Sam Zoldak

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: August 25, 1966 in New Hyde Park, NY

Buried: Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, NY

High Schools: Eastern District HS (Brooklyn, NY), Textile HS (New York, NY)

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Debut: May 13, 1944 (Age 25-157d, 9,718th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1952 (Age 33-262d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Samuel Walter Zoldak

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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1948 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

ERA

3.54

250

929.1

207

WHIP

1.353

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-18 / in Starts: 10-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	31 (20-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
E Pellagrini	1
W Platt	0

Most Driven In By
B Dillinger	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	116	1	Apr 20	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-4	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	-0.017	1.72	-0.03%	-0.17	P
2	117	3 (1)	Apr 25 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,1-4	GS-0	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
3	118	6 (2)	Apr 27	SLB		DET	W,9-8	9-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	2.30	-0.060	5.91	-0.09%	-0.25	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	119	14 (7)	May 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.21	-0.062	2.44	-0.08%	-0.54	P
5	120	19 (4)	May 16	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
6	121	23 (3)	May 21	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9						P
7	122	27 (3)	May 25	SLB		BOS	W,9-4	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.76	0.077	1.11	0.07%	1.30	P
8	123	30 (2)	May 29	SLB		DET	W,6-1	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	.84	0.024	1.23	0.02%	0.40	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	124	37 (6)	Jun 4 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9						P
10	125	39 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.90	-0.056	1.06	-0.04%	-0.71	P
11	126	45 (5)	Jun 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.318	.591	9	.38	-0.001	.23	0.00%	0.05	P
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Cleveland Indians
12	127	54	Jun 22	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9	.67	-0.101	4.86	-0.44%	-1.83	P
13	128	60 (5)	Jun 27 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	9	.30	-0.004	1.43	-0.01%	-0.14	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	129	63 (2)	Jul 1	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	2						P
15	130	67 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	CLE		DET	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.250	.469	9	.23	-0.018	1.20	-0.06%	-0.32	P
16	131	77 (9)	Jul 17	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9	.70	0.031	5.70	0.15%	0.15	P
17	132	79 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9						P
18	133	80	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9						P
19	134	82 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9						P
20	135	86 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	1.74	-0.157	12.26	-0.66%	-1.64	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	136	93 (6)	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.256	.481	9	.64	0.005	4.22	0.02%	-0.15	P
22	137	98 (4)	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,8-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.244	.458	9	.90	-0.046	6.74	-0.21%	-0.41	P
23	138	104 (5)	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9	.77	-0.022	5.10	-0.09%	-0.25	P
24	139	111 (6)	Aug 18	CLE		SLB	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.217	.244	.462	9	.34	0.001	2.55	0.00%	-0.16	P
25	140	121 (9)	Aug 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.224	.240	.265	.505	9	1.68	-0.100	16.57	-0.59%	-0.57	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	141	128 (6)	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.235	.260	.495	9	.74	-0.019	6.44	-0.10%	-0.18	P
27	142	132 (3)	Sep 8	CLE		DET	W,8-7	8-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.220	.235	.260	.495	9	2.94	-0.028	11.25	-0.06%	-0.21	P
28	143	133	Sep 9	CLE		DET	W,3-2	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.226	.250	.476	9	1.85	-0.095	7.97	-0.25%	-0.35	P
29	144	137 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,6-4	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.218	.241	.459	9	.41	-0.021	2.75	-0.09%	-0.49	P
30	145	139 (1)	Sep 13	CLE		SLB	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.218	.241	.459	2						P
31	146	143 (3)	Sep 18	CLE		WSH	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.224	.428	9	.39	-0.040	2.84	-0.17%	-1.24	P
32	147	148 (4)	Sep 24	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.203	.224	.428	9						P
33	148	153 (4)	Oct 1	CLE		DET	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.203	.224	.428	9						P
34	149	155 (1)	Oct 3	CLE		DET	L,1-7	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.203	.224	.428	9						P
							16-18		62	58	3	11	2	0	0	2	1	0	9	0	3		1	2	1	0	.190	.203	.224	.428		.86	-0.709	4.67	-2.69%	-7.72

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