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)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 25-084d, 7,934th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

1.7

AB

3437

R

406

H

916

BA

.267

HR

RBI

544

SB

OBP

.328

SLG

.408

OPS

.736

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1946	24	BOS-min	A,AAA	134	514	503	8	166	20	20	6	8	0		8	7	.330	.341	.485	.826		244	0	0	3				SCR,LOU · EL,AA
1947	25	BOS	AL	123	498	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	0	3	37	35	.302	.356	.448	.805	116	203	11	1	6			*98/73
1948	26	BOS	AL	66	198	180	25	42	12	1	2	25	1	1	13	21	.233	.292	.344	.637	65	62	5	2	3			9/7
1949	27	TOT	AL	96	336	310	22	73	13	3	3	32	4	1	24	48	.235	.290	.326	.616	64	101	13	0	2			983
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			9
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			983
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			983/7
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			*983/7
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			*9/38
1952	30	WSH	AL	9	29	28	2	12	3	0	2	10	0	0	1	2	.429	.448	.750	1.198	233	21	0	0	0			/98
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			*9/3
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			*9/83
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	135	69	4	2	2	2		39/7
1955	33	TOT	MLB	49	101	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	33	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	56	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
1957	35	CHW-min	AAA	122	421	370	56	98	22	4	16	65	1		44	54	.265	.340	.476	.816		176		1	1	5	4		INA · AA
1958	36	OAK-CHW-min	AAA	84	222	193	15	48	6	0	2	21	1		27	24	.249	.338	.311	.649		60		0	0	2	4		BFL,INA · IL,AA
10 Yrs				1046	3798	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	934	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	56	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	3730	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	56	20	5	1	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Sam Mele

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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