Roman Mejias Stats

Roman Mejias was born on Saturday, August 9, 1930, in Abreus, Cuba. Mejias was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1955, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Roman Mejias baseball stats page.

"The affable Roman (Mejias) admits his English has improved to the point where he no longer goes hungry, as he often did in his early years in the Pirate farm system because he couldn't order. 'Finally somebody teach me to say ham and eggs and fried chicken, and I eat for a long time.'" - Clark Nealon Quoting Roman Mejias in The Sporting News (April 19, 1962)

Roman Mejias
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Roman (Gomez) Mejias
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-09-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Abreus, Cuba
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-13-1955 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-04-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Roman Mejias

Roman Mejias Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Roman Mejias Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Pirates 71 167 14 36 8 1 3 0 21 9 0 13 0 0 0 3 .216 .256 .329
1957 Pirates 58 142 12 39 7 4 2 0 15 6 1 13 4 0 1 3 .275 .309 .423
1958 Pirates 76 157 17 42 3 2 5 0 19 2 1 27 5 1 1 4 .268 .280 .408
1959 Pirates 96 276 28 65 6 1 7 0 28 21 7 48 3 3 5 4 .236 .298 .341
1960 Pirates 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1961 Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 Colt .45s 146 566 82 162 12 3 24 0 76 30 1 83 3 5 6 13 .286 .326 .445
1963 Red Sox 111 357 43 81 18 0 11 0 39 14 2 36 4 3 3 11 .227 .260 .370
1964 Red Sox 62 101 14 24 3 1 2 0 4 7 1 16 0 0 1 4 .238 .294 .347
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 627 1,768 212 449 57 12 54 0 202 89 13 238 19 12 17 42 .254 .294 .391
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Roman Mejias Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Pirates OF 44 - - 81 1.8 75 67 8 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .926 0.00 -
1957 Pirates OF 42 - - 66 1.6 66 60 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Pirates OF 57 - - 110 1.9 107 104 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1959 Pirates OF 85 - - 168 2.0 163 155 8 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1961 Pirates LF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Colt .45s OF 142 - - 240 1.7 227 217 10 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1963 Red Sox OF 86 - - 188 2.2 183 177 6 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1964 Red Sox OF 37 - - 53 1.4 51 49 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 493 0 0 906 1.8 872 829 43 34 7 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
LF Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
8 Years 495 - - 907 1.8 873 830 43 34 7 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
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Roman Mejias Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Pirates 1 3 .250 - - n/a 55.7 12.8 8.0 - - -
1957 Pirates 2 2 .500 - - n/a 71.0 10.9 9.5 - - -
1958 Pirates 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 31.4 5.8 8.3 - - -
1959 Pirates 1 2 .333 - - n/a 39.4 5.8 9.9 - - -
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1962 Colt .45s 12 4 .750 - - n/a 23.6 6.8 7.4 - - -
1963 Red Sox 4 1 .800 - - n/a 32.5 9.9 9.2 - - -
1964 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 50.5 6.3 25.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 22 12 .647 - - n/a 32.7 7.4 8.8 - - -
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Roman Mejias Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 Undetermined - -
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 Undetermined - -
1962 Houston Colt .45s 25 Undetermined - -
1963 Boston Red Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1964 Boston Red Sox 4 Undetermined - -


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