Sam Jethroe Trades and Transactions

The Sam Jethroe trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Sam Jethroe has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He (Sam Jethroe) was the fastest human being I've ever seen, said the Dodgers' Don Newcombe, the first outstanding black pitcher in the majors and Jethroe's onetime teammate on the Dodgers' Montreal Royals farm team, for whom Jethroe stole 89 bases in 1949." - Columnist Richard Goldstein in The New York Times (06/19/2001, 'Sam Jethroe Is Dead At 83; Was Oldest Rookie Of The Year')

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Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Card (#137)

Sam Jethroe Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Card (#137)
 

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Birth Name:   Samuel Jethroe
Nickname:   Jet or The Jet
Born On:   01-23-1917  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lowndes County, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-16-2001
Place of Death Data Died In:   Erie, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania
High School:   Lincoln High School (East St. Louis, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   04-18-1950 (Age 33)
Last Game:   04-15-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Jethroe

Trades & Transactions

07-11-1948: Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers.
10-04-1949: Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers (with Bob Addis) to Boston Braves for Don Thompson, Damon Phillips and Al Epperly.
12-26-1953: Traded by Milwaukee Braves (with Sid Gordon, Max Surkont and Curt Raydon) to Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny O'Connell.


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