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Dave Meier
David Keith Meier
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 8, 1959 in Helena, MT
High School: Bullard (Fresno, CA)
School: Stanford University
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 1984
Final Game: September 29, 1988
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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
1984 24 MIN AL 59 158 147 18 35 8 1 0 13 0 1 6 9 .238 .271 .306 .577 57 45 5 1 3 1 0 79/D5
1985 25 MIN AL 71 126 104 15 27 6 0 1 8 0 6 18 12 .260 .374 .346 .720 96 36 0 1 3 0 0 7/98D
1987 27 TEX AL 13 21 21 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .333 .619 64 7 2 0 0 0 0 /79
1988 28 CHC NL 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 127 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
4 Seasons 145 310 277 37 70 15 1 1 22 0 7 24 26 .253 .316 .325 .641 74 90 7 2 6 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 346 309 41 78 17 1 1 25 0 8 27 29 .253 .316 .325 .641 74 101 8 2 7 1 0
MIN (2 yrs) 130 284 251 33 62 14 1 1 21 0 7 24 21 .247 .317 .323 .639 74 81 5 2 6 1 0
TEX (1 yr) 13 21 21 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .333 .619 64 7 2 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 127 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 143 305 272 37 68 15 1 1 21 0 7 24 25 .250 .314 .324 .638 73 88 7 2 6 1 0
NL (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 127 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 MIN AL 24 OF 50 37 346.0 91 87 2 2 0 .978 -3.4 -11.8 -2.4 0.9 -3.3 -1 2.32 1.78 .984 2.51 2.17
1984 MIN AL 24 LF 41 32 289.0 77 74 2 1 0 .987 -2.2 -9.1 -1.2 1.3 -2.5 -1 2.37 1.85 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 MIN AL 24 RF 10 5 57.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -1.2 -25.3 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 1.42 0.90 .980 2.23 1.88
1984 MIN AL 24 DH 4
1984 MIN AL 24 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1985 MIN AL 25 OF 63 27 303.0 79 77 1 1 1 .987 2.1 8.3 1.1 2.6 -1.6 1 2.32 1.24 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 MIN AL 25 LF 56 25 274.0 68 65 2 1 1 .985 0.7 3.1 -0.3 1.7 -2.0 1 2.20 1.20 .976 2.25 1.77
1985 MIN AL 25 RF 4 1 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 34.3 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0 3.21 1.25 .980 2.19 1.82
1985 MIN AL 25 CF 3 1 15.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 80.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 5.40 3.00 .989 2.94 2.57
1985 MIN AL 25 DH 3
1987 TEX AL 27 OF 8 6 50.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 -0.1 -2.4 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 0 1.98 1.38 .983 2.30 2.00
1987 TEX AL 27 LF 6 4 33.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.3 -10.9 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 0 1.91 1.17 .975 2.10 1.73
1987 TEX AL 27 RF 2 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 14.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 1.59 1.50 .967 2.12 1.75
1988 CHC NL 28 3B 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.00 1.00 .900 2.80 2.40
3 Seasons OF 121 70 699.0 182 175 3 4 1 .978 -1.4 -2.4 -1.4 2.9 -4.4 0 2.29 1.47 .983 2.46 2.12
3 Seasons LF 103 61 596.0 153 146 4 3 1 .980 -1.8 -3.6 -1.8 2.4 -4.2 0 2.27 1.46 .979 2.25 1.78
3 Seasons RF 16 8 88.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -0.6 -8.2 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0 1.74 1.06 .978 2.20 1.85
2 Seasons DH 7
1 Season CF 3 1 15.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 80.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 5.40 3.00 .989 2.94 2.57
2 Seasons 3B 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -72.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.90 0.50 .900 2.79 2.30
4 Seasons TOT 123 71 709.0 183 176 3 4 1 .978 -2.0 -3.4 -2.0 2.9 -5.0 0 0 2.27 1.46 .961 2.47 2.13

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the California Angels in the 31st round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 10, 1978: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

December 9, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

March 17, 1988: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Greg Tabor to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Hayward.

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