Player
Sam Jethroe
Player Info
- Full Name
- Samuel
- Born
-
January 23, 1917
Lowndes County, MS, USA - Died
- June 16, 2001
- Size
- 6'1" / 178 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- April 18, 1950
- Final Game
- April 15, 1954
- Career
- 5 years
Teams
- Indianapolis ABCs 1938-1938
- Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942-1942
- Cleveland Buckeyes 1943-1948
- Boston Braves 1950-1952
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1954-1954
Honors
5 x All-Star
1950 - Rookie of the Year
(NL)
Career Batting
618
G
.277
AVG
680
H
59
HR
282
RBI
.776
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 151 | 608 | 141 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 79 | .232 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 148 | 572 | 160 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 101 | .280 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 141 | 582 | 159 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 100 | .273 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 10 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .282 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 21 | 84 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .333 |
| 1946 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 19 | 78 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .269 |
| 1945 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 21 | 81 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .333 |
| 1944 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 24 | 95 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .326 |
| 1943 | Cleveland Buckeyes | 38 | 152 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | .303 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | 42 | 164 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 28 | .335 |
| 1938 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |