64 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2.81 | 17 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 105.2 | 104 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | TOT | A | 34 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3.44 | 30 | 67 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159.2 | 168 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.25 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 60 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 33 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.96 | 15 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.2 | 64 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | PHI | A | 26 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3.16 | 18 | 51 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 127 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | PHI | A | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4.06 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75.1 | 86 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 250 | 93 | 43 | 53 | 3.54 | 207 | 423 | 366 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 929.1 | 956 | 54 | 301 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | STL | A | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | STL | A | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1946 | STL | A | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1947 | STL | A | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1948 | STL | A | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1948 | TOT | A | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | PHI | A | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | PHI | A | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 250 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 200 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | STL | A | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | STL | A | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .050 | .050 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | STL | A | 35 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .218 | .192 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | STL | A | 35 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .172 | .213 | .207 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | STL | A | 11 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .318 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | 23 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .162 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | TOT | A | 34 | 58 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .203 | .224 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 33 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | PHI | A | 26 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .156 | .178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | PHI | A | 16 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .208 | .174 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 251 | 286 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 11 | .175 | .205 | .196 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 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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