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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Team Record in Appearances: 6-21

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 16, Entered with runners on base: 11

1949 Pitching Game Log

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1949 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	149	5	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	L(0-1)	99	2.2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.89	12	4	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.74	0.024	8.44	0.05%	0.97	8t 12- 1 out tie	10t end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	150	14	May 8(1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-7	8-GF		14	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.37	8	2	3	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.012	.32	0.03%	1.04	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
3	151	18	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,10-11	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.56	11	5	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.108	1.70	-0.20%	-0.99	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	152	19	May 15(1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-10	3-GF(8)		1	6.0	9	6	5	4	2	0	0	4.97	3.70	32	8	9	1	0	9		0	0	0	0	0	28	0	1	1	0	0	1	.12	-0.044	.35	-0.08%	-2.96	3b --- 0 out d4	8b end d10
5	153	21	May 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.61	3.83	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.033	1.28	0.06%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
6	154	26	May 22(2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	3-3		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.30	3.74	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.012	.30	0.01%	0.51	3b --- 0 out d5	3b 3 out d5
7	155	28	May 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-6	1-4		2	4.0	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.82	3.53	18	4	6	1	0	6		3	2	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.093	.83	-0.10%	-1.11	1b 123 0 out d1	4b 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	156	39	Jun 4	CLE		PHA	L,3-10	4-4		9	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.58	3.38	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.13	0.01%	0.52	4t --- 0 out d7	4t 3 out d7
9	157	43	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	W,13-11	4-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.43	3.35	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.50	0.032	.61	0.02%	1.20	4t 1-3 1 out d5	4t 3 out d5
10	158	45	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	3.31	4	2	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.009	.30	0.01%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
11	159	46	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	L,7-12	1-7		0	6.2	6	5	3	2	1	1	0	4.18	3.73	29	13	7	0	0	6		2	2	0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	2	.12	-0.074	.20	-0.08%	-2.69	1t 1-3 1 out d5	7t 3 out d9
12	160	55	Jun 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	4-4		8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	3.71	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.049	4.04	0.07%	0.81	4b 123 1 out d2	4b 123 2 out d2
13	161	56	Jun 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.45	3.66	11	4	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.020	.15	-0.03%	-0.98	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 6
14	162	58	Jun 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	9-9	H(1)	1	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	3.65	3	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	-0.038	5.19	-0.04%	-1.03	9b -23 1 out a3	9b 12- 2 out a1
15	163	63	Jun 29(1)	CLE		DET	L,0-4	8-GF		5	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.13	3.77	10	5	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.12	0.012	.34	0.02%	1.04	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
16	164	65	Jun 30	CLE		DET	L,6-12	7-GF		0	2.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.37	3.63	10	6	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	1	.13	-0.019	.31	-0.03%	-0.45	7t 1-3 2 out d5	9t end d 6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	165	69	Jul 3(2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	7-9		2	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.03	3.54	9	6	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.085	.60	0.08%	1.55	7t --- 0 out d2	9t 3 out d2
18	166	71	Jul 4(2)	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	7-GF	W(1-1)	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.73	3.41	10	5	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.175	2.29	0.26%	1.58	7b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 4
19	167	73	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-9	5-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.70	3.48	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.80	0.020	2.04	0.03%	0.42	5b 1-3 1 out d3	5b 123 2 out d3
20	168	78	Jul 15	CLE		PHA	L,0-8	6-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.56	3.51	7	4	2	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.026	.69	-0.06%	-0.28	6t 1-3 1 out d4	7t 3 out d6
21	169	84	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	3-5		4	2.1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.57	3.75	10	5	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.003	2.95	0.01%	0.27	3t 1-- 2 out d4	5t 3 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	170	98	Aug 4(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	7-8		14	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.66	3.71	6	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.011	6.02	-0.03%	0.34	7b --- 0 out d1	8b -2- 1 out a1
23	171	103	Aug 7(2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	3.69	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.24	0.015	1.02	0.04%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
24	172	106	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	3.66	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.030	1.30	0.06%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
25	173	112	Aug 17(1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-10	8-8	L(1-2)	5	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	0	0	4.20	3.73	6	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.50	-0.323	10.72	-0.83%	-2.08	8b --- 0 out tie	8b -23 2 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	174	145	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9	7-GF(8)		34	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.24	3.69	7	3	2	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.52	0.044	.00	0.00%	1.22	7b 123 1 out d2	8b end d 3
27	175	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,0-5	8-GF		1	2.0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	4.25	3.61	10	4	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.23	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.96	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
							6-21		W-L:1-2,Hld:1	2.8	53.0	60	30	25	18	11	2	0	4.25	3.61	235	1.58		5%	0%	59		24	33%	0	0	0	206	8	3	4	5	0	5	.52	-0.205	1.55	-0.71%	0.01

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