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Sam Mele
Sabath Anthony Mele

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.
School New York University

Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game September 16, 1956
Born January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY

Nephew of Tony Cuccinello

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 BOS AL 123  453   71  137  14  8  12   73   0  3  37  35  .302  .356  .448  117  203   6           1  11
 1948 26 BOS AL  66  180   25   42  12  1   2   25   1  1  13  21  .233  .292  .344   66   62   3           2   5
 1949 27 TOT AL  96  310   22   73  13  3   3   32   4  1  24  48  .235  .290  .326   63  101   2           0  13
         BOS AL  18   46    1    9   1  1   0    7   2  0   7  14  .196  .302  .261   45   12   2           0   3
         WSH AL  78  264   21   64  12  2   3   25   2  1  17  34  .242  .288  .337   67   89   0           0  10
 1950 28 WSH AL 126  435   57  119  21  6  12   86   2  0  51  40  .274  .351  .432  104  188   3           1  21
 1951 29 WSH AL 143  558   58  153  36  7   5   94   2  3  32  31  .274  .315  .391   91  218   3           1  22
 1952 30 TOT AL 132  451   48  117  21  2  16   69   1  2  49  42  .259  .335  .421  109  190   1           2  18
         WSH AL   9   28    2   12   3  0   2   10   0  0   1   2  .429  .448  .750  234   21   0           0   0
         CHW AL 123  423   46  105  18  2  14   59   1  2  48  40  .248  .328  .400  101  169   1           2  18
 1953 31 CHW AL 140  481   64  132  26  8  12   82   3  1  58  47  .274  .353  .437  109  210   5           0  14
 1954 32 TOT AL 114  362   39   97  15  4  12   55   1  1  30  38  .268  .323  .431  106  156   6   6       2  16
         BAL AL  72  230   17   55   9  4   5   32   1  0  18  26  .239  .290  .378   88   87   4   4       0  12
         BOS AL  42  132   22   42   6  0   7   23   0  1  12  12  .318  .378  .523  135   69   2   2       2   4
 1955 33 TOT     49   93    5   17   3  0   2    8   1  1   5  20  .183  .230  .280   32   26   0   1   0   1   6
         BOS AL  14   31    1    4   2  0   0    1   1  0   0   7  .129  .125  .194  -18    6   0   1   0   0   1
         CIN NL  35   62    4   13   1  0   2    7   0  1   5  13  .210  .279  .323   57   20   0   0   0   1   5
 1956 34 CLE AL  57  114   17   29   7  0   4   20   0  1  12  20  .254  .320  .421   93   48   0   2   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1046 3437  406  916 168 39  80  544  15 14 311 342  .267  .328  .408   97 1402  29   9   0  10 130
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        532   63  142  26  6  12   84   2  2  48  53  .267  .328  .408   97  217   4   1   0   2  20
 Career High    143  558   71  153  36  8  16   94   4  3  58  48  .302  .356  .448  117  218   6   6   0   2  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 25 BOS AL  497  336   71   5.6   102| .302  .270| .356  .352| .448  .389| .804  .741| 117  .634   7.9   0.8   0%
 1948 26 BOS AL  198  147   18   3.3   110| .233  .279| .292  .365| .344  .403| .636  .768|  66  .347  -9.7  -1.0  50%
 1949 27 TOT AL  336  253   30   3.2   106| .235  .270| .290  .362| .326  .392| .616  .754|  63  .336 -18.1  -1.8  80%
         BOS AL   55   42    4   2.5   112| .196  .279| .302  .372| .261  .405| .563  .778|  45  .253  -3.9  -0.4 100%
         WSH AL  281  211   26   3.3   105| .242  .268| .288  .360| .337  .390| .625  .750|  67  .351 -14.2  -1.4  66%
 1950 28 WSH AL  490  340   66   5.2   109| .274  .272| .351  .358| .432  .408| .783  .766| 104  .517   1.8   0.2 100%
 1951 29 WSH AL  594  433   68   4.2   100| .274  .265| .315  .346| .391  .389| .706  .735|  91  .470  -8.6  -0.9  40%
 1952 30 TOT AL  503  355   63   4.8    97| .259  .261| .335  .341| .421  .381| .756  .722| 109  .565   4.4   0.5  33%
         WSH AL   29   16    9  15.2    94| .429  .257| .448  .336| .750  .375|1.198  .710| 234  .915   4.7   0.5   0%
         CHW AL  474  339   54   4.3    97| .248  .261| .328  .341| .400  .381| .728  .723| 101  .516  -0.3   0.0  33%
 1953 31 CHW AL  544  369   74   5.4   105| .274  .273| .353  .350| .437  .402| .790  .752| 109  .585   5.8   0.6  75%
 1954 32 TOT AL  406  294   51   4.6    98| .268  .265| .323  .340| .431  .387| .754  .727| 106  .540   2.0   0.2  50%
         BAL AL  256  195   26   3.6    93| .239  .257| .290  .331| .378  .376| .668  .707|  88  .421  -4.4  -0.5 100%
         BOS AL  150   99   25   6.8   108| .318  .278| .378  .355| .523  .406| .901  .761| 135  .700   6.4   0.7   0%
 1955 33 TOT     100   84    5   1.6   109| .183  .272| .230  .347| .280  .422| .510  .769|  32  .123  -9.5  -0.9  50%
         BOS AL   32   29    1   0.9   110| .129  .277| .125  .358| .194  .412| .319  .770| -18  .050  -5.4  -0.5 100%
         CIN NL   68   55    4   1.9   109| .210  .270| .279  .342| .323  .428| .602  .769|  57  .166  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1956 34 CLE AL  128   92   15   4.4   108| .254  .270| .320  .352| .421  .412| .741  .764|  93  .455  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3796 2703  461   4.6   103| .267  .269| .328  .350| .408  .395| .736  .745|  97  .509 -25.2  -2.4  51%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1947 25 BOS AL OF 116 233 10 2 1 .992 .979 2.09 2.35 3 29 87 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 9.30 1948 26 BOS AL OF 55 99 2 3 0 .971 .975 1.84 2.36 3 0 52 1949 27 TOT AL OF 74 128 6 5 3 .964 .980 1.81 2.27 1 24 55 BOS AL OF 11 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 1.91 2.27 0 0 11 WSH AL OF 63 108 5 4 3 .966 .980 1.79 2.27 1 24 44 1B 11 79 7 1 9 .989 .989 7.82 9.15 1950 28 WSH AL OF 99 192 8 2 0 .990 .979 2.02 2.34 6 26 72 1B 16 149 18 2 13 .988 .989 10.44 8.51 1951 29 WSH AL OF 124 263 8 2 1 .993 .977 2.19 2.23 2 17 107 1B 15 122 7 0 11 1.000 .990 8.60 8.49 1952 30 TOT AL OF 119 168 8 1 1 .994 .980 1.48 2.18 0 1 118 WSH AL OF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.57 2.19 0 1 6 CHW AL OF 112 157 8 0 1 1.000 .980 1.47 2.18 0 0 112 1B 3 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 3.33 8.87 1953 31 CHW AL OF 138 213 14 1 1 .996 .981 1.64 2.18 0 4 138 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.85 1954 32 TOT AL OF 75 117 6 5 2 .961 .979 1.64 2.17 43 0 37 BAL AL OF 62 97 5 4 1 .962 .979 1.65 2.17 40 0 24 BOS AL 1B 22 168 8 1 17 .994 .990 8.00 8.00 OF 13 20 1 1 1 .955 .977 1.62 2.17 3 0 13 1955 33 TOT OF 20 38 3 1 0 .976 .979 2.05 2.09 18 0 2 BOS AL OF 7 14 3 0 0 1.000 .983 2.43 2.09 6 0 1 CIN NL OF 13 24 0 1 0 .960 .976 1.85 2.10 12 0 1 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.10 1956 34 CLE AL OF 20 29 2 1 0 .969 .978 1.55 2.04 2.13 2.34 15 130.7 LF 14 19 2 1 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.69 2.15 2.10 10 88.0 1B 8 59 5 0 5 1.000 .991 8.00 7.99 10.29 9.43 6 56.0 RF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.83 1.80 2.32 2.09 5 42.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 25 BOS AL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 9.30 1949 27 WSH AL 1B 11 79 7 1 9 .989 .989 7.82 9.15 1950 28 WSH AL 1B 16 149 18 2 13 .988 .989 10.44 8.51 1951 29 WSH AL 1B 15 122 7 0 11 1.000 .990 8.60 8.49 1952 30 CHW AL 1B 3 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 3.33 8.87 1953 31 CHW AL 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.85 1954 32 BOS AL 1B 22 168 8 1 17 .994 .990 8.00 8.00 1955 33 CIN NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.10 1956 34 CLE AL 1B 8 59 5 0 5 1.000 .991 8.00 7.99 10.29 9.43 6 56.0 1956 34 CLE AL LF 14 19 2 1 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.69 2.15 2.10 10 88.0 1947 25 BOS AL OF 116 233 10 2 1 .992 .979 2.09 2.35 3 29 87 1948 26 BOS AL OF 55 99 2 3 0 .971 .975 1.84 2.36 3 0 52 1949 27 TOT AL OF 74 128 6 5 3 .964 .980 1.81 2.27 1 24 55 BOS AL OF 11 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 1.91 2.27 0 0 11 WSH AL OF 63 108 5 4 3 .966 .980 1.79 2.27 1 24 44 1950 28 WSH AL OF 99 192 8 2 0 .990 .979 2.02 2.34 6 26 72 1951 29 WSH AL OF 124 263 8 2 1 .993 .977 2.19 2.23 2 17 107 1952 30 TOT AL OF 119 168 8 1 1 .994 .980 1.48 2.18 0 1 118 WSH AL OF 7 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.57 2.19 0 1 6 CHW AL OF 112 157 8 0 1 1.000 .980 1.47 2.18 0 0 112 1953 31 CHW AL OF 138 213 14 1 1 .996 .981 1.64 2.18 0 4 138 1954 32 TOT AL OF 75 117 6 5 2 .961 .979 1.64 2.17 43 0 37 BAL AL OF 62 97 5 4 1 .962 .979 1.65 2.17 40 0 24 BOS AL OF 13 20 1 1 1 .955 .977 1.62 2.17 3 0 13 1955 33 TOT OF 20 38 3 1 0 .976 .979 2.05 2.09 18 0 2 BOS AL OF 7 14 3 0 0 1.000 .983 2.43 2.09 6 0 1 CIN NL OF 13 24 0 1 0 .960 .976 1.85 2.10 12 0 1 1956 34 CLE AL OF 20 29 2 1 0 .969 .978 1.55 2.04 2.13 2.34 15 130.7 1956 34 CLE AL RF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.83 1.80 2.32 2.09 5 42.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 840 1480 67 23 9 .985 .979 1.84 2.24 15 130.7 90 101 674# 1B* 79 596 45 4 55 .994 .990 8.11 8.44 6 56.0 LF* 14 19 2 1 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.69 10 88.0 RF* 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.83 1.80 5 42.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 919 2076 112 27 64 .988 .982 2.38 2.78
# 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.

Slugging %
1947 AL-.448-6

At Bats
1951 AL-558-10

Doubles
1951 AL-36-1

Triples
1947 AL-8-10
1951 AL-7-7
1953 AL-8-5

RBI
1951 AL-94-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1950 AL-21-6
1951 AL-22-1
1952 AL-18-4
1954 AL-16-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1951 AL-18.0-10

Outs
1951 AL-433-9

       

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 13 (1228) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.7 (1598) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.5 (1560) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

June 13, 1949: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mickey Harris to the Washington Senators for Walt Masterson.

May 3, 1952: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Busby and Mel Hoderlein.

February 5, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Neil Berry to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.

July 29, 1954: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.

June 23, 1955: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Boston Red Sox.

January 18, 1956: Released by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

March 24, 1956: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 16, 1957: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


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