Dutch
Meyer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 191
 
Born: October 6, 1915 in Usa, TX, WACO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 24 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1941 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9
1942 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1943 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1944 28 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9
1945 29 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10
1946 30 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 10 9 9
1947 31 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10
1948 32 CLE AL $ 2,400,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 10 9 10
1949 33 CLE AL $ 2,400,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 8 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1950 34 STL NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1951 35 STL NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 4 4 4 8 7 8
1952 36 BOS AL $ 2,000,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 24 AAA   137 503 57 135 30 6 8 62 1 8 50 35 .268 .335 .400 .734 64.2  
1941 25 CLE AL 114 343 33 99 18 4 5 42 0 0 17 18 .289 .321 .408 .729 41.9 6.3
1942 26 CLE AL 159 527 46 128 18 3 5 65 0 0 41 44 .243 .296 .317 .613 44.0 2.0
1943 27 CLE AL 149 526 63 151 27 3 3 59 0 1 24 32 .287 .317 .367 .684 56.1 7.4
1944 28 CLE AL 151 520 59 144 29 6 8 70 0 1 24 29 .277 .308 .402 .710 58.4 6.6
1945 29 CLE AL 150 529 61 141 35 8 6 72 0 0 46 21 .267 .326 .397 .723 66.1 11.7
1946 30 CLE AL 50 190 23 48 12 1 3 21 0 0 22 7 .253 .330 .374 .704 21.2 2.9
1947 31 CLE AL 148 604 87 173 27 7 9 60 0 0 43 23 .286 .334 .399 .733 74.1 10.8
1948 32 CLE AL 124 409 50 90 25 3 6 44 0 0 35 15 .220 .280 .340 .620 35.4 1.1
1949 33 CLE AL 143 509 61 156 27 6 7 59 0 0 30 38 .306 .343 .424 .767 67.8 9.2
1950 34 STL NL 129 455 50 115 29 2 4 56 0 1 34 39 .253 .303 .352 .655 44.7 4.0
1951 35 STL NL 44 44 7 17 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 2 .386 .426 .432 .857 6.9 1.2
1952 36 BOS AL 121 247 36 71 10 2 5 30 0 0 13 26 .287 .322 .405 .727 31.0 4.7
12 Years Sim 1482 4903 576 1333 257 46 61 583 0 3 332 294 .272 .317 .380 .698 547.5 67.8
1 Years AAA 137 503 57 135 30 6 8 62 1 8 50 35 .268 .337 .400 .737 64.2  
162 Game Average 535 62 145 28 5 6 63 0 0 36 32 .272 .317 .380 .698 59.8  
Career Highs 159 604 87 173 35 8 9 72 0 1 46 44 .386 .426 .432 .857 74.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3158 355 843 163 26 38 381 0 1 188 190 .267 .307 .371 .678 348.5
vs LH   1745 221 490 94 20 23 202 0 2 144 104 .281 .335 .397 .732 225.9
Home 723 2361 291 662 126 29 33 302 0 2 137 134 .280 .319 .400 .719 288.2
Away 759 2542 285 671 131 17 28 281 0 1 195 160 .264 .316 .362 .677 286.2
RISP   1205 0 313 51 9 17 478 0 0 81 72 .260 .300 .359 .659 130.5
Pinch Hitting   91 11 23 4 1 0 8 0 0 7 11 .253 .303 .319 .622 8.8
Close/Late   454 48 130 20 7 7 53 0 0 46 31 .286 .351 .407 .758 64.3
Mar/Apr 264 869 114 226 61 8 9 93 0 1 80 57 .260 .322 .380 .702 104.4
May 243 784 81 197 44 6 8 96 0 0 50 51 .251 .295 .353 .648 79.6
June 228 759 90 220 32 7 9 101 0 1 47 43 .290 .330 .386 .716 93.2
July 247 814 91 238 33 9 10 92 0 1 55 52 .292 .336 .392 .728 103.6
August 249 838 100 221 45 9 8 92 0 0 52 40 .264 .307 .368 .674 91.2
Sep/Oct 251 839 100 231 42 7 17 109 0 0 48 51 .275 .313 .403 .716 102.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1941 25 CLE AL SS 92 83 697.7 104 336 12 56 .973 5.68   2.9
    2B 21 17 144.3 35 61 6 15 .941 5.99   0.2
1942 26 CLE AL SS 157 155 1333.0 239 607 17 111 .980 5.71   8.2
1943 27 CLE AL SS 148 144 1219.7 191 571 13 105 .983 5.62   6.6
1944 28 CLE AL SS 150 146 1238.7 207 594 14 121 .983 5.82   5.0
1945 29 CLE AL 2B 146 143 1248.7 284 522 18 115 .978 5.81   3.3
    SS 3 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1946 30 CLE AL 2B 50 48 418.3 102 150 4 31 .984 5.42   1.0
1947 31 CLE AL 2B 138 134 1193.3 269 499 19 97 .976 5.79   4.2
    SS 10 6 59.0 13 22 3 4 .921 5.34   0.2
1948 32 CLE AL 2B 120 119 988.7 251 456 17 102 .977 6.44   3.5
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1949 33 CLE AL 2B 89 88 717.3 192 314 18 84 .966 6.35   1.2
    SS 56 50 426.7 89 191 6 41 .979 5.91   2.5
1950 34 STL NL 2B 93 93 781.7 208 298 9 72 .983 5.83   3.7
    SS 35 35 305.0 57 126 4 27 .979 5.40   1.4
1951 35 STL NL 2B 8 2 32.0 8 9 1 1 .944 4.78   0.1
    SS 9 0 16.0 4 8 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.1
1952 36 BOS AL SS 54 23 268.3 46 129 5 28 .972 5.87   1.2
    2B 52 19 233.0 49 123 4 28 .977 6.64   0.8
  2B 717 663 5757.3 1398 2432 96 545 .976 5.99   18.1
  SS 715 642 5571.0 950 2586 74 495 .980 5.71   28.1
Career Totals   1432 1305 11328.3 2348 5018 170 1040 .977 5.85   46.2
Career Highs   157 155 1333.0 284 607 24 125 .984 6.43    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1943 27 CLE AL 7 24 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .208 .375
Career Post-Season Batting 7 24 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .208 .375
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1942-1-159
At-Bats
1947-2-604
Hits
1947-5-173
Singles
1947-3-130
Triples
1945-3-8
1947-4-7
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Tito Fuentes (932)
  7. Chico Carrasquel (929)
  8. Ted Sizemore (927)
  9. Mark Koenig (925)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1940
Injured on 6/4/1940 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 4/5/1941, off George Blaeholder (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1941, off Mort Cooper (OAK)
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1945, hitting .444 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/30/1946 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 4/26/1947
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/14/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $2,400,000 per year
Injured on 5/6/1948 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/25/1949 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Tampa Bay on 9/17/1949
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/11/1950 to a 4-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/16/1950 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to Boston (A) on 2/21/1952 (Going to STL: SS Buddy Blattner, P Mel Parnell. Going to BOS: 2B Dutch Meyer)