#67 Sam Mele, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Mele
1/21/1923 36 USA,NY,ASTORIA 6"1 192
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,100,000 1961 13 Year(s), 11 Days (2247 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 34 Days (2270 total Days) 14 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 1 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @NYY | W 6-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/15 | WS1 | L 0-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/16 | WS1 | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/17 | WS1 | L 5-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/19 | NYY | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | NYY | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | NYY | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/22 | @BOS | W 8-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 502 | 160 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 43 | .319 | .386 | .512 | .898 | .888 | .193 |
Projected | 154 | 528 | 168 | 31 | 1 | 23 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 45 | .319 | .386 | .512 | .898 | .888 | .193 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 124 | 569 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 257 | 52 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 102.1 | 7.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 163 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .423 | .540 | .963 |
vs. RHP | 339 | 104 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .307 | .367 | .499 | .865 |
Close/Late | 62 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .427 | .387 | .814 |
Scoring Position | 128 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .386 | .516 | .902 |
Pinch Hitting | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .278 | .143 | .421 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 248 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 32 | 22 | .359 | .430 | .609 | 1.038 |
Road | 72 | 254 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 21 | .280 | .340 | .417 | .758 |
March/April | 20 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .302 | .373 | .395 | .768 |
May | 28 | 106 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 8 | .368 | .421 | .670 | 1.091 |
June | 25 | 97 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | .309 | .346 | .495 | .841 |
July | 25 | 88 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | .318 | .423 | .523 | .946 |
August | 28 | 98 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | .296 | .358 | .439 | .797 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 70 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | .300 | .375 | .457 | .832 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 133 | 500 | 157 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .314 | .366 | .466 | .832 | BOS |
1948 | 150 | 500 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 64 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .276 | .337 | .422 | .759 | BOS |
1949 | 150 | 500 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 64 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .276 | .337 | .422 | .759 | BOS |
1950 | 135 | 452 | 112 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .248 | .309 | .365 | .674 | WS1 |
1951 | 112 | 305 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .345 | .452 | .798 | WS1 |
1952 | 139 | 447 | 130 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 75 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 2 | .291 | .361 | .470 | .831 | WS1 |
1953 | 148 | 534 | 175 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 132 | 85 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 | .328 | .396 | .500 | .896 | WS1,AL |
1954 | 145 | 543 | 165 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 86 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .367 | .521 | .888 | WS1 |
1955 | 143 | 499 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 103 | 82 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .343 | .483 | .826 | WS1 |
1956 | 144 | 506 | 147 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 98 | 67 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .355 | .484 | .839 | WS1 |
1957 | 142 | 504 | 162 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 91 | 83 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 2 | .321 | .378 | .524 | .902 | WS1 CHA |
1958 | 148 | 552 | 185 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 101 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .396 | .500 | .896 | CHA,AL |
1959 | 146 | 502 | 160 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .386 | .512 | .898 | CHA |
Total | 1835 | 6344 | 1894 | 325 | 52 | 226 | 1141 | 967 | 641 | 18 | 65 | 582 | 12 | 18 | .299 | .361 | .473 | .834 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .600 | 1.044 |
Total | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .600 | 1.044 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 7 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 9.93 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Rightfield | 132 | 123 | 230 | 13 | 3 | 249 | 6 | .976 | 1077.0 | 2.08 | | | | |
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Transactions 7/6/1952: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,200,000 per year, for 4 years. Achievements Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 4/22/1952... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 9/6/1953... Won World Championship with Washington in 1953... Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 4/22/1955... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/23/1955... 9/6/1956: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 6/10/1957... Traded from Washington to Chicago (A) on 7/30/1957 (Going to WS1: RF Bob Nieman, P Bud Byerly, 1B Bob Hale, P George Susce, P Tom Qualters. Going to CHA: RF Jim Busby, RF Sam Mele)... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Detroit on 9/2/1957... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland on 9/23/1957... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 6/3/1958... 7/6/1958: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $7,100,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1958... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1959, hitting .464 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1959, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .328 - 7th 1957 - .321 - 9th 1958 - .335 - 5th
| SLG 1954 - .521 - 9th 1956 - .484 - 9th 1957 - .524 - 10th
| Hits 1958 - 185 - 6th
| Doubles 1954 - 33 - 10th 1958 - 32 - 9th
| Homeruns 1954 - 27 - 9th
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RBI 1953 - 132 - 2nd 1954 - 109 - 8th 1955 - 103 - 10th 1956 - 98 - 5th
| Runs 1958 - 101 - 7th
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