Sam Jethroe

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: January 23, 1917 in Lowndes County, MS us

Died: June 16, 2001 in Erie, PA

Buried: Erie Cemetery, Erie, PA

High School: Lincoln HS (East St. Louis, IL)

Debut: 1938 (8,330th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 18, 1950 (Age 33-085d)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 15, 1954 (Age 37-082d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1950 season)

Full Name: Samuel Jethroe

Nicknames: Jet

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.9

2395

658

.275

418

RBI

273

136

OBP

.345

SLG

.435

OPS

.780

OPS+

118

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

We do not have any game-level data for the Negro Leagues at this time. More about data coverage

Summary of 58 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

5 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 16 go ahead

1 Tm
BSN	49

Platoon
vs RHP	31
vs LHP	18

Home/Road
Home	25
Away	24

Outs
0	21
2	15
1	13

7 Opps
NYG	9
BRO	8
CHC	8
STL	7
PIT	6
PHI	6
CIN	5

35 Pitchers
Preacher Roe	3
Dave Koslo	3
Frank Hiller	3
Junior Walsh	2
Robin Roberts	2
Carl Erskine	2
Gerry Staley	2
Mel Queen	2
Ken Raffensberger	2
George Spencer	2
Curt Simmons	2
Larry Jansen	1
Kirby Higbe	1
Joe Hatten	1
Sal Maglie	1
Johnny Klippstein	1
Max Lanier	1
Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
Herm Wehmeier	1
Clyde King	1
George Bamberger	1
Red Munger	1
Bob Schultz	1
Cliff Chambers	1
Paul Minner	1
Johnny Hetki	1
Ralph Branca	1
Warren Hacker	1
Vic Lombardi	1
Al Brazle	1
Murry Dickson	1
Steve Ridzik	1
Ewell Blackwell	1
Bob Rush	1
Milo Candini	1

8 Parks
Braves Fld (BOS)	25
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	5
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Polo Grounds (NYC)	3
Forbes Fld (PIT)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	3

Where Hit
9	28
7	15
8	2
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	10
-2-	7
12-	4
123	1
1-3	1

79 RBI
RISP	13
0 on	26
1 on	17
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	23

Inning
1	10
2	4
3	5
4	4
5	5
6	3
7	7
8	6
9	5

1-3	19
4-6	12
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	2
+2	7
+1	8
Tied	14
-1	2
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	22
Tied	14
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	48
LF	1

OrderPos
2nd	32
1st	17

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1950-04-18	BSN	@	NYG	Kirby Higbe	ahead 9-4	t 8	2	---	1	2	8	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1950-04-30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	Milo Candini	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	1	1	8	0.113	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1950-05-04	BSN	@	CIN	Herm Wehmeier	behind 2-4	t 7	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.273	43%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Kerr Scores
4	4	4	1	1950-05-05	BSN	@	CIN	Johnny Hetki	ahead 10-0	t 8	1	---	1	1	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	1950-05-13	BSN	@	BRO	Joe Hatten	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	1	1	8	0.061	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1950-06-03	BSN	@	PIT	Murry Dickson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.094	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1950-06-09	BSN	@	STL	Max Lanier	behind 3-8	t 7	1	---	1	1	8	0.023	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1950-06-17	BSN		PIT	Junior Walsh	ahead 10-6	b 8	2	12-	3	2	8	0.011	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Kerr Scores; B. Hogue Scores
9	9	9	1	1950-07-08	BSN		NYG	Dave Koslo	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	2	8	0.098	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	1950-07-26	BSN		PIT	Mel Queen	behind 1-6	b 7	1	1-3	3	2	8
11	11	11	1	1950-08-03	BSN		STL	Al Brazle	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	1--	2	2	8	0.183	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hartsfield Scores
12	12	12	1	1950-08-10	BSN		BRO	Preacher Roe	behind 0-4	b 8	1	1--	2	2	8	0.074	12%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Hartsfield Scores
13	13	13	1	1950-08-27 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	Vic Lombardi	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	1	2	8
14	14	14	1	1950-08-30	BSN	@	CIN	Ken Raffensberger	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	-2-	2	2	8	0.107	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Bickford Scores
15	15	15	1	1950-09-07	BSN	@	NYG	George Spencer	ahead 4-3	t 7	2	-2-	2	2	8	0.202	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Bickford Scores
16	16	16	1	1950-09-14	BSN		CHC	Frank Hiller	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	2	8	0.129	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	17	1	1950-09-21	BSN		STL	Gerry Staley	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2	2	8	0.154	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Hartsfield Scores
18	18	18	1	1950-09-23	BSN		NYG	Larry Jansen	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.103	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1951-04-18	BSN		NYG	Dave Koslo	tied 5-5	b 9	1	12-	3	2	8	0.298	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; L. Márquez Scores; R. Hartsfield Scores
20	20	2	1	1951-04-19 (2)	BSN		NYG	George Spencer	ahead 5-1	b 2	1	---	1	2	8	0.042	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	3	2	1951-04-19 (2)	BSN		NYG	George Bamberger	ahead 7-4	b 4	1	-2-	2	2	8	0.069	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Donovan Scores
22	22	4	1	1951-04-25	BSN	@	BRO	Clyde King	behind 4-5	t 9	2	-2-	2	2	8	0.694	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); L. Márquez Scores
23	23	5	1	1951-04-26	BSN	@	NYG	Sal Maglie	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	---	1	2	8	0.071	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	6	1	1951-05-03	BSN		CHC	Bob Schultz	behind 1-8	b 8	0	1--	2	2	8	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hartsfield Scores
25	25	7	1	1951-06-03 (2)	BSN		CIN	Ewell Blackwell	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	0.105	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	8	1	1951-07-15 (1)	BSN		CHC	Frank Hiller	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.105	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	9	1	1951-07-16	BSN		CHC	Paul Minner	behind 0-4	b 1	0	1--	2	2	8	0.129	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Logan Scores
28	28	10	1	1951-07-20	BSN		PIT	Junior Walsh	ahead 6-0	b 2	0	---	1	2	8	0.017	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	11	1	1951-07-29 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	Mel Queen	tied 4-4	t 7	2	---	1	2	8	0.218	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	12	1	1951-08-02	BSN	@	STL	Red Munger	ahead 4-3	t 9	2	---	1	2	8	0.104	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	13	1	1951-08-05 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	Frank Hiller	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	12-	3	2	8	0.186	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. St. Claire Scores; W. Spahn Scores
32	32	14	1	1951-08-13	BSN	@	BRO	Carl Erskine	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.099	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	15	1	1951-08-14	BSN		PHI	Robin Roberts	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	2	2	8	0.121	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Sisti Scores
34	34	16	1	1951-08-24 (1)	BSN		CIN	Ken Raffensberger	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	---	1	2	8	0.119	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	17	1	1951-09-25 (1)	BSN		BRO	Ralph Branca	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2	2	8	0.161	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Addis Scores
36	36	18	1	1951-09-27	BSN		BRO	Preacher Roe	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	1	2	8	0.123	42%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1952-04-15	BSN		BRO	Preacher Roe	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	2	8	0.124	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	2	1	1952-04-19	BSN	@	PHI	Steve Ridzik	behind 1-4	t 6	0	1--	2	2	8	0.165	33%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Reed Scores
39	39	3	1	1952-05-04 (2)	BSN	@	STL	Cliff Chambers	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	-2-	2	1	8
40	40	4	1	1952-05-22 (2)	BSN		CHC	Johnny Klippstein	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	1--	2	2	8	0.084	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Hartsfield Scores
41	41	5	1	1952-05-27 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	tied 1-1	t 6	0	---	1	2	8	0.171	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	6	1	1952-06-07	BSN	@	CHC	Warren Hacker	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.211	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Surkont Scores
43	43	7	1	1952-06-08 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	Bob Rush	behind 0-2	t 2	2	123	4	1	8	0.358	68%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Crowe Scores; S. Sisti Scores; J. Logan Scores
44	44	8	1	1952-07-05	BSN		BRO	Carl Erskine	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.088	33%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	9	1	1952-07-31	BSN		STL	Vinegar Bend Mizell	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.130	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	10	1	1952-08-11 (2)	BSN		NYG	Dave Koslo	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	---	1	1	8
47	47	11	1	1952-08-13 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	Curt Simmons	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.103	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	12	2	1952-08-13 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	Curt Simmons	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	12-	3	1	8	0.250	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Mathews Scores; M. Surkont Scores
49	49	13	1	1952-08-19	BSN	@	STL	Gerry Staley	behind 3-7	t 9	0	1--	2	1	8	0.039	7%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Thorpe Scores

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