1900
Born September 17, 1900
New Market, AL, USA
Sam Streeter Notable
b. September 17, 1900 · Chicago American Giants 1921, New York Lincoln Giants 1923, Birmingham Black Barons 1924–1925, 1927–1928, 1930, Homestead Grays 1928–1929, Baltimore Black Sox 1930, Cleveland Cubs 1931, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932–1936
Sam Streeter played for seven clubs across 16 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1921 and closing with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936.
He went 86 and 63 with a 3.97 earned run average, pitching 1,354 innings in 202 games. He struck out 706, completed 119 of his 150 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 227 games he batted .278, with 154 hits and 46 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 17 doubles.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1924, with 128.
He was an All-Star in 1933.
He was born in New Market, AL, USA on September 17, 1900, and died on August 9, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1933 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CAG | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1923 | NLG | 12 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1924 | BBB | 28 | 79 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 |
| 1925 | BBB | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | BBB | 41 | 98 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| 1928 | BBB/HG | 9 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 |
| 1929 | HG | 30 | 80 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| 1930 | BBB/BBS | 32 | 77 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| 1931 | CCU | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1932* | PC | 15 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 1933 | PC | 18 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| 1934 | PC | 13 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| 1935 | PC | 11 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1936 | PC | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Major leagues | — | 212 | 512 | 43 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .281 |
| All seasons | — | 227 | 554 | 46 | 154 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .278 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CAG | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18.1 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5.89 |
| 1923 | NLG | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 71.0 | 76 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 3.42 |
| 1924 | BBB | 14 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 200.1 | 200 | 68 | 26 | 128 | 3.05 |
| 1925 | BBB | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9.28 |
| 1927 | BBB | 14 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 223.0 | 217 | 86 | 49 | 122 | 3.47 |
| 1928 | BBB/HG | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 68 | 34 | 21 | 42 | 4.91 |
| 1929 | HG | 10 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 165.2 | 192 | 94 | 53 | 77 | 5.11 |
| 1930 | BBB/BBS | 12 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 183.2 | 197 | 76 | 42 | 75 | 3.72 |
| 1931 | CCU | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3.18 |
| 1932* | PC | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 108.2 | 129 | 57 | 33 | 62 | 4.72 |
| 1933 | PC | 10 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 116.0 | 95 | 29 | 27 | 65 | 2.25 |
| 1934 | PC | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 71.2 | 102 | 49 | 24 | 28 | 6.15 |
| 1935 | PC | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.2 | 65 | 28 | 22 | 36 | 4.09 |
| 1936 | PC | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 44.2 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 4.23 |
| Major leagues | — | 80 | 56 | 187 | 138 | 2 | 1246.0 | 1310 | 541 | 315 | 644 | 3.91 |
| All seasons | — | 86 | 63 | 202 | 150 | 2 | 1354.2 | 1439 | 598 | 348 | 706 | 3.97 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Sam Streeter, that is 1932–1932. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1985