Ronald Knox Meridith
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.
Born: November 26, 1956 in San Pedro, California, US
High School: Bolsa Grande HS (Garden Grove, CA)
School: Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-Rk | HOU | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 71 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.338 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 1.85 | ||
| 1978 | 21 | Astros | GULF | Rk | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 2.00 | ||
| 1978 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | HOU | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.34 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56.0 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.357 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.82 | ||
| 1979 | 22 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.29 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 149.0 | 150 | 75 | 71 | 14 | 78 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.530 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.81 | ||
| 1980 | 23 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.54 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 145.0 | 143 | 48 | 41 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.262 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 2.05 | ||
| 1981 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5.45 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132.0 | 166 | 93 | 80 | 15 | 63 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1.735 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1.11 | |
| 1982 | 25 | Hawaii | PCL | AAA | SDP | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.80 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 111.1 | 105 | 53 | 47 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.311 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.66 | |
| 1983 | 26 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.43 | 37 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91.0 | 128 | 74 | 65 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.769 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 1.79 | |
| 1984 | 27 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.17 | 49 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 93.2 | 88 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.292 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 2.36 | |
| 1985 | 28 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.32 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41.0 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.878 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 4.14 | |
| 1986 | 29 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | TEX,CHC | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.42 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118.0 | 125 | 63 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.500 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 1.15 | |
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City, Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC,TEX | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.42 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118.0 | 125 | 63 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.500 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 1.15 | |
| 1986 | 29 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | DET,TEX | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.64 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.551 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.50 | |
| 1987 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.788 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.33 | |
| 1987 | 30 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.216 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.00 | |
| 1988 | 31 | Louisville | AA | AAA | STL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.000 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||
| 11 Seasons | 58 | 45 | .563 | 4.10 | 293 | 104 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 982.2 | 1050 | 501 | 448 | 86 | 376 | 20 | 558 | 26 | 10 | 41 | 1.451 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.48 | ||||||
| AAA (8 seasons) | AAA | 35 | 23 | .603 | 4.42 | 231 | 53 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 620.2 | 686 | 344 | 305 | 55 | 238 | 13 | 376 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 1.489 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.58 | |||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3.43 | 51 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 294.0 | 293 | 123 | 112 | 28 | 118 | 6 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.398 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.23 | ||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.34 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56.0 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.357 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.82 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 2.00 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | HOU | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | 21 | Astros | GULF | Rk | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 22 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 23 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 25 | Hawaii | PCL | AAA | SDP | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | 26 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 27 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 49 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .571 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 28 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 29 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | TEX,CHC | 35 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City,Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC,TEX | 35 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 29 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | TEX,DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | 30 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | 31 | Louisville | AA | AAA | STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 Seasons | 299 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AAA (8 seasons) | AAA | 234 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-Rk | HOU | P | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.36 | |||
| 1978 | 21 | Astros | GULF | Rk | HOU | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1978 | 21 | Daytona Beach | FLOR | A | HOU | P | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | |||
| 1979 | 22 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | P | 26 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.96 | |||
| 1980 | 23 | Columbus | SOUL | AA | HOU | P | 25 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | |||
| 1981 | 24 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | P | 34 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 0.85 | |||
| 1982 | 25 | Hawaii | PCL | AAA | SDP | P | 37 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .923 | 0.65 | |||
| 1983 | 26 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | HOU | P | 37 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 0.43 | |||
| 1984 | 27 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | P | 49 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.43 | |||
| 1985 | 28 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | P | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.36 | |||
| 1986 | 29 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | CHC,TEX | P | 34 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 0.71 | |||
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City, Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC,TEX | P | 34 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 0.71 | |||
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | P | 9 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | Iowa | AA | AAA | CHC | P | 25 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | TEX,DET | P | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.64 | |||
| 1987 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1987 | 30 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | TEX | P | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.43 | |||
| 1988 | 31 | Louisville | AA | AAA | STL | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.25 | |||
| 11 Seasons | 293 | 197 | 53 | 137 | 7 | 7 | .964 | 0.65 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | Daytona Beach Astros | Florida State League | A | HOU | |||
| 1978 | 21 | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Rk | HOU | |||
| 1979 | 22 | Columbus Astros | Southern League | AA | HOU | |||
| 1980 | 23 | Columbus Astros | Southern League | AA | HOU | |||
| 1981 | 24 | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1982 | 25 | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SDP | |||
| 1983 | 26 | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | AAA | HOU | |||
| 1984 | 27 | Iowa Cubs | American Association | AAA | CHC | |||
| 1984 | 27 | Chicago Cubs | National League | MLB | CHC | 1 | 1984-09-16 | 1984-09-25 |
| 1985 | 28 | Iowa Cubs | American Association | AAA | CHC | |||
| 1985 | 28 | Chicago Cubs | National League | MLB | CHC | 1 | 1985-07-08 | 1985-10-05 |
| 1986 | 29 | Iowa Cubs | American Association | AAA | CHC | 1 | ||
| 1986 | 29 | Texas Rangers | American League | MLB | TEX | 1 | 1986-09-12 | 1986-10-02 |
| 1986 | 29 | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | AAA | TEX | 2 | ||
| 1987 | 30 | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | AAA | DET | |||
| 1987 | 30 | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | AAA | TEX | |||
| 1987 | 30 | Texas Rangers | American League | MLB | TEX | 1 | 1987-05-08 | 1987-06-05 |
| 1988 | 31 | Louisville Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL |
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