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Sam Mele
Sabath Anthony Mele

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.
School Yale

MLB Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game September 16, 1956
Born January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY
Died May 1, 2017 (age 95)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 BOA AL  134  463   56  133  15   7   9   82   0   0   47   51  .287  .353  .408  .761   100   189   1   2   9   1  12  
 1948 26 BOA AL   64  171   22   45   8   0   1   17   0   0   17   23  .263  .328  .327  .656    90    56   0   1   3   0   8  
 1949 27 BOA AL   25   85    7   19   2   5   0   13   0   0    7   13  .224  .283  .365  .647    84    31   0   0   0   0   3  
         WAA AL   23   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .364  .417  .364  .780   111     4   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      48   96    7   23   2   5   0   15   0   0    8   13  .240  .298  .365  .663          35   0   0   0   0   3 
 1950 28 WAA AL  103  301   50  102  12   1   6   52   0   1   33   20  .339  .404  .445  .849   113   134   2   0   0   0  14  
 1951 29 WAA AL  154  613   61  170  35   6   5   66   5   4   36   48  .277  .318  .378  .696    98   232   1   6   8   3  20  
 1952 30 WAA AL   56   48    2   10   0   0   1    3   0   0    7    5  .208  .309  .271  .580    88    13   0   0   1   0   1  
         CHA AL   52  170   21   33   4   1   5   20   0   0   22   23  .194  .279  .318  .597    86    54   0   5   1   0   5  
         TOT     108  218   23   43   4   1   6   23   0   0   29   28  .197  .286  .307  .593          67   0   5   2   0   6 
 1953 31 CHA AL  122  434   73  124  30  10  13   85   5   6   47   52  .286  .355  .491  .845   120   213   1   5   0   2   9  
 1954 32 CHA AL   40   96    8   26   5   1   2   15   0   2    8   13  .271  .324  .406  .730   103    39   1   1   0   0   4  
         CHN NL   27   94   10   22   3   0   4    9   0   0   11   18  .234  .321  .394  .714    97    37   0   0   2   1   7  
         TOT      67  190   18   48   8   1   6   24   0   2   19   31  .253  .322  .400  .722          76   1   1   2   1  11 
 1955 33 KCA AL   32   69    3   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    4   17  .174  .230  .290  .520    68    20   0   0   0   1   2  
 1956 34 NYA AL   78   59    7   18   4   0   1    7   0   0    4   10  .305  .349  .424  .773    99    25   0   0   0   0   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      910 2614  320  718 120  31  49  378  10  13  244  293  .275  .336  .401  .737        1047   6  20  24   8  91
 Per 600 PA           542   66  149  25   6  10   78   2   3   51   61                                 217   1   4   5   2  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      336  973  113  286  47   7  12  123   5   5   77   73  .294  .346  .394  .739         383   3   6   9   3  35
   With BOA      223  719   85  197  25  12  10  112   0   0   71   87  .274  .339  .384  .723         276   1   3  12   1  23
   With CHA      214  700  102  183  39  12  20  120   5   8   77   88  .261  .332  .437  .769         306   2  11   1   2  18
   With NYA       78   59    7   18   4   0   1    7   0   0    4   10  .305  .349  .424  .773          25   0   0   0   0   6
   With KCA       32   69    3   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    4   17  .174  .230  .290  .520          20   0   0   0   1   2
   With CHN       27   94   10   22   3   0   4    9   0   0   11   18  .234  .321  .394  .714          37   0   0   2   1   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1046 3437  406  916 168  39  80  544  15  14  311  342  .267  .328  .408  .736        1402  29   9   0  10 130
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 25 BOA AL  25   65   5.2  11   2   0  .182   1   52   34  .654    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3   -44   
 1948 26 BOA AL  75   17   3.4  12   4   0  .333   5   16    5  .312    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10    19   
 1949 27 BOA AL  67    8   3.2   2   0   0  .000   2    7    2  .286    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e10   31   
         WAA AL   8    1   6.8   2   1   0  .500   1    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e10  164   
         TOT                     4   1   0  .250   3   10    3  .300    0    0  .000
 1950 28 WAA AL  82   51   6.4  18   4   1  .222   1   33   28  .848    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e4    66   
 1951 29 WAA AL  27   69   3.9   0   0   0  .000  10   53   26  .491    0    0  .000  1B   4e15       -9   
 1952 30 WAA AL  33    4   2.9  46   9   1  .196   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e1  -176   
         CHA AL  27   15   2.9   0   0   0  .000   0   13   12  .923    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e1  -159   
         TOT                    46   9   1  .196   0   13   12  .923    0    0  .000
 1953 31 CHA AL  11   74   6.1  13   6   1  .462   0   28   21  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e1    56   
 1954 32 CHA AL  62   11   3.9  15   3   1  .200   0    9    7  .778    0    0  .000  1B   4e10      -23   
         CHN NL  16   10   3.4   1   0   0  .000   2    9    5  .556    0    0  .000  1B   4e10      -39   
         TOT                    16   3   1  .188   2   18   12  .667    0    0  .000
 1955 33 KCA AL  86    4   2.0   5   0   0  .000   2    9    6  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e14    10   
 1956 34 NYA AL  40    6   3.8  19   4   1  .211   1    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12    32   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          340   4.5 144  33   5  .229  25  235  149  .634    0    0  .000                  -5   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 25 BOA AL  RF   115   197    11    1    1   .995    99   932.0   2.01
                 CF    11    33     1    0    0  1.000    10    84.0   3.64
 1948 26 BOA AL  RF    52    63     0    5    0   .926    45   396.1   1.43
 1949 27 TOT     RF    20    25     1    0    0  1.000    20   164.2   1.42
         BOA AL  1B     5    39     4    2    0   .956     3    28.0  13.82
         WAA AL  LF    21    14     1    1    0   .938     0    36.0   3.75
 1950 28 WAA AL  RF    75   144     6    1    0   .993    67   608.0   2.22
                 LF    13     5     1    0    0  1.000     0    29.2   1.82
                 1B     3     3     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   9.00
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1951 29 WAA AL  1B   154  1369   113   10  156   .993   154  1377.2   9.68
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1952 30 WAA AL  LF     6     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   2.00
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
         CHA AL  RF    51    99     0    0    0  1.000    49   433.2   2.05
 1953 31 CHA AL  RF   108   253     5    0    1  1.000   105   958.2   2.42
                 CF     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.0   3.38
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 1B     1     2     0    0    1  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1954 32 CHA AL  1B    18   176    22    2   16   .990    18   153.1  11.62
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     4    34.0   1.06
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
         CHN NL  1B    25   259    23    2   15   .993    25   221.2  11.45
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1955 33 KCA AL  LF    22    30     2    2    0   .941    16   148.1   1.94
                 RF     5     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    25.0   1.44
 1956 34 NYA AL  LF    66    25     1    1    0   .963     1   146.0   1.60
                 1B     2     8     0    0    1  1.000     1    11.0   6.55
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   431   789    23    7    2   .991   390  3555.1   2.06
                 1B   208  1856   163   16  189   .992   201  1797.2  10.11
                 LF   133    78     5    4    0   .954    17   376.0   1.99
                 CF    15    39     1    0    0  1.000    11   100.0   3.60
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1947 WS    BOA SLN   W    7  26  3  7  0  0  1   4  1  4  .269  .296  .385  0
 1948 WS    BOA SLN   W    5  17  1  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  .176  .222  .176  0
 1949 WS    BOA BRN   L    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1951 WS    WAA BRN   W    7  24  2  5  2  0  0   2  1  1  .208  .231  .292  0
 1953 WS    CHA BRN   W    7  26  4  9  2  0  0   1  2  4  .346  .414  .423  0
 1954 WS    CHA BRN   W    5  21  2  5  0  0  1   4  1  1  .238  .273  .381  0
 1956 WS    NYA NY2   W    3   2  1  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  BOA   96-58   Steve Bivens
 1948  BOA  112-42   Steve Bivens
 1949  BOA   88-66   Steve Bivens
 1949  WAA   61-93   Larry Cupp
 1950  WAA   74-80   Larry Cupp
 1951  WAA   89-65   Larry Cupp
 1952  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1952  CHA  101-53   Robert Rescigno
 1953  CHA  108-46   Robert Rescigno
 1954  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1954  CHN   64-90   Alan Boodman
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy
 1956  NYA  101-53   Billy Vanson

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