Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe
Jethroe with the Boston Braves
Center fielder
Born: (1917-01-23)January 23, 1917 Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: June 16, 2001(2001-06-16) (aged 84) Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Both Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1938, for the Indianapolis Clowns
MLB: April 18, 1950, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 15, 1954, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	59
Runs batted in	282
Stolen bases	135
Teams
Negro leagues Indianapolis ABCs (1938) Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1948) Major League Baseball Boston Braves (1950–1952) Pittsburgh Pirates (1954)
Career highlights and awards
NL Rookie of the Year (1950) 2× NL stolen base leader (1950, 1951) 2× Negro American League Batting Champion (1944, 1945) 5× East-West All-Star (1942, 1944-1947) Negro World Series Champion (1945) 3× NAL Stolen Bases Leader

Samuel Jethroe (January 23, 1917 – June 16, 2001),^[1] nicknamed "the Jet", was an American center fielder in Negro league and Major League Baseball. With the Cincinnati & Cleveland Buckeyes he won a pair of batting titles, hit .340 over seven seasons from 1942 to 1948, and helped the team to two pennants and the 1945 Negro World Series title. He was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1950 with the Boston Braves, and led the NL in stolen bases in his first two seasons.