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Roman Mejias
Roman (Gomez) Mejias

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 13, 1955
Final Game October 4, 1964
Born August 9, 1930 in Abreus, Cuba

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 PIT NL  71  167   14   36   8  1   3   21   1  3   9  13  .216  .256  .329   56   55   0   0   0   0   3
 1957 26 PIT NL  58  142   12   39   7  4   2   15   2  2   6  13  .275  .309  .423   97   60   4   0   1   1   3
 1958 27 PIT NL  76  157   17   42   3  2   5   19   2  0   2  27  .268  .280  .408   82   64   5   1   1   1   4
 1959 28 PIT NL  96  276   28   65   6  1   7   28   1  2  21  48  .236  .298  .341   71   94   3   3   7   5   4
 1960 29 PIT NL   3    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 30 PIT NL   4    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 31 HOU NL 146  566   82  162  12  3  24   76  12  4  30  83  .286  .326  .445  112  252   3   5   1   6  13
 1963 32 BOS AL 111  357   43   81  18  0  11   39   4  1  14  36  .227  .260  .370   72  132   4   3   2   3  11
 1964 33 BOS AL  62  101   14   24   3  1   2    4   0  0   7  16  .238  .294  .347   74   35   0   0   1   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      627 1768  212  449  57 12  54  202  22 12  89 238  .254  .294  .391   86  692  19  12  13  17  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        457   55  116  15  3  14   52   6  3  23  61  .254  .294  .391   86  179   5   3   3   4  11
 Career High    146  566   82  162  18  4  24   76  12  4  30  83  .286  .326  .445  112  252   5   5   7   6  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 24 PIT NL  176  137   13   2.5   104| .216  .263| .256  .334| .329  .417| .585  .750|  56  .246 -11.0  -1.1  25%
 1957 26 PIT NL  153  112   17   4.1   100| .275  .265| .309  .328| .423  .410| .732  .738|  97  .447  -1.2  -0.1  50%
 1958 27 PIT NL  166  125   17   3.6   103| .268  .266| .280  .334| .408  .416| .688  .749|  82  .390  -5.0  -0.5 100%
 1959 28 PIT NL  308  223   28   3.4   104| .236  .269| .298  .335| .341  .416| .639  .751|  71  .358 -11.6  -1.2  33%
 1960 29 PIT NL    1    1    0   0.0   100| .000  .264| .000  .330| .000  .406| .000  .736|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1961 30 PIT NL    1    1    0   0.0   106| .000  .271| .000  .338| .000  .422| .000  .760|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1962 31 HOU NL  610  429   81   5.0    97| .286  .261| .326  .328| .445  .397| .771  .724| 112  .547   7.6   0.7  75%
 1963 32 BOS AL  381  295   32   2.9    97| .227  .259| .260  .325| .370  .399| .630  .725|  72  .341 -14.2  -1.5  80%
 1964 33 BOS AL  109   81    9   3.0   100| .238  .261| .294  .330| .347  .406| .641  .736|  74  .345  -3.9  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1905 1404  197   3.8   100| .254  .263| .294  .330| .391  .405| .685  .735|  86  .419 -39.9  -4.1  64%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 24 PIT NL OF 44 67 8 6 2 .926 .977 1.70 2.10 30 1 14 1957 26 PIT NL OF 42 60 6 0 0 1.000 .981 1.57 2.07 2.05 2.29 30 290.0 RF 29 37 4 0 0 1.000 .972 1.41 1.72 1.90 1.98 19 194.7 LF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.71 2.58 2.03 5 52.3 CF 7 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 2.61 1.67 2.83 6 43.0 1958 27 PIT NL OF 57 104 3 3 0 .973 .980 1.88 1.95 2.95 2.26 30 326.7 LF 37 29 0 2 0 .935 .976 0.78 1.54 2.09 2.00 8 124.7 CF 12 36 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.08 2.50 3.34 2.72 11 99.7 RF 11 32 2 1 0 .971 .977 3.09 1.73 2.99 2.02 11 102.3 1959 28 PIT NL OF 85 155 8 5 2 .970 .977 1.92 1.90 2.19 2.21 72 671.3 RF 52 91 6 1 1 .990 .978 1.87 1.64 2.04 1.96 47 427.3 CF 22 49 1 3 1 .943 .980 2.27 2.24 3.10 2.63 16 145.3 LF 15 18 1 1 0 .950 .969 1.27 1.59 1.73 2.04 9 98.7 1961 30 PIT NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1962 31 HOU NL OF 142 217 10 13 2 .946 .974 1.60 1.79 1.68 2.07 137 1217.0 RF 142 215 9 13 2 .945 .975 1.58 1.65 1.66 1.90 137 1214.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.30 6.00 2.40 0 3.0 1963 32 BOS AL OF 86 177 6 5 1 .973 .981 2.13 1.91 2.27 2.16 80 724.7 CF 66 145 5 4 0 .974 .986 2.27 2.19 2.38 2.58 62 566.3 RF 14 30 0 1 0 .968 .980 2.14 1.72 2.49 2.01 12 108.3 LF 7 8 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.29 1.57 1.62 1.91 6 50.0 1964 33 BOS AL OF 37 49 2 2 0 .962 .981 1.38 1.79 2.14 2.04 18 214.3 LF 14 10 1 1 0 .917 .973 0.79 1.46 1.75 1.81 4 56.7 CF 13 17 0 1 0 .944 .983 1.31 2.13 2.25 2.45 4 68.0 RF 11 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.91 1.61 2.11 1.88 10 89.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 26 PIT NL CF 7 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 2.61 1.67 2.83 6 43.0 1958 27 PIT NL CF 12 36 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.08 2.50 3.34 2.72 11 99.7 1959 28 PIT NL CF 22 49 1 3 1 .943 .980 2.27 2.24 3.10 2.63 16 145.3 1962 31 HOU NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.30 6.00 2.40 0 3.0 1963 32 BOS AL CF 66 145 5 4 0 .974 .986 2.27 2.19 2.38 2.58 62 566.3 1964 33 BOS AL CF 13 17 0 1 0 .944 .983 1.31 2.13 2.25 2.45 4 68.0 1957 26 PIT NL LF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.71 2.58 2.03 5 52.3 1958 27 PIT NL LF 37 29 0 2 0 .935 .976 0.78 1.54 2.09 2.00 8 124.7 1959 28 PIT NL LF 15 18 1 1 0 .950 .969 1.27 1.59 1.73 2.04 9 98.7 1961 30 PIT NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1963 32 BOS AL LF 7 8 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.29 1.57 1.62 1.91 6 50.0 1964 33 BOS AL LF 14 10 1 1 0 .917 .973 0.79 1.46 1.75 1.81 4 56.7 1955 24 PIT NL OF 44 67 8 6 2 .926 .977 1.70 2.10 30 1 14 1957 26 PIT NL OF 42 60 6 0 0 1.000 .981 1.57 2.07 2.05 2.29 30 290.0 1958 27 PIT NL OF 57 104 3 3 0 .973 .980 1.88 1.95 2.95 2.26 30 326.7 1959 28 PIT NL OF 85 155 8 5 2 .970 .977 1.92 1.90 2.19 2.21 72 671.3 1961 30 PIT NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1962 31 HOU NL OF 142 217 10 13 2 .946 .974 1.60 1.79 1.68 2.07 137 1217.0 1963 32 BOS AL OF 86 177 6 5 1 .973 .981 2.13 1.91 2.27 2.16 80 724.7 1964 33 BOS AL OF 37 49 2 2 0 .962 .981 1.38 1.79 2.14 2.04 18 214.3 1957 26 PIT NL RF 29 37 4 0 0 1.000 .972 1.41 1.72 1.90 1.98 19 194.7 1958 27 PIT NL RF 11 32 2 1 0 .971 .977 3.09 1.73 2.99 2.02 11 102.3 1959 28 PIT NL RF 52 91 6 1 1 .990 .978 1.87 1.64 2.04 1.96 47 427.3 1962 31 HOU NL RF 142 215 9 13 2 .945 .975 1.58 1.65 1.66 1.90 137 1214.0 1963 32 BOS AL RF 14 30 0 1 0 .968 .980 2.14 1.72 2.49 2.01 12 108.3 1964 33 BOS AL RF 11 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.91 1.61 2.11 1.88 10 89.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 495 830 43 34 7 .963 .978 1.76 1.90 367 3446.0 112 122 273# RF* 259 425 22 16 3 .965 .976 1.73 1.66 236 2136.3 CF* 121 255 9 8 1 .971 .985 2.18 2.25 99 925.3 LF* 82 81 3 4 1 .955 .976 1.02 1.55 32 384.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 495 830 43 34 7 .963 .978 1.76 1.90
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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.

Hit By Pitch
1959 NL-5-7

Power/Speed Number
1962 NL-16.0-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 26, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Runnels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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