Jack Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 23, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: March 9, 1967 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ

High School: William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

Schools: University of Delaware (Newark, DE), Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 16, 1955 (Age 23-024d, 11,216th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: April 30, 1961 (Age 29-038d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Robert Meyer

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Relatives: Uncle of Brian Meyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

3.92

202

455.0

375

WHIP

1.382

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-28 / in Starts: 1-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 14

1956 Pitching Game Log

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1956 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	51	3	Apr 20	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	99	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.37	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	0.131	7.14	0.20%	0.47	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
2	52	5	Apr 22(2)	PHI		NYG	L,7-9	7-8		1	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	0.50	7	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.47	-0.119	4.42	-0.22%	-0.17	7t -23 1 out tie	8t 3 out d2
3	53	7	Apr 25	PHI		PIT	L,5-6	7-8		2	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	0.37	6	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.120	2.63	-0.18%	-0.19	7t --3 2 out tie	8t 3 out d1
4	54	10	Apr 29(1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	W(2-0)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.37	7	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	0.322	5.77	0.47%	0.94	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	55	12	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-6	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.80	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.006	1.60	0.01%	0.36	7b --3 0 out d1	7b 3 out d2
6	56	15	May 6(2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,9-11	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.70	6	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.037	.48	0.04%	1.00	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
7	57	17	May 9	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	7-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.67	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.026	.45	0.02%	1.09	7b -2- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
8	58	18	May 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	6-GF	BL(2-1)	1	3.0	5	4	4	3	3	1	0	2.77	2.29	16	2	3	0	0	5		3	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.91	-0.794	2.20	-0.55%	-2.79	6b 123 0 out a5	9b end d 1
9	59	20	May 13(1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,9-11	8-8	L(2-2)	1	0.2	1	3	3	3	1	0	0	4.61	2.81	6	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.80	-0.282	2.72	-0.16%	-1.28	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 123 2 out d1
10	60	26	May 19	PHI		STL	L,5-11	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.30	2.64	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
11	61	34	May 30(1)	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	6-7	BS(2)	10	1.2	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	4.41	3.35	9	2	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.54	-0.249	.94	-0.09%	-1.17	6t -23 1 out a1	7t 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	62	43	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-8	7-7		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	3.33	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	0.074	1.79	0.03%	0.44	7b 12- 2 out tie	7b 3 out tie
13	63	44	Jun 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	4-GF(8)		0	4.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.38	3.31	18	4	9	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.268	.49	0.07%	3.05	4b 1-3 1 out d1	8b end d 1
14	64	50	Jun 13	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-8	6-7		4	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.09	3.36	7	3	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.034	.19	0.01%	0.90	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d2
15	65	51	Jun 15(1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(3-2)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.33	3.85	5	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.311	.37	-0.07%	-0.53	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
16	66	54	Jun 17(2)	PHI		CHC	L,4-7	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.20	3.71	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.04	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
17	67	56	Jun 19	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	8-GF	W(4-2)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	2.96	3.54	8	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.094	.45	0.02%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end a 2
18	68	61	Jun 24(2)	PHI		STL	W,3-2	4-GF	W(5-2)	4	5.1	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.48	3.26	20	4	7	1	2	5		3	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.85	0.543	.85	0.15%	3.08	4t 123 2 out tie	9t end tie
19	69	64	Jun 27	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	3.21	6	2	4	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.167	.39	0.04%	1.55	7t -2- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
20	70	65	Jun 29	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	9-GF	BL(5-3)	1	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	2.86	3.96	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.26	-0.884	1.12	-0.26%	-2.00	9b --- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	71	67	Jul 1(1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-4	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.78	3.83	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.043	.40	0.01%	0.52	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
22	72	68	Jul 1(2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.79	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.04	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
23	73	69	Jul 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF	BL(5-4)	1	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.08	4.08	6	1	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	-0.678	.84	-0.12%	-1.32	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
24	74	75	Jul 8(2)	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	6-GF	W(6-4)	4	4.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.79	3.89	14	5	6	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.398	.28	0.04%	1.87	6t --- 0 out d2	9t end a 1
25	75	76	Jul 12	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-4	9-9		3	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.95	3.96	5	0	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.027	.05	0.00%	-1.00	9b --- 0 out a4	9b 1-3 2 out a3
26	76	80	Jul 15(2)	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5	6-9	H(1)	2	3.0	5	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.35	3.86	16	2	4	0	1	5		2	0	1	0	0	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	2.09	0.134	.53	0.02%	-1.47	6b 12- 2 out a2	9b -2- 2 out a2
27	77	82	Jul 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	16-GF(16)	L(6-5)	1	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.50	3.79	4	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.368	.53	-0.05%	-0.75	16b --- 0 out tie	16b end d 1
28	78	86	Jul 20	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-10	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	3.80	3.91	8	2	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.55	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d10
29	79	87	Jul 21	PHI	@	MLN	W,8-5	15-GF(15)	S(2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.72	3.84	3	0	2	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.69	0.304	.88	0.03%	2.27	15b 123 0 out a3	15b end a 3
30	80	91	Jul 25	PHI		STL	L,7-8	8-9		3	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.86	3.94	6	1	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.024	.03	0.00%	-1.59	8t 1-3 2 out d2	9t 123 1 out d3
31	81	92	Jul 26	PHI		STL	L,9-14	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.83	3.93	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.48	7t 1-3 2 out d6	7t 3 out d6
32	82	97	Jul 31	PHI		CHC	L,4-9	8-GF		4	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.21	3.89	10	2	3	1	1	3		0	0	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.049	.01	0.00%	-2.07	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	83	105	Aug 10	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	GS-9	W(7-5)	9	8.0	4	2	2	6	8	1	0	3.94	3.94	34	8	11	3	0	1	68			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.259	.15	0.02%	1.77	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a1
34	84	110	Aug 15	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	L(7-6)	4	7.2	10	4	4	4	3	0	0	4.03	3.85	36	7	12	0	2	10	42			1	0	0	31	1	0	2	1	1	0	1.43	-0.185	.11	-0.01%	0.31	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d2
35	85	120	Aug 26(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-10	GS-3		10	2.0	5	4	4	2	0	0	0	4.43	3.89	12	2	3	1	0	5	28			0	0	0	10	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.41	-0.298	.00	0.00%	-2.62	1b start a 2	3b -2- 0 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	86	129	Sep 3(2)	PHI		NYG	L,1-2	CG	L(7-7)	7	9.0	9	2	2	3	9	0	0	4.15	3.60	37	7	9	0	0	9	67			1	0	1	33	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.48	0.106	.00	0.00%	2.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
37	87	131	Sep 5	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	9-10	L(7-8)	1	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.20	3.62	7	1	2	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.28	-0.361	.00	0.00%	-1.22	9t --- 0 out d1	10t 1-3 1 out d1
38	88	135	Sep 9(2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	6-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.15	3.58	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.47	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d1
39	89	137	Sep 13(1)	PHI		MLN	L,2-3	CG(13)	L(7-9)	3	13.0	7	3	3	3	5	0	1	3.86	3.43	50	12	22	1	5	7	83			0	0	0	45	2	1	3	0	0	0	1.61	0.403	.00	0.00%	3.06	1t start tie	13t 3 out d1
40	90	145	Sep 19(1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	GS-1	L(7-10)	5	0.1	4	4	4	1	0	1	0	4.23	3.60	5	0	0	0	0	4	26			0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-3.78	1t start tie	1t --- 1 out d4
41	91	150	Sep 25	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	GS-3	L(7-11)	5	2.1	3	5	3	3	0	1	0	4.41	3.80	13	5	5	3	0	0	32			0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	.93	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-3.04	1b start tie	3b 123 1 out d3
							13-28		W-L:7-11,Sv:2,BSv:4,Hld:1	2.6	96.0	86	49	47	51	66	8	4	4.41	3.80	418	0.65		6%	8%	78	49	27	30%	10	2	1	357	18	4	11	5	1	1	1.43	-1.901	.63	-0.52%	-0.35

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