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Sammy
Meeks		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: April 23, 1923 in Usa, SC, ANDERSON
 
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
1948 25 SDP NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 1 2 6 5 6
1949 26 SDP NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5
1950 27 SDP NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5
1951 28 SDP NL     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 1 1 6 6 6
1952 29 SDP NL     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1953 30 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1954 31 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1955 32 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5
1956 33 SDP NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 6 5 5
1957 34 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 6 5 6
1958 35 DET AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 6 6 6
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
1948 25 A   130 437 37 119 17 1 8 45 0 0 41 63 .272 .335 .371 .705 54.7  
1949 26 AA   137 576 42 140 16 2 13 64 2 0 37 79 .243 .289 .345 .634 57.9  
1950 27 AA   137 604 67 169 23 0 22 65 1 0 21 106 .280 .304 .427 .731 75.8  
1951 28 AA   137 588 68 171 25 2 19 64 0 1 35 93 .291 .331 .437 .768 81.5  
1952 29 AA   137 578 63 160 23 3 18 78 4 2 38 90 .277 .321 .420 .742 76.5  
1953 30 AA   126 510 59 133 13 0 14 56 3 2 43 73 .261 .318 .369 .687 60.8  
1954 31 SDP NL 105 292 29 69 14 1 5 41 0 0 9 43 .236 .259 .342 .601 24.7 1.1
1955 32 SDP NL 76 179 16 42 5 1 2 15 0 0 8 36 .235 .267 .307 .575 13.9 0.4
1956 33 SDP NL 33 35 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 .143 .262 .171 .433 1.3 0.0
1957 34 DET AL 12 13 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .308 .333 .615 .949 3.0 0.6
    AA   27 112 14 33 2 0 9 16 2 0 8 16 .295 .342 .554 .895 20.9  
1958 35 AAA   137 570 77 171 23 1 26 71 2 1 33 95 .300 .338 .481 .819 88.5  
4 Years Sim 226 519 50 120 21 2 8 61 0 0 24 85 .231 .264 .326 .590 43.0 2.1
1 Years AAA 137 570 77 171 23 1 26 71 2 1 33 95 .300 .337 .481 .818 88.5  
6 Years AA 701 2968 313 806 102 7 95 343 12 5 182 457 .272 .312 .407 .719 373.4  
1 Years A 130 437 37 119 17 1 8 45 0 0 41 63 .272 .334 .371 .705 54.7  
8 Years Minors 968 3975 427 1096 142 9 129 459 14 6 256 615 .276 .318 .413 .732 516.6  
162 Game Average 372 35 86 15 1 5 43 0 0 17 60 .231 .264 .326 .590 30.8  
Career Highs 105 292 29 69 14 1 5 41 0 0 9 43 .308 .333 .615 .949 24.7  
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   422 41 91 14 1 8 50 0 0 18 71 .216 .247 .310 .558 31.0
vs LH   97 9 29 7 1 0 11 0 0 6 14 .299 .337 .392 .728 12.1
Home 118 283 27 67 12 0 4 36 0 0 13 51 .237 .269 .322 .591 23.6
Away 108 236 23 53 9 2 4 25 0 0 11 34 .225 .258 .331 .588 19.5
RISP   115 0 35 9 0 3 52 0 0 6 15 .304 .325 .461 .786 16.7
Pinch Hitting   10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 .273 .300 .573 0.8
Close/Late   50 3 11 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 8 .220 .231 .300 .531 3.3
Mar/Apr 41 117 15 24 6 1 2 23 0 0 4 18 .205 .234 .325 .559 8.2
May 40 98 9 24 3 0 1 7 0 0 5 19 .245 .282 .306 .588 8.2
June 28 69 7 13 2 1 2 5 0 0 2 13 .188 .211 .333 .545 4.7
July 40 86 5 24 6 0 0 11 0 0 4 15 .279 .311 .349 .660 8.7
August 41 75 9 20 2 0 2 11 0 0 5 11 .267 .301 .373 .675 8.7
Sep/Oct 36 74 5 15 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 9 .203 .244 .270 .514 4.6
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
1954 31 SDP NL SS 74 62 531.3 97 213 10 38 .969 5.25   2.3
    3B 25 25 202.0 16 51 1 5 .985 2.99   1.0
    2B 7 5 53.0 16 26 0 6 1.000 7.13   0.4
1955 32 SDP NL SS 57 36 334.7 44 120 6 22 .965 4.41   0.6
    2B 19 13 115.0 21 41 1 11 .984 4.85   0.5
1956 33 SDP NL SS 23 6 85.3 13 34 1 9 .979 4.96   0.4
    2B 4 1 8.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.24   0.0
1957 34 DET AL 2B 7 3 31.0 1 14 0 1 1.000 4.35   0.1
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
  SS 156 104 955.3 155 368 17 70 .969 4.93   3.4
  2B 37 22 207.3 41 81 1 18 .992 5.30   1.0
  3B 25 25 202.0 16 51 1 5 .985 2.99   1.0
Career Totals   218 151 1364.7 212 500 19 93 .974 4.70   5.3
Career Highs   106 92 786.3 129 290 11 49 1.000 4.80    
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  3. Jerry Davanon (979)
  4. Harry Chappas (978)
  5. Chick Galloway (975)
  6. Marty McManus (973)
  7. Rey Quinones (972)
  8. Brook Jacoby (972)
  9. Mike Sharperson (971)
  10. Ramon Aviles (971)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 38th overall pick, by San Diego in 1948
Injured on 6/7/1953 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1953 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/3/1954, off Ray Herbert (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1954, off Sheldon Jones (OAK)
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 4/5/1954
Released by San Diego on 10/3/1956
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 6/1/1957 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/19/1957 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
7/1/1957: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
 
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