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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BSN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 16	BSN		BRO	L,8-14	CG	56	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	BSN		BRO	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	BSN	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 20 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 24	BSN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 26	BSN		PHI	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
16	18 (2)	May 4 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	19	May 4 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	20	May 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	21	May 8	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	22	May 10	BSN		NYG	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
21	24 (1)	May 14	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	26 (1)	May 17	BSN		STL	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
23	27	May 22 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
24	28	May 22 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	29	May 23	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	30	May 24	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	31	May 27 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	32	May 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	33	May 29	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	34	May 30 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	35	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-11	CG	50	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	36	Jun 1 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	37	Jun 1 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	38	Jun 2	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	39	Jun 3	BSN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	40	Jun 4	BSN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	41	Jun 5	BSN	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	42	Jun 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	43	Jun 7	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	44	Jun 8 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
41	45	Jun 8 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	46	Jun 9	BSN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	47	Jun 10	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	48	Jun 11	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	49	Jun 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	50	Jun 13	BSN		CHC	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	51	Jun 14	BSN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	57	15.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	52	Jun 15 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	53	Jun 15 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
50	54	Jun 17	BSN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	55	Jun 18 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	56	Jun 18 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	57	Jun 19	BSN		CIN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	58	Jun 20	BSN		STL	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	59	Jun 21	BSN		STL	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	60	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		STL	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	61	Jun 22 (2)	BSN		STL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	62	Jun 23	BSN		PIT	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
59	63	Jun 24	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	64	Jun 25	BSN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	65	Jun 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	66	Jun 28	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	67	Jun 29	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	68	Jun 30 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	69	Jun 30 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	70	Jul 1	BSN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	71	Jul 2	BSN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	72	Jul 3	BSN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	73	Jul 4 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
70	74	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	75	Jul 5	BSN		BRO	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	76	Jul 6	BSN		BRO	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	77	Jul 10	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	78	Jul 11	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	79	Jul 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
76	80	Jul 13 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	81	Jul 13 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	82	Jul 15	BSN	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
79	83	Jul 16	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	53	12.1	5	0	0	5	0
80	84	Jul 17	BSN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	85	Jul 18	BSN	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
82	86	Jul 19	BSN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	87	Jul 20	BSN	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	88	Jul 22	BSN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
85	89	Jul 23	BSN		CHC	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	90	Jul 24	BSN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	91	Jul 25	BSN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	92	Jul 26	BSN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	93	Jul 27 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	94	Jul 27 (2)	BSN		PIT	T,3-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	95	Jul 29	BSN		STL	L,5-6	CG	61	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	96	Jul 30	BSN		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
93	97	Jul 31	BSN		STL	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	98	Aug 1	BSN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
95	99	Aug 2	BSN		CIN	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	100	Aug 3 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	101	Aug 3 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
98	102	Aug 7 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	103	Aug 7 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,2-10	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	104	Aug 8	BSN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	105	Aug 9	BSN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	106	Aug 11 (1)	BSN		NYG	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	107	Aug 11 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	108	Aug 13 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	CF
105	109	Aug 13 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	110	Aug 14	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	111	Aug 15 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	112	Aug 15 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	113	Aug 17 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	114	Aug 17 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	115	Aug 19	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	116	Aug 20	BSN	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	117	Aug 21	BSN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	118	Aug 22	BSN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
115	119	Aug 23	BSN	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	120	Aug 24 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
117	121	Aug 24 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	122	Aug 26	BSN	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	123	Aug 27	BSN	@	CIN	W,12-7	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	124	Aug 28	BSN	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
121	125	Aug 30 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
122	126	Aug 30 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	127	Aug 31 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	128	Aug 31 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	129	Sep 1 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	130	Sep 1 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	131	Sep 3	BSN		BRO	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	132	Sep 4	BSN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	44	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
129	133	Sep 5	BSN		BRO	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	134	Sep 6 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	67	16.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	135	Sep 6 susp	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	136	Sep 7	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
133	137	Sep 9 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	138	Sep 9 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	139	Sep 10	BSN		CIN	L,5-6	CG	50	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	140	Sep 12 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
137	141	Sep 12 (2)	BSN		PIT	W,16-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	142	Sep 13	BSN		PIT	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	143	Sep 14 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	144	Sep 14 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	145	Sep 16 (1)	BSN		STL	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
142	146	Sep 16 (2)	BSN		STL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
143	147	Sep 19	BSN		BRO	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	148	Sep 20	BSN		BRO	L,0-1	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
145	149	Sep 21	BSN		BRO	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	150	Sep 24 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	151	Sep 24 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	152	Sep 25	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	153	Sep 26	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
150	154	Sep 27	BSN	@	BRO	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
151	155	Sep 28	BSN	@	BRO	T,5-5	CG	49	12.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
							151gm		1353.0	409	10	13	432	3