Sam Calderone Stats

Sam Calderone was born on Saturday, February 6, 1926, in Beverly, New Jersey. Calderone was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1950, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Calderone baseball stats page.

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Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#260)

Sam Calderone Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#260)
 

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Birth Name:   Samuel Francis Calderone
Nickname:   Sam
Born On:   02-06-1926  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Beverly, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-28-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mount Holly, New Jersey
Cemetery:   Laurel Hill Cemetery, Burlington, New Jersey
High School:   Burlington High School (Burlington, NJ)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-19-1950 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1950 24 Giants 34 67 9 20 1 0 1 0 12 2 - 5 1 - 0 2 .299 .319 .358
1953 27 Giants 35 45 4 10 2 0 0 0 8 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 .222 .239 .267
1954 28 Braves 22 29 3 11 2 0 0 0 5 4 - 4 0 1 0 1 .379 .441 .448
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 91 141 16 41 5 0 1 0 25 7 - 13 1 1 0 3 .291 .322 .348
Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1950 Giants C 33 14 510 71 2.2 69 63 6 2 1 3 5 1 .972 3.65
1953 Giants C 31 6 311 58 1.9 56 50 6 2 2 0 6 4 .966 4.86
1954 Braves C 16 5 210 49 3.1 49 45 4 0 3 3 4 3 1.000 6.30
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 80 25 1,031 178 2.2 174 158 16 4 6 6 15 8 .978 4.56
3 Years 80 25 1,031 178 2.2 174 158 16 4 6 6 15 8 .978 4.56
Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1950 Giants 0 - - 1 1 n/a 67.0 13.4 5.6 - - -
1953 Giants 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 11.3 5.6 - - -
1954 Braves 0 0 .000 8 1 n/a 0.0 7.3 5.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 15 2 n/a 141.0 10.8 5.6 - - -
Sam Calderone

Sam Calderone Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1950 New York Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1953 New York Giants 5 Undetermined - -
1954 Milwaukee Braves 8, 42 Undetermined - -


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