Sam Mele

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 183lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY us

Died: May 1, 2017 in Quincy, MA

Buried: Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA

High School: Bryant HS (Astoria, NY)

Schools: Yale University (New Haven, CT), New York University (New York, NY)

Last Game: September 16, 1956 (Age 34-239d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Sabath Anthony Mele

Pronunciation: \MEE-lee\

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Relatives: Nephew of Tony Cuccinello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

3437

916

.267

406

RBI

544

OBP

.328

SLG

.408

OPS

.736

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1946	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	BOS	134	582	503	96	166	20	20	6	85	17		69	7	.330	.412	.485	.897	244	0	1	9
1946	24	-4.4	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	15	64	53	8	12	2	2	0	8	0		8	7	.226	.328	.340	.668	18	0	0	3
1946	24	-1.4	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	119	518	450	88	154	18	18	6	77	17		61	0	.342	.422	.502	.924	226		1	6
1947	25	-4.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	123	497	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	0	3	37	35	.302	.356	.448	.805	203	11	1	6		1
1948	26	-3.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	66	198	180	25	42	12	1	2	25	1	1	13	21	.233	.292	.344	.637	62	5	2	3		1
1949	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-WSH	96	336	310	22	73	13	3	3	32	4	1	24	48	.236	.290	.326	.616	101	13	0	2		1
1949	27	-1.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	18	55	46	1	9	1	1	0	7	2	0	7	14	.196	.302	.261	.563	12	3	0	2		1
1949	27	-1.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	78	281	264	21	64	12	2	3	25	2	1	17	34	.242	.288	.337	.625	89	10	0	0		0
1950	28	-0.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	126	490	435	57	119	21	6	12	86	2	0	51	40	.274	.351	.432	.783	188	21	1	3		6
1951	29	0.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	143	594	558	58	153	36	7	5	94	2	3	32	31	.274	.315	.391	.705	218	22	1	3		1
1952	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-WSH	132	503	451	48	117	21	2	16	69	1	2	49	42	.259	.335	.421	.756	190	18	2	1		11
1952	30	1.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	9	29	28	2	12	3	0	2	10	0	0	1	2	.429	.448	.750	1.198	21	0	0	0		0
1952	30	1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	123	474	423	46	105	18	2	14	59	1	2	48	40	.248	.328	.400	.727	169	18	2	1		11
1953	31	2.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	140	544	481	64	132	26	8	12	82	3	1	58	47	.274	.353	.437	.789	210	14	0	5		8
1954	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-BOS	114	406	362	39	97	15	4	12	55	1	1	30	38	.268	.323	.431	.753	156	16	2	6	6	4
1954	32	3.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	72	256	230	17	55	9	4	5	32	1	0	18	26	.239	.290	.378	.668	87	12	0	4	4	3
1954	32	3.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	42	150	132	22	42	6	0	7	23	0	1	12	12	.318	.378	.523	.901	69	4	2	2	2	1
1955	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CIN	49	100	93	5	17	3	0	2	8	1	1	5	20	.183	.230	.280	.510	26	6	1	0	1	0
1955	33	4.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	35	68	62	4	13	1	0	2	7	0	1	5	13	.210	.279	.323	.602	20	5	1	0	0	0
1955	33	4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	14	32	31	1	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	.129	.125	.194	.319	6	1	0	0	1	0
1956	34	5.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	57	128	114	17	29	7	0	4	20	0	1	12	20	.254	.320	.421	.741	48	4	0	0	2	0
1957	35	7.7	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CHW	122	421	370	56	98	22	4	16	65	1		44	54	.265	.341	.476	.816	176		1	1	5	4
1958	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CHW	84	222	193	15	48	6	0	2	21	1		27	24	.249	.338	.311	.649	60		0	0	2	4
1958	36	7.7	Buffalo	IL	AAA	KCA	58	155	134	11	29	3	0	1	11	0		21	20	.216	.323	.261	.584	35		0	0	0	4
1958	36	9.0	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CHW	26	67	59	4	19	3	0	1	10	1		6	4	.322	.373	.424	.797	25		0	0	2	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		1046	3796	3437	406	916	168	39	80	544	15	14	311	342	.267	.328	.408	.736	1402	130	10	29	9	33
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		340	1225	1066	167	312	48	24	24	171	19		140	85	.293	.374	.450	.824	480		2	10	7	8
All Levels (13 Seasons)							1386	5021	4503	573	1228	216	63	104	715	34	14	451	427	.273	.339	.418	.757	1882	130	12	39	16	41

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		221	707	616	79	158	30	6	18	94	2		79	85	.257	.339	.412	.751	254		1	4	7	8
A (1 season)					Minors		119	518	450	88	154	18	18	6	77	17		61	0	.342	.422	.502	.924	226		1	6