#85 Sammy Meeks, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Meeks
4/23/1923 34 USA,SC,ANDERSON 5"9 160
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 290,000 1957 $ 585,000 (2 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 151 Days (1527 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 130 Days (1678 total Days) 10 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 6 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 7 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/27 | CLE | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
8/29 | @BOS | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/1 | @BAL | W 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/2 | @BAL | W 11-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/7 | BOS | L 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/8 | @BAL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/9 | @BAL | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/15 | BOS | L 5-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | CHA | L 6-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/22 | @NYY | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 64 | 90 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | .256 | .306 | .378 | .684 | .594 | .122 |
Projected | 67 | 95 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | .256 | .306 | .378 | .684 | .594 | .122 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 14 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .273 | .267 | .539 |
vs. RHP | 60 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .323 | .433 | .756 |
Close/Late | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
Scoring Position | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .292 | .286 | .577 |
Pinch Hitting | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .325 | .306 | .631 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 32 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .208 | .259 | .264 | .523 |
Road | 32 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .324 | .366 | .541 | .906 |
March/April | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
May | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .294 | .294 | .647 | .941 |
June | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .368 | .429 | .368 | .797 |
July | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 |
August | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .208 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .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 |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 108 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 8 | 5 | .216 | .243 | .286 | .529 | WS1 |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 128 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 65 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 8 | 5 | .256 | .287 | .344 | .631 | CIN |
1950 | 57 | 120 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .210 | .250 | .460 | CIN |
1951 | 102 | 288 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .254 | .281 | .535 | CIN |
1952 | 33 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .284 | .265 | .550 | CIN |
1953 | 99 | 349 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .266 | .332 | .598 | CIN PHA |
1954 | 60 | 126 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .336 | .405 | .741 | PHA |
1955 | 103 | 287 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .311 | .380 | .691 | PHA |
1956 | 154 | 605 | 161 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 73 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .286 | .345 | .632 | KC |
1957 | 64 | 90 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .306 | .378 | .684 | KC |
Total | 996 | 2963 | 732 | 106 | 2 | 43 | 309 | 306 | 125 | 0 | 19 | 493 | 17 | 12 | .247 | .276 | .328 | .604 | |
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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 |
1950, AAA | 20 | 86 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .315 | .442 | .757 |
1952, AA | 29 | 119 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .311 | .378 | .487 | .865 |
1952, AAA | 90 | 372 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 30 | 64 | 2 | 0 | .272 | .321 | .406 | .727 |
1953, AAA | 51 | 228 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .281 | .311 | .404 | .715 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 5.16 | | | | |
Third Base | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 0.60 | | | | |
Shortstop | 15 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 12 | 70 | 3 | .957 | 107.0 | 5.89 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Cincinnati to Philadelphia (A) on 2/21/1953 (Going to CIN: CF Dick Whitman. Going to PHA: SS Sammy Meeks)... Injuries Injured on 5/28/1951 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/30/1954... 6/23/1954: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $576,000 per year, for 1 years. Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/14/1956 to a 2-year deal worth $290,000 per year... Injured on 3/31/1957 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week... 9/6/1957: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $585,000 per year, for 2 years.
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