#67 Sam Mele, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Washington Senators Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Mele
1/21/1923 31 USA,NY,ASTORIA 6"1 187
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,200,000 1956 8 Year(s), 11 Days (1387 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 34 Days (1410 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 1 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | NYY | W 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @DET | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/16 | @DET | W 11-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | @DET | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @PHA | W 10-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
9/20 | @PHA | W 6-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | @PHA | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | CHA | L 8-16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 7-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | CHA | L 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 543 | 165 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 86 | 51 | 59 | .304 | .367 | .521 | .888 | .831 | .217 |
Projected | 153 | 571 | 174 | 35 | 2 | 28 | 115 | 90 | 54 | 62 | .304 | .367 | .521 | .888 | .831 | .217 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 134 | 605 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 283 | 62 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 96.2 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 258 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .381 | .554 | .935 |
vs. RHP | 285 | 82 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .288 | .353 | .491 | .845 |
Close/Late | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .297 | .286 | .583 |
Scoring Position | 156 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .361 | .494 | .855 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 261 | 75 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 27 | 30 | .287 | .355 | .467 | .822 |
Road | 74 | 282 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 60 | 46 | 24 | 29 | .319 | .375 | .571 | .946 |
March/April | 22 | 93 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 11 | .333 | .354 | .634 | .989 |
May | 28 | 95 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | .368 | .417 | .526 | .943 |
June | 26 | 100 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | .210 | .269 | .410 | .679 |
July | 25 | 93 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .280 | .343 | .570 | .913 |
August | 23 | 83 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | .337 | .417 | .554 | .971 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 79 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | .304 | .402 | .430 | .833 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 133 | 500 | 157 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .314 | .366 | .466 | .832 | BOS |
1948 | 150 | 500 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 64 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .276 | .337 | .422 | .759 | BOS |
1949 | 150 | 500 | 138 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 64 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .276 | .337 | .422 | .759 | BOS |
1950 | 135 | 452 | 112 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .248 | .309 | .365 | .674 | WS1 |
1951 | 112 | 305 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .345 | .452 | .798 | WS1 |
1952 | 139 | 447 | 130 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 75 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 2 | .291 | .361 | .470 | .831 | WS1 |
1953 | 148 | 534 | 175 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 132 | 85 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 | .328 | .396 | .500 | .896 | WS1,AL |
1954 | 145 | 543 | 165 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 86 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .367 | .521 | .888 | WS1 |
Total | 1112 | 3781 | 1100 | 184 | 37 | 120 | 695 | 553 | 376 | 12 | 36 | 370 | 11 | 12 | .291 | .354 | .454 | .808 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .600 | 1.044 |
Total | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .600 | 1.044 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 69 | 67 | 754 | 47 | 74 | 807 | 6 | .993 | 584.1 | 12.43 | | | | |
Leftfield | 71 | 67 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 1 | .993 | 589.1 | 2.11 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.50 | | | | |
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Transactions 7/6/1952: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,200,000 per year, for 4 years. Achievements Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 4/22/1952... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 9/6/1953... Won World Championship with Washington in 1953...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .328 - 7th
| RBI 1953 - 132 - 2nd
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