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Rusty Meacham
Russell Loren Meacham

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.

Debut June 29, 1991
  vs. CLE 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W
Final Game June 20, 2001
Born January 27, 1968 in Stuart, FL

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 11, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1991 23 DET AL   2   1  10   4   0   0   1  0   27.7   35   17   16   4   11   14   0   0   126   0   1  5.20  4.18   80 1.663
 1992 24 KCR AL  10   4  64   0   0   0  20  2  101.7   88   39   31   5   21   64   1   4   412   5   0  2.74  4.07  148 1.072
 1993 25 KCR AL   2   2  15   0   0   0  11  0   21.0   31   15   13   2    5   13   3   0   104   1   0  5.57  4.60   82 1.714
 1994 26 KCR AL   3   3  36   0   0   0  15  4   50.7   51   23   21   7   12   36   2   4   213   1   0  3.73  5.00  134 1.243
 1995 27 KCR AL   4   3  49   0   0   0  26  2   59.7   72   36   33   6   19   30   1   0   262   5   0  4.98  4.77   96 1.525
 1996 28 SEA AL   1   1  15   5   0   0   3  1   42.3   57   28   27   9   13   25   4   1   192   1   0  5.74  4.95   86 1.654
 2000 32 HOU NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   2  0    4.7    8    6    6   3    2    3   0   0    23   0   0 11.57  4.96   43 2.143
 2001 33 TBD AL   1   3  24   0   0   0   5  0   35.3   39   24   22   3   10   13   2   2   158   0   0  5.60  4.48   80 1.387
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .575  23  17 218   9   0   0  83  9  343.0  381  188  169  39   93  198  13  11  1490  13   1  4.43  4.53  102 1.382
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   5  65   2   0   0  24  2  102.7  114   56   50  11   27   59   3   3   446   3   0  4.43  4.53  102 1.382
 Career High     10   4  64   5   0   0  26  4  101.7   88   39   33   9   21   64   4   4   412   5   1  2.74  5.00  148 1.072

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 23 DET AL P 10 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 0.58 2.60 1.79 4 27.7 1992 24 KCR AL P 64 13 18 1 1 .969 .954 0.48 0.56 2.74 1.72 0 101.7 1993 25 KCR AL P 15 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.40 0.56 2.57 1.80 0 21.0 1994 26 KCR AL P 36 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.28 0.52 1.78 1.72 0 50.7 1995 27 KCR AL P 49 5 9 1 3 .933 .959 0.29 0.53 2.11 1.79 0 59.7 1996 28 SEA AL P 15 3 3 1 1 .857 .952 0.40 0.52 1.28 1.77 5 42.3 2000 32 HOU NL P 5 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.48 1.91 1.72 0 4.7 2001 33 TBD AL P 24 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.49 2.04 1.76 0 35.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 23 DET AL P 10 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 0.58 2.60 1.79 4 27.7 1992 24 KCR AL P 64 13 18 1 1 .969 .954 0.48 0.56 2.74 1.72 0 101.7 1993 25 KCR AL P 15 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.40 0.56 2.57 1.80 0 21.0 1994 26 KCR AL P 36 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.28 0.52 1.78 1.72 0 50.7 1995 27 KCR AL P 49 5 9 1 3 .933 .959 0.29 0.53 2.11 1.79 0 59.7 1996 28 SEA AL P 15 3 3 1 1 .857 .952 0.40 0.52 1.28 1.77 5 42.3 2000 32 HOU NL P 5 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.20 0.48 1.91 1.72 0 4.7 2001 33 TBD AL P 24 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.49 2.04 1.76 0 35.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 218 30 54 3 8 .966 .955 0.39 0.54 2.20 1.75 9 343.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 218 30 54 3 8 .966 .955 0.39 0.54 2.20 1.75 9 343
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1992 AL-.714-5

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2081) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1445) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 11, 1988.

October 23, 1991: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Detroit Tigers.

June 21, 1996: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Amado (minors).

March 28, 1997: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

May 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 14, 1998: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 25, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 4, 1999: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

June 26, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 14, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 8, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Kansas City Royals$220,000
1995Kansas City Royals$465,000
Career (may be incomplete)$685,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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