Sammy Meeks Stats

Sammy Meeks was born on Monday, April 23, 1923, in Anderson, South Carolina. Meeks was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1948, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sammy Meeks baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Samuel Mack Meeks
Nickname:   Sammy
Born On:   04-23-1923  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Anderson, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-23-2007 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Memphis, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-29-1948 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-20-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Sammy Meeks Pitching Stats

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Sammy Meeks Hitting Stats

1948 25 Senators 24 33 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 .121 .147 .152
1949 26 Reds 16 36 10 11 2 0 2 0 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 .306 .342 .528
1950 27 Reds 39 95 7 27 5 0 1 0 8 6 2 14 0 0 0 2 .284 .327 .368
1951 28 Reds 23 35 4 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .229 .229 .229
4 Years 102 199 25 50 8 0 3 0 18 9 2 36 1 0 0 6 .251 .284 .337

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Sammy Meeks Fielding Stats

1948 Senators 2B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1948 Senators SS 10 8 201 33 3.3 31 13 18 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .939 4.16
1949 Reds 2B 8 7 174 45 5.6 45 22 23 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.98
1949 Reds SS 3 2 54 12 4.0 12 2 10 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1950 Reds 3B 2 1 36 5 2.5 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.75
1950 Reds SS 29 19 588 103 3.6 98 34 64 5 13 n/a n/a n/a .951 4.50
1951 Reds 3B 4 4 108 14 3.5 13 9 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.25
1951 Reds SS 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
SS Totals 43 29 846 148 3.4 141 49 92 7 22 n/a n/a n/a .953 4.50
2B Totals 9 7 174 45 5.0 45 22 23 0 9 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.98
3B Totals 6 5 144 19 3.2 18 10 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 3.38
4 Years 58 41 1,164 212 3.7 204 81 123 8 33 n/a n/a n/a .962 4.73

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Sammy Meeks Miscellaneous Stats

1948 Senators 0 0 .000 9 5 n/a 0.0 2.8 16.5 - - -
1949 Reds 1 0 1.000 4 1 n/a 18.0 6.0 6.0 - - -
1950 Reds 1 0 1.000 11 0 n/a 95.0 6.8 11.9 - - -
1951 Reds 1 0 1.000 18 0 n/a 0.0 8.8 17.5 - - -
4 Years 3 0 1.000 42 6 n/a 66.3 5.5 11.1 - - -

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Sammy Meeks Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Washington Senators 15, 22 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 14 Undetermined - -
1950 Cincinnati Reds 14 Undetermined - -
1951 Cincinnati Reds 14 Undetermined - -

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