Sam Jethroe
Baseball Player
1918 – 2001
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Who was Sam Jethroe?
Samuel Jethroe, nicknamed "The Jet", was an American center fielder in Negro League and Major League Baseball. With the Cincinnati & Cleveland Buckeyes he won a pair of batting titles, hit .340 over seven seasons from 1942 to 1948, and helped the team to two pennants and the 1945 Negro League World Series title. He was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1950 with the Boston Braves, and led the NL in stolen bases in his first two seasons.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1918
East St. Louis - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- East St. Louis
- Died
- Jun 18, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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