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Sam Zoldak

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: August 25, 1966 in New Hyde Park, NY

Buried: Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, NY

High Schools: Eastern District HS (Brooklyn, NY), Textile HS (New York, NY)

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Debut: May 13, 1944 (Age 25-157d, 9,718th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 26, 1952 (Age 33-262d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Samuel Walter Zoldak

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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1948 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

ERA

3.54

250

929.1

207

WHIP

1.353

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-20 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-4-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
D Gutteridge	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	19	2 (1)	Apr 18	SLB		DET	L,0-11	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	0.032	1.84	0.05%	0.37	PH P
2	20	6 (3)	Apr 22 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
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
3	21	30 (23)	May 29	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-11	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.003	.19	-0.01%	-0.36	PH P
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
4	22	66 (35)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
5	23	67	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,6-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	24	69 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,3-6	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.032	.88	-0.03%	-0.31	P
7	25	73 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	26	76 (2)	Jul 14	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-5	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.51	-0.01%	-0.09	P
9	27	84 (7)	Jul 24	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.008	1.03	-0.01%	-0.34	P
10	28	86 (1)	Jul 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
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
11	29	91 (4)	Aug 2	SLB	@	DET	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	30	94 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	31	97 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,4-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	32	101 (3)	Aug 10 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,14-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	33	102	Aug 12 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	34	105 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	35	113 (7)	Aug 20	SLB		BOS	W,10-6	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	36	117 (3)	Aug 22 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	37	122 (4)	Aug 27	SLB		CHW	W,8-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	38	123	Aug 28	SLB		DET	L,1-10	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.59	-0.040	5.78	-0.09%	-0.42	P
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
21	39	125 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	3-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.11	-0.013	3.73	-0.03%	-0.13	P
22	40	132 (6)	Sep 5 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
23	41	136 (3)	Sep 8	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-4	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.38	-0.009	1.06	0.00%	0.02	P
24	42	147 (10)	Sep 16 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
25	43	148	Sep 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-5	6-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	3.47	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
26	44	150 (1)	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
27	45	153 (2)	Sep 28	SLB		CLE	W,2-1	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	2.35	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.98	P
							7-20		21	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0		1	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095		1.25	-0.342	1.30	-0.12%	-3.57

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