Sam Mele
Sabath Anthony Mele
Born: January 21, 1922
Astoria, NY USA
Deceased: 2017
Quincy, MA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 183
College: Yale University, New York University
Career: 1947-1956
Minor League Statistics
Sam Mele compiled a career batting average of .267 with 80 home runs and 544 RBI in his 1046-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Redlegs and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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 Cincinnati Redlegs |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 123 | 497 | 453 | 71 | 137 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 35 | .302 | .356 | .448 | .805 | 203 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 66 | 198 | 180 | 25 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .233 | .292 | .344 | .637 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 55 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .196 | .302 | .261 | .563 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Washington Senators | 78 | 281 | 264 | 21 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 34 | .242 | .288 | .337 | .625 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Washington Senators | 126 | 490 | 435 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 40 | .274 | .351 | .432 | .783 | 188 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Washington Senators | 143 | 594 | 558 | 58 | 153 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 31 | .274 | .315 | .391 | .705 | 218 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Washington Senators | 9 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .429 | .448 | .750 | 1.198 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 123 | 474 | 423 | 46 | 105 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 40 | .248 | .328 | .400 | .727 | 169 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 544 | 481 | 64 | 132 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 47 | .274 | .353 | .437 | .789 | 210 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 72 | 256 | 230 | 17 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 26 | .239 | .290 | .378 | .668 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 42 | 150 | 132 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .318 | .378 | .523 | .901 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .129 | .125 | .194 | .319 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 35 | 68 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .210 | .279 | .323 | .602 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 57 | 128 | 114 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | .254 | .320 | .421 | .741 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1046 | 3796 | 3437 | 406 | 916 | 168 | 39 | 80 | 544 | 15 | 14 | 311 | 342 | .267 | .328 | .408 | .736 | 1402 | 130 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 233 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 2.095 | |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 1.836 | |
| 1949 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 9 | .989 | 7.818 | |
| 1949 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .966 | 1.794 | |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.909 | |
| 1950 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 149 | 18 | 2 | 13 | .988 | 1.438 | |
| 1950 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 192 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 2.020 | |
| 1951 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 8.600 | |
| 1951 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 2.185 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 | |
| 1952 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.571 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.473 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 1.645 | |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 62 | 58 | 515.0 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 1.783 | 1.645 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 22 | 21 | 159.3 | 168 | 8 | 1 | 17 | .994 | 9.941 | 8.000 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 13 | 11 | 110.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.718 | 1.615 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | OF | 13 | 11 | 91.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 2.374 | 1.846 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 7 | 6 | 54.0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.833 | 2.429 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 20 | 15 | 130.7 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 2.135 | 1.550 |
| 1956 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 8 | 6 | 56.0 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 919 | 128 | 1117.0 | 2076 | 112 | 27 | 64 | .988 | 17.629 | 2.381 |
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