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Sam Calderone
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Samuel Francis Calderone
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10½", Weight 185 lb.
- High School Burlington City High School
- Debut April 19, 1950
- Final Game September 26, 1954
- Born February 6, 1926 in Beverly, NJ USA
- Died November 28, 2006 in Mount Holly, NJ USA
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Sam Calderone's major league career ended with a brief spell with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954, the team of Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn and Joe Adcock. Calderone had a short but successful spell there, hitting .379 (11 for 29). A catcher, his path was blocked by Del Crandall and he never returned to the majors.
Calderone missed the 1951-1952 seasons due to military service.
In his autobiography, Ed Mickelson describes an Opening Day with the Portland Beavers: it was a doubleheader, 9 innings then 17 innings, with Sam Calderone catching all 26 innings.
He managed the 1960 Quincy Giants.
Calderone's obituary said that he had been battling with Parkinson's disease.
