Sam Calderone
Samuel Francis Calderone
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 6, 1926 in Beverly, NJ
High School: Burlington (Burlington, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1950
Final Game: September 26, 1954
Died: November 28, 2006 in Mount Holly, NJ
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1950 NYG NL 24 C 33 71 63 6 2 1 .972 2.09 .982 4.53 3
1953 NYG NL 27 C 31 58 50 6 2 2 .966 1.81 .984 4.66 0
1954 MLN NL 28 C 16 5 69.0 49 45 4 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.39 3.06 .986 5.36 4.57 3 1 3 3 50%
3 Seasons C 80 5 69.0 178 158 16 4 6 .978 0.0 0.0 0 22.70 2.18 .984 5.36 4.59 6 1 3 3 50%
3 Seasons TOT 80 5 69.0 178 158 16 4 6 .978 0.0 0.0 0 22.70 2.18 .961 5.36 4.59 6 1 3 3 50%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1950 NYG NL 24 34 34 34 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 NYG NL 27 35 35 35 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 MLN NL 28 22 5 22 22 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
3 Seasons 91 5 91 91 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1954 MLN NL 28 299 5.06 5.63 3 100% 0 0 41 1 1 4 35 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
1 Season 299 5.06 5.63 3 100% 0 0 41 1 1 4 35 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages 3.91 4.41 96% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1954 MLN NL 28 3 1 137 3 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 1.27 0.66
1 Season 3 1 137 3 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 1.27 0.66
MLB Averages 48% 1.18 1.14

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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