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Sam Calderone

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: February 6, 1926 in Beverly, NJ us

Died: November 28, 2006 in Mount Holly, NJ

Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Burlington, NJ

High School: Burlington City HS (Burlington, NJ)

Debut: April 19, 1950 (Age 24-072d, 10,674th in major league history)
vs. BSN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1954 (Age 28-232d)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Samuel Francis Calderone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

141

.291

RBI

OBP

.322

SLG

.348

OPS

.670

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-31 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	29 (16-9-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
D Mueller	3
W Lockman	2
A Dark	1
M Irvin	1
D Spencer	1
D Rhodes	0

Most Driven In By
A Dark	3
D Williams	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	35	4 (3)	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,4-12	6-GF	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	8	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	2.72	C
2	36	6 (1)	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	2-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	8	1.27	0.018	2.91	0.03%	0.23	C
3	37	8 (1)	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	8						C
4	38	10 (1)	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	6-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.833	1.500	8	1.44	0.050	2.98	0.06%	0.28	C
5	39	11	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.571	.571	.714	1.286	8	.31	-0.008	.68	-0.01%	-0.26	C
6	40	13 (1)	Apr 29	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.714	1.286	8						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	41	19 (5)	May 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.714	1.286	1						C
8	42	29 (9)	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	5-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	8	.80	0.022	1.43	0.02%	0.13	C
9	43	30	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,16-6	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.667	1.267	8	.52	0.076	.96	0.08%	0.79	C
10	44	33 (2)	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8	.37	-0.008	.97	-0.01%	-0.37	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	45	44 (10)	Jun 7 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8						C
12	46	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8						C
13	47	48 (2)	Jun 10	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8						C
14	48	50 (1)	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.545	1.045	8	1.68	-0.050	1.37	-0.03%	-0.25	C
15	49	51	Jun 14 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.545	1.045	6						C
16	50	52	Jun 14 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.500	.962	9	.05	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.18	PH
17	51	55 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.467	.500	.967	8	.03	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.22	PH C
18	52	62 (6)	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,8-15	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.467	.904	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.25	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	53	86 (23)	Jul 21	NYG		STL	L,6-10	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	8	.25	-0.015	.42	-0.02%	-0.43	C
20	54	92 (5)	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.368	.718	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.55	C
21	55	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.368	.718	8						C
22	56	96 (2)	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.391	.725	8	.41	0.061	.29	0.03%	2.00	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	57	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,9-10	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.400	.746	8	.82	0.021	.60	0.01%	0.34	C
24	58	98	Aug 2 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.357	.667	8	.99	-0.075	.52	-0.02%	-0.82	C
25	59	100 (1)	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.333	.379	.713	8	1.33	0.042	.44	0.01%	1.00	C
26	60	101	Aug 5 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.324	.364	.687	8	1.05	-0.038	.29	-0.01%	-0.78	C
27	61	102	Aug 5 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.324	.364	.687	8						C
28	62	104 (1)	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.353	.667	9	2.86	-0.083	.59	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
29	63	118 (13)	Aug 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-10	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.297	.333	.631	8	.05	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH C
30	64	119	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.297	.333	.631	8						C
31	65	126 (6)	Aug 27	NYG		STL	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.297	.333	.631	7						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	66	136 (9)	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,7-16	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.289	.324	.614	5	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
33	67	143 (6)	Sep 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.268	.300	.568	8	1.54	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.28	C
34	68	151 (7)	Sep 22	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.262	.293	.555	9	.54	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
35	69	155 (3)	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.239	.267	.506	9						C
							4-31		46	45	4	10	2	0	0	8	1	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.267	.506		.71	-0.134	.60	0.14%	1.33

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