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Rusty Meacham
Russell Loren Meacham
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 27, 1968 in Stuart, FL
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed May 11, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1991
Final Game: June 20, 2001
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1991 23 DET AL 2 1 .667 5.20 10 4 1 0 0 0 27.2 35 17 16 4 11 0 14 0 1 0 126 80 1.663 11.4 1.3 3.6 4.6 1.27
1992 24 KCR AL 10 4 .714 2.74 64 0 20 0 0 2 101.2 88 39 31 5 21 5 64 1 0 4 412 148 1.072 7.8 0.4 1.9 5.7 3.05
1993 25 KCR AL 2 2 .500 5.57 15 0 11 0 0 0 21.0 31 15 13 2 5 1 13 3 0 0 104 82 1.714 13.3 0.9 2.1 5.6 2.60
1994 26 KCR AL 3 3 .500 3.73 36 0 15 0 0 4 50.2 51 23 21 7 12 1 36 2 0 4 213 134 1.243 9.1 1.2 2.1 6.4 3.00
1995 27 KCR AL 4 3 .571 4.98 49 0 26 0 0 2 59.2 72 36 33 6 19 5 30 1 0 0 262 96 1.525 10.9 0.9 2.9 4.5 1.58
1996 28 SEA AL 1 1 .500 5.74 15 5 3 0 0 1 42.1 57 28 27 9 13 1 25 4 0 1 192 86 1.654 12.1 1.9 2.8 5.3 1.92
2000 32 HOU NL 0 0 11.57 5 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 8 6 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 43 2.143 15.4 5.8 3.9 5.8 1.50
2001 33 TBD AL 1 3 .250 5.60 24 0 5 0 0 0 35.1 39 24 22 3 10 0 13 2 0 2 158 80 1.387 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.30
8 Seasons 23 17 .575 4.43 218 9 83 0 0 9 343.0 381 188 169 39 93 13 198 13 1 11 1490 102 1.382 10.0 1.0 2.4 5.2 2.13
162 Game Avg. 7 5 .575 4.43 65 3 25 0 0 3 103 114 56 51 12 28 4 59 4 0 3 446 102 1.382 10.0 1.0 2.4 5.2 2.13
KCR (4 yrs) 19 12 .613 3.79 164 0 72 0 0 8 233.0 242 113 98 20 57 12 143 7 0 8 991 119 1.283 9.3 0.8 2.2 5.5 2.51
TBD (1 yr) 1 3 .250 5.60 24 0 5 0 0 0 35.1 39 24 22 3 10 0 13 2 0 2 158 80 1.387 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.30
SEA (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.74 15 5 3 0 0 1 42.1 57 28 27 9 13 1 25 4 0 1 192 86 1.654 12.1 1.9 2.8 5.3 1.92
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 11.57 5 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 8 6 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 43 2.143 15.4 5.8 3.9 5.8 1.50
DET (1 yr) 2 1 .667 5.20 10 4 1 0 0 0 27.2 35 17 16 4 11 0 14 0 1 0 126 80 1.663 11.4 1.3 3.6 4.6 1.27
AL (7 yrs) 23 17 .575 4.34 213 9 81 0 0 9 338.1 373 182 163 36 91 13 195 13 1 11 1467 104 1.371 9.9 1.0 2.4 5.2 2.14
NL (1 yr) 0 0 11.57 5 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 8 6 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 43 2.143 15.4 5.8 3.9 5.8 1.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2000 32 HOU NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 33 TBD AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 DET AL 23 P 10 4 27.2 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 2.60 0.80 .950 1.79 0.58
1992 KCR AL 24 P 64 0 101.2 32 13 18 1 1 .969 2.74 0.48 .953 1.72 0.56
1993 KCR AL 25 P 15 0 21.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.57 0.40 .950 1.80 0.56
1994 KCR AL 26 P 36 0 50.2 10 1 9 0 1 1.000 1.78 0.28 .950 1.72 0.52
1995 KCR AL 27 P 49 0 59.2 15 5 9 1 3 .933 2.11 0.29 .960 1.79 0.53
1996 SEA AL 28 P 15 5 42.1 7 3 3 1 1 .857 1.28 0.40 .971 1.76 0.52
2000 HOU NL 32 P 5 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.93 0.20 1.000 1.74 0.48
2001 TBD AL 33 P 24 0 35.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.04 0.33 .950 1.76 0.49
8 Seasons P 218 9 343.0 87 30 54 3 8 .966 2.20 0.39 .955 1.75 0.54
8 Seasons TOT 218 9 343.0 87 30 54 3 8 .966 2.20 0.39 .921 1.75 0.54

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2253), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1469), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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