1918
Born December 8, 1918
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sam Zoldak Notable
b. December 8, 1918 · St. Louis Browns 1944–1948, Cleveland Indians 1948–1950, Philadelphia Athletics 1951–1952
Sam Zoldak played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1944 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1952.
He went 43 and 53 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 929.3 innings in 250 games. He struck out 207, completed 30 of his 93 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 251 games he batted .175, with 50 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on December 8, 1918, and died on August 25, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | SLB | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1945 | SLB | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .050 |
| 1946 | SLB | 35 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .173 |
| 1947 | SLB | 35 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .172 |
| 1948 | CLE/SLB | 34 | 58 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .190 |
| 1949 | CLE | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1951 | PHA | 26 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .156 |
| 1952 | PHA | 16 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .174 |
| Career | — | 251 | 286 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 1 | .175 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3.72 |
| 1945 | SLB | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 69.2 | 74 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 3.36 |
| 1946 | SLB | 9 | 11 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 170.1 | 166 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 3.43 |
| 1947 | SLB | 9 | 10 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 171.0 | 162 | 66 | 76 | 36 | 3.47 |
| 1948 | CLE/SLB | 11 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 159.2 | 168 | 61 | 43 | 30 | 3.44 |
| 1949 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 60 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4.25 |
| 1950 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 63.2 | 64 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3.96 |
| 1951 | PHA | 6 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 128.0 | 127 | 45 | 24 | 18 | 3.16 |
| 1952 | PHA | 0 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 75.1 | 86 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 4.06 |
| Career | — | 43 | 53 | 250 | 93 | 8 | 929.1 | 956 | 366 | 301 | 207 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died August 25, 1966
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain