Jack Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 23, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: March 9, 1967 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ

High School: William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

Schools: University of Delaware (Newark, DE), Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 16, 1955 (Age 23-024d, 11,216th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: April 30, 1961 (Age 29-038d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Robert Meyer

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Relatives: Uncle of Brian Meyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

3.92

202

455.0

375

WHIP

1.382

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,7-9		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 25	PHI		PIT	L,5-6		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	10 (2)	Apr 29 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	12 (1)	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	15 (2)	May 6 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,9-11	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	17 (1)	May 9	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18	May 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	20 (1)	May 13 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,9-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	26 (5)	May 19	PHI		STL	L,5-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (7)	May 30 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,5-6		9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (8)	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	44	Jun 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	GF	18	4.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
14	50 (5)	Jun 13	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	51	Jun 15 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	54 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	56 (1)	Jun 19	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	61 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	PHI		STL	W,3-2	GF	20	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	64 (2)	Jun 27	PHI		MLN	W,4-3		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	65	Jun 29	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	67 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	68	Jul 1 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	69	Jul 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	75 (5)	Jul 8 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	76	Jul 12	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	80 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5		16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	82 (1)	Jul 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	86 (3)	Jul 20	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-10	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	87	Jul 21	PHI	@	MLN	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	91 (3)	Jul 25	PHI		STL	L,7-8		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	92	Jul 26	PHI		STL	L,9-14		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	97 (4)	Jul 31	PHI		CHC	L,4-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	105 (7)	Aug 10	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	110 (4)	Aug 15	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	GS	36	7.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
35	120 (9)	Aug 26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-10	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	129 (8)	Sep 3 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
37	131 (1)	Sep 5	PHI		NYG	L,4-5		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
38	135 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	137 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,2-3	CG	50	13.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	145 (7)	Sep 19 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	150 (4)	Sep 25	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	GS	13	2.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
							41gm		96.0	4	17	1	22	2