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    Sam Jethroe
    Samuel Jethroe (January 23, 1917 – June 16, 2001), nicknamed "the Jet", was an American center fielder in Negro league and Major League Baseball. With...
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    Boston Braves (section Sam Jethroe)
    "Unheralded Jethroe broke barriers with Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016. "Obituary: Sam Jethroe". TheGuardian.com. 17 July 2001. "Sam Jethroe Stats"...
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    Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
    have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year. Sam Jethroe is the oldest player to have won the award, at age 32, 33 days older...
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    Dick Butkus Award winner; 2017 College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Sam Jethroe, oldest baseball player to win "Rookie of the Year" award with the Boston...
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  • List of first black Major League Baseball players
    Giants NL July 8, 1949 Luke Easter Cleveland Indians AL August 11, 1949 Sam Jethroe Boston Braves NL April 18, 1950 Luis Márquez Boston Braves NL April 18...
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  • 1950 Major League Baseball season
    Phillies, P MLB Rookie of the Year Award Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Phil Rizzuto...
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  • List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
    Phillies 32 1949 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers 37 1950 Sam Jethroe Boston Braves 35 1951 Sam Jethroe Boston Braves 35 1952 Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers...
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  • Montreal Royals
    Famer Sam Jethroe – Negro league and Major League center fielder Tommy Lasorda – Major League Hall of Famer Van Lingle Mungo – Major League pitcher Sam Nahem...
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    Jack Kent Cooke
    teams. White and Day paved the way for future black Maple Leafs like Sam Jethroe, Elston Howard, Earl Battey, Dave Pope, Humberto Robinson, Connie Johnson...
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  • Lists of Negro league baseball players
    Gibson β Junior Gilliam Sammy Hughes Monte Irvin β Sam Jethroe Byron "Mex" Johnson Connie Johnson Sam Jones (baseball) Henry Kimbro Buck Leonard β Max Manning...
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