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Roman Mejias
Roman (Gomez) Mejias
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 9, 1930 in Abreus, Cuba
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1955
Final Game: October 4, 1964
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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
1955 24 PIT NL 71 176 167 14 36 8 1 3 21 1 3 9 13 .216 .256 .329 .585 56 55 3 0 0 0 0 79/8
1957 26 PIT NL 58 153 142 12 39 7 4 2 15 2 2 6 13 .275 .309 .423 .731 97 60 3 1 4 0 1 9/87
1958 27 PIT NL 76 166 157 17 42 3 2 5 19 2 0 2 27 .268 .280 .408 .687 82 64 4 1 5 1 1 789
1959 28 PIT NL 96 308 276 28 65 6 1 7 28 1 2 21 48 .236 .298 .341 .639 71 94 4 5 3 3 7 987
1960 29 PIT NL 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 30 PIT NL 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1962 31 HOU NL 146 610 566 82 162 12 3 24 76 12 4 30 83 .286 .326 .445 .771 112 252 13 6 3 5 1 *9/8
1963 32 BOS AL 111 381 357 43 81 18 0 11 39 4 1 14 36 .227 .260 .370 .630 72 132 11 3 4 3 2 89/7
1964 33 BOS AL 62 109 101 14 24 3 1 2 4 0 0 7 16 .238 .294 .347 .640 74 35 4 1 0 0 1 789
9 Seasons 627 1905 1768 212 449 57 12 54 202 22 12 89 238 .254 .294 .391 .686 86 692 42 17 19 12 13
162 Game Avg. 162 492 457 55 116 15 3 14 52 6 3 23 61 .254 .294 .391 .686 86 179 11 4 5 3 3
PIT (6 yrs) 308 805 744 73 182 24 8 17 83 6 7 38 103 .245 .286 .367 .653 74 273 14 7 12 4 9
BOS (2 yrs) 173 490 458 57 105 21 1 13 43 4 1 21 52 .229 .267 .365 .632 73 167 15 4 4 3 3
HOU (1 yr) 146 610 566 82 162 12 3 24 76 12 4 30 83 .286 .326 .445 .771 112 252 13 6 3 5 1
NL (7 yrs) 454 1415 1310 155 344 36 11 41 159 18 11 68 186 .263 .304 .401 .704 90 525 27 13 15 9 10
AL (2 yrs) 173 490 458 57 105 21 1 13 43 4 1 21 52 .229 .267 .365 .632 73 167 15 4 4 3 3

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 PIT NL 24 OF 44 39 327.0 81 67 8 6 2 .926 -3.1 -11.4 -4.1 -0.5 -3.4 1 2.06 1.70 .978 2.30 2.10
1955 PIT NL 24 LF 29 27 223.0 56 46 6 4 1 .929 -1.7 -9.1 -2.7 -0.2 -2.4 1 2.10 1.79 .975 2.12 1.82
1955 PIT NL 24 RF 14 12 102.0 20 16 2 2 1 .900 -1.4 -16.5 -1.4 -0.3 -1.0 0 1.59 1.29 .980 2.07 1.86
1955 PIT NL 24 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1957 PIT NL 26 OF 42 30 290.0 66 60 6 0 0 1.000 2.2 9.1 0.2 -0.7 0.9 2 2.05 1.57 .980 2.29 2.07
1957 PIT NL 26 RF 29 19 194.2 41 37 4 0 0 1.000 1.9 11.7 0.9 -0.6 1.5 1 1.90 1.41 .971 1.98 1.72
1957 PIT NL 26 CF 7 6 43.0 8 6 2 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -41.9 -2.5 -2.0 -0.4 1 1.67 1.14 .988 2.83 2.61
1957 PIT NL 26 LF 7 5 52.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 41.3 1.8 1.9 -0.2 0 2.58 2.14 .980 2.03 1.71
1958 PIT NL 27 OF 57 30 326.2 110 104 3 3 0 .973 2.7 9.9 4.7 -0.1 4.7 -2 2.95 1.88 .980 2.26 1.95
1958 PIT NL 27 LF 37 8 124.2 31 29 0 2 0 .935 -1.7 -16.4 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -2 2.09 0.78 .977 2.00 1.54
1958 PIT NL 27 CF 12 11 99.2 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 2.5 30.1 2.5 0.1 2.4 0 3.34 3.08 .986 2.72 2.50
1958 PIT NL 27 RF 11 11 102.1 35 32 2 1 0 .971 1.9 22.3 1.9 -0.1 2.0 0 2.99 3.09 .977 2.02 1.73
1959 PIT NL 28 OF 85 72 671.1 168 155 8 5 2 .970 -4.0 -7.1 -1.0 1.3 -2.4 -3 2.19 1.92 .977 2.21 1.90
1959 PIT NL 28 RF 52 47 427.1 98 91 6 1 1 .990 -0.4 -1.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 0 2.04 1.87 .978 1.96 1.64
1959 PIT NL 28 CF 22 16 145.1 53 49 1 3 1 .943 -1.2 -9.9 0.8 0.9 -0.2 -2 3.10 2.27 .981 2.63 2.24
1959 PIT NL 28 LF 15 9 98.2 20 18 1 1 0 .950 -2.4 -29.2 -1.4 -0.2 -1.2 -1 1.73 1.27 .970 2.04 1.59
1961 PIT NL 30 LF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 1.80 1.50
1961 PIT NL 30 OF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1962 HOU NL 31 OF 142 137 1217.0 240 217 10 13 2 .946 -11.6 -11.4 -11.6 -2.1 -9.5 0 1.68 1.60 .975 2.07 1.79
1962 HOU NL 31 RF 142 137 1214.0 237 215 9 13 2 .945 -12.1 -12.0 -12.1 -2.1 -10.0 0 1.66 1.58 .976 1.90 1.65
1962 HOU NL 31 CF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 2.40 2.30
1963 BOS AL 32 OF 86 80 724.2 188 177 6 5 1 .973 0.8 1.3 0.8 -3.0 3.8 0 2.27 2.13 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 BOS AL 32 CF 66 62 566.1 154 145 5 4 0 .974 2.7 5.7 1.7 -2.3 4.0 1 2.38 2.27 .986 2.58 2.19
1963 BOS AL 32 RF 14 12 108.1 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -0.6 -6.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0 2.49 2.14 .981 2.01 1.72
1963 BOS AL 32 LF 7 6 50.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -31.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -1 1.62 1.29 .978 1.91 1.57
1964 BOS AL 33 OF 37 18 214.1 53 49 2 2 0 .962 2.2 12.3 2.2 -0.6 2.8 0 2.14 1.38 .981 2.04 1.79
1964 BOS AL 33 LF 14 4 56.2 12 10 1 1 0 .917 0.1 2.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 1.75 0.79 .975 1.81 1.46
1964 BOS AL 33 CF 13 4 68.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -0.3 -5.3 0.7 -0.4 1.1 -1 2.25 1.31 .983 2.45 2.13
1964 BOS AL 33 RF 11 10 89.2 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 2.4 32.1 1.4 0.0 1.4 1 2.11 1.91 .986 1.88 1.61
8 Seasons OF 495 406 3773.0 907 830 43 34 7 .963 -10.6 -3.4 -8.6 -5.5 -3.1 -2 2.08 1.76 .978 2.16 1.90
7 Seasons RF 273 248 2238.1 483 441 24 18 4 .963 -8.3 -4.4 -10.3 -3.2 -7.0 2 1.87 1.70 .977 1.94 1.67
7 Seasons CF 122 99 927.1 272 255 9 8 1 .971 2.7 3.5 3.7 -3.7 7.4 -1 2.56 2.16 .985 2.60 2.25
7 Seasons LF 111 59 607.1 144 127 9 8 2 .944 -5.0 -9.9 -2.0 1.4 -3.5 -3 2.02 1.23 .976 2.03 1.62
9 Seasons TOT 495 406 3773.0 907 830 43 34 7 .963 -10.6 -3.4 -8.6 -5.5 -3.1 -2 2.08 1.76 .941 2.16 1.90
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 NL  5 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1962 NL  16.0 (9th)

                           

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 26, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Runnels.

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