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Sam Mele
Sabath Anthony Mele
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY
High School: Bryant (Queens, NY)
School: New York University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1947
Final Game: September 16, 1956
Relatives: Nephew of Tony Cuccinello
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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
1947 25 BOS AL 123 497 453 71 137 14 8 12 73 0 3 37 35 .302 .356 .448 .805 117 203 11 1 6 *O/3
1948 26 BOS AL 66 198 180 25 42 12 1 2 25 1 1 13 21 .233 .292 .344 .637 66 62 5 2 3 O
1949 27 TOT AL 96 336 310 22 73 13 3 3 32 4 1 24 48 .235 .290 .326 .616 63 101 13 0 2 O3
1949 27 BOS AL 18 55 46 1 9 1 1 0 7 2 0 7 14 .196 .302 .261 .563 45 12 3 0 2 O
1949 27 WSH AL 78 281 264 21 64 12 2 3 25 2 1 17 34 .242 .288 .337 .625 67 89 10 0 0 O3
1950 28 WSH AL 126 490 435 57 119 21 6 12 86 2 0 51 40 .274 .351 .432 .783 104 188 21 1 3 O3
1951 29 WSH AL 143 594 558 58 153 36 7 5 94 2 3 32 31 .274 .315 .391 .705 91 218 22 1 3 *O3
1952 30 TOT AL 132 503 451 48 117 21 2 16 69 1 2 49 42 .259 .335 .421 .756 109 190 18 2 1 *O/3
1952 30 WSH AL 9 29 28 2 12 3 0 2 10 0 0 1 2 .429 .448 .750 1.198 234 21 0 0 0 /O
1952 30 CHW AL 123 474 423 46 105 18 2 14 59 1 2 48 40 .248 .328 .400 .727 101 169 18 2 1 *O/3
1953 31 CHW AL 140 544 481 64 132 26 8 12 82 3 1 58 47 .274 .353 .437 .789 109 210 14 0 5 *O/3
1954 32 TOT AL 114 406 362 39 97 15 4 12 55 1 1 30 38 .268 .323 .431 .753 107 156 16 2 6 6 793
1954 32 BAL AL 72 256 230 17 55 9 4 5 32 1 0 18 26 .239 .290 .378 .668 89 87 12 0 4 4 79
1954 32 BOS AL 42 150 132 22 42 6 0 7 23 0 1 12 12 .318 .378 .523 .901 134 69 4 2 2 2 39/7
1955 33 TOT MLB 49 100 93 5 17 3 0 2 8 1 1 5 20 .183 .230 .280 .510 32 26 6 1 0 1 0 7/93
1955 33 BOS AL 14 32 31 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 .129 .125 .194 .319 -18 6 1 0 0 1 0 /79
1955 33 CIN NL 35 68 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 0 1 5 13 .210 .279 .323 .602 57 20 5 1 0 0 0 7/39
1956 34 CLE AL 57 128 114 17 29 7 0 4 20 0 1 12 20 .254 .320 .421 .741 93 48 4 0 0 2 0 7/39
10 Seasons 1046 3796 3437 406 916 168 39 80 544 15 14 311 342 .267 .328 .408 .736 97 1402 130 10 29 9 0
162 Game Avg. 162 588 532 63 142 26 6 12 84 2 2 48 53 .267 .328 .408 .736 97 217 20 2 4
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
BOS (5 yrs) 263 932 842 120 234 35 10 21 129 4 5 69 89 .278 .335 .418 .753 99 352 24 5 13 3 0
WSH (4 yrs) 356 1394 1285 138 348 72 15 22 215 6 4 101 107 .271 .325 .402 .726 94 516 53 2 6
CHW (2 yrs) 263 1018 904 110 237 44 10 26 141 4 3 106 87 .262 .341 .419 .760 105 379 32 2 6
CLE (1 yr) 57 128 114 17 29 7 0 4 20 0 1 12 20 .254 .320 .421 .741 93 48 4 0 0 2 0
CIN (1 yr) 35 68 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 0 1 5 13 .210 .279 .323 .602 57 20 5 1 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 72 256 230 17 55 9 4 5 32 1 0 18 26 .239 .290 .378 .668 89 87 12 0 4 4
AL (10 yrs) 1011 3728 3375 402 903 167 39 78 537 15 13 306 329 .268 .329 .409 .739 98 1382 125 9 29 9 0
NL (1 yr) 35 68 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 0 1 5 13 .210 .279 .323 .602 57 20 5 1 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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1947 BOS AL 25 OF 116 245 233 10 2 1 .992 2.09 .979 2.35 3-29-87
1947 BOS AL 25 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .980 9.30
1948 BOS AL 26 OF 55 104 99 2 3 0 .971 1.84 .975 2.36 3-0-52
1949 TOT AL 27 OF 74 139 128 6 5 3 .964 1.81 .981 2.27 1-24-55
1949 BOS AL 27 OF 11 22 20 1 1 0 .955 1.91 .982 2.27 0-0-11
1949 WSH AL 27 OF 63 117 108 5 4 3 .966 1.79 .980 2.27 1-24-44
1949 WSH AL 27 1B 11 87 79 7 1 9 .989 7.82 .989 9.15
1950 WSH AL 28 OF 99 202 192 8 2 0 .990 2.02 .979 2.34 6-26-72
1950 WSH AL 28 1B 16 169 149 18 2 13 .988 10.44 .989 8.51
1951 WSH AL 29 OF 124 273 263 8 2 1 .993 2.19 .977 2.23 2-17-107
1951 WSH AL 29 1B 15 129 122 7 0 11 1.000 8.60 .990 8.49
1952 TOT AL 30 OF 119 177 168 8 1 1 .994 1.48 .980 2.18 0-1-118
1952 WSH AL 30 OF 7 12 11 0 1 0 .917 1.57 .983 2.19 0-1-6
1952 CHW AL 30 OF 112 165 157 8 0 1 1.000 1.47 .979 2.18 0-0-112
1952 CHW AL 30 1B 3 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.33 .990 8.87
1953 CHW AL 31 OF 138 228 213 14 1 1 .996 1.64 .981 2.18 0-4-138
1953 CHW AL 31 1B 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 8.85
1954 TOT AL 32 OF 75 69 625.0 128 117 6 5 2 .961 -8.1 -15.6 -7.1 -3.4 -3.8 -1 1.77 1.64 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 TOT AL 32 LF 43 35 332.0 69 63 3 3 0 .957 -7.8 -28.2 -6.8 -3.6 -3.2 -1 1.79 1.53 .977 2.26 1.93
1954 TOT AL 32 RF 37 34 293.0 60 56 2 2 2 .967 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 0 1.78 1.57 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 BAL AL 32 OF 62 58 515.0 106 97 5 4 1 .962 -8.1 -18.9 -7.1 -3.9 -3.2 -1 1.78 1.65 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 BAL AL 32 LF 40 35 323.0 66 60 3 3 0 .955 -8.2 -30.5 -7.2 -4.2 -3.0 -1 1.76 1.58 .977 2.26 1.93
1954 BAL AL 32 RF 24 23 192.0 40 38 1 1 1 .975 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0 1.83 1.63 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 BOS AL 32 1B 22 21 159.1 177 168 8 1 17 .994 -3.5 -26.4 -3.5 -2.2 -1.3 0 9.94 8.00 .990 9.60 8.00
1954 BOS AL 32 OF 13 11 110.0 22 20 1 1 1 .955 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 -0.6 0 1.72 1.62 .977 2.39 2.17
1954 BOS AL 32 RF 13 11 101.0 20 18 1 1 1 .950 -0.4 -4.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0 1.69 1.46 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 BOS AL 32 LF 3 0 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0 3.00 1.00 .967 2.30 1.93
1955 TOT MLB 33 OF 20 17 145.0 42 38 3 1 0 .976 3.9 32.3 1.9 1.6 0.3 2 2.54 2.05 .979 2.34 2.09
1955 TOT MLB 33 LF 18 16 131.0 39 36 2 1 0 .974 4.1 37.6 2.1 1.8 0.3 2 2.61 2.11 .977 2.17 1.81
1955 TOT MLB 33 RF 2 1 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -17.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.64 0.50 1.000 2.06 1.80
1955 BOS AL 33 OF 7 6 54.0 17 14 3 0 0 1.000 3.1 68.9 1.1 0.8 0.3 2 2.83 2.43 .982 2.40 2.09
1955 BOS AL 33 LF 6 5 46.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 3.4 88.7 1.4 1.1 0.3 2 3.13 2.67 .981 2.27 1.78
1955 BOS AL 33 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.70
1955 CIN NL 33 OF 13 11 91.0 25 24 0 1 0 .960 0.8 10.5 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 2.37 1.85 .976 2.30 2.10
1955 CIN NL 33 LF 12 11 85.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 0.7 9.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.33 1.83 .974 2.12 1.82
1955 CIN NL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 9.10
1955 CIN NL 33 RF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.90
1956 CLE AL 34 OF 20 15 130.2 32 29 2 1 0 .969 0.4 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0 2.14 1.55 .978 2.34 2.04
1956 CLE AL 34 LF 14 10 88.0 22 19 2 1 0 .955 -0.6 -8.2 -0.6 -0.9 0.2 0 2.15 1.50 .977 2.10 1.69
1956 CLE AL 34 1B 8 6 56.0 64 59 5 0 5 1.000 0.7 15.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 10.29 8.00 .991 9.43 7.99
1956 CLE AL 34 RF 6 5 42.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 28.1 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.32 1.83 .973 2.09 1.80
10 Seasons OF 840 101 900.2 1570 1480 67 23 9 .985 -3.8 -5.1 -4.8 -1.7 -3.3 1 15.46 1.84 .979 2.38 2.24 90-101-674
9 Seasons 1B 79 27 216.1 645 596 45 4 55 .994 -2.9 -16.1 -2.9 -1.9 -1.0 0 26.67 8.11 .989 9.56 8.44
3 Seasons (incomplete) LF 75 61 551.0 130 118 7 5 0 .962 -4.3 -9.4 -5.3 -2.7 -2.7 1 2.04 1.67 .977 2.21 1.86
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 45 40 349.2 72 68 2 2 2 .972 0.5 1.7 0.5 1.0 -0.6 0 1.80 1.56 .975 2.05 1.82
10 Seasons TOT 919 128 1117.0 2215 2076 112 27 64 .988 -6.7 -7.2 -7.7 -3.6 -4.3 1 0 17.63 2.38 .970 3.77 2.78 90-101-674
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 LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1947 AL  .448 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1951 AL  558 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1951 AL  36 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1947 AL  8 (10th)
1951 AL  7 (7th)
1953 AL  8 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1951 AL  94 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1950 AL  21 (6th)
1951 AL  22 (1st)
1952 AL  18 (4th)
1954 AL  16 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1951 AL  18.0 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1951 AL  433 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 13 (1233), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1604), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1653), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

June 13, 1949: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mickey Harris to the Washington Senators for Walt Masterson.

May 3, 1952: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Busby and Mel Hoderlein.

February 5, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Neil Berry to the Baltimore Orioles for Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon.

July 29, 1954: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.

June 23, 1955: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Boston Red Sox.

January 18, 1956: Released by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

March 24, 1956: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 16, 1957: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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