Sam Mele Stats

Sam Mele was born on Saturday, January 21, 1922, in Astoria, New York. Mele was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1947, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Sam Mele baseball stats page.

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Sam Mele

Sam Mele Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#240)

Sam Mele Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#240)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Sabath Anthony Mele
Nickname:   Saboo or Sam
Born On:   01-21-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Astoria, New York
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   New York University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-15-1947 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-16-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Mele

Sam Mele 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
Sam Mele

Sam Mele Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Red Sox 123 453 71 137 14 8 12 0 73 37 - 35 6 - 1 11 .302 .356 .448
1948 Red Sox 66 180 25 42 12 1 2 0 25 13 - 21 3 - 2 5 .233 .292 .344
1949 Red Sox 18 46 1 9 1 1 0 0 7 7 - 14 2 - 0 3 .196 .302 .261
1949 Senators 78 264 21 64 12 2 3 0 25 17 - 34 0 - 0 10 .242 .288 .337
1950 Senators 126 435 57 119 21 6 12 0 86 51 - 40 3 - 1 21 .274 .351 .432
1951 Senators 143 558 58 153 36 7 5 1 94 32 - 31 3 - 1 22 .274 .315 .391
1952 Senators 9 28 2 12 3 0 2 0 10 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .429 .448 .750
1952 White Sox 123 423 46 105 18 2 14 0 59 48 - 40 1 - 2 18 .248 .328 .400
1953 White Sox 140 481 64 132 26 8 12 1 82 58 - 47 5 - 0 14 .274 .353 .437
1954 Orioles 72 230 17 55 9 4 5 0 32 18 - 26 4 4 0 12 .239 .290 .378
1954 Red Sox 42 132 22 42 6 0 7 0 23 12 - 12 2 2 2 4 .318 .378 .523
1955 Red Sox 14 31 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 .129 .125 .194
1955 Redlegs 35 62 4 13 1 0 2 0 7 5 0 13 0 0 1 5 .210 .279 .323
1956 Indians 57 114 17 29 7 0 4 0 20 12 0 20 0 2 0 4 .254 .320 .421
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,046 3,437 406 916 168 39 80 2 544 311 0 342 29 9 10 130 .267 .328 .408
Sam Mele

Sam Mele Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Red Sox 1B 1 - - 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Red Sox OF 116 - - 245 2.1 243 233 10 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1948 Red Sox OF 55 - - 104 1.9 101 99 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1949 Red Sox RF 11 - - 22 2.0 21 20 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1949 Senators 1B 11 - - 87 7.9 86 79 7 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1949 Senators OF 63 - - 117 1.9 113 108 5 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1950 Senators 1B 16 - - 169 10.6 167 149 18 2 13 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1950 Senators OF 99 - - 202 2.0 200 192 8 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1951 Senators 1B 15 - - 129 8.6 129 122 7 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1951 Senators OF 124 - - 273 2.2 271 263 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1952 Senators OF 7 - - 12 1.7 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1952 White Sox 1B 3 - - 10 3.3 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 White Sox RF 112 - - 165 1.5 165 157 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 White Sox 1B 2 - - 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 White Sox OF 138 - - 228 1.7 227 213 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1954 Orioles OF 62 - - 106 1.7 102 97 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1954 Red Sox 1B 22 - - 177 8.0 176 168 8 1 17 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1954 Red Sox OF 13 - - 22 1.7 21 20 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox OF 7 - - 17 2.4 17 14 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Redlegs 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1955 Redlegs OF 13 - - 25 1.9 24 24 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1956 Indians 1B 8 - - 64 8.0 64 59 5 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Indians OF 20 - - 32 1.6 31 29 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 717 0 0 1,383 1.9 1,361 1,303 58 22 8 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
RF Totals 123 0 0 187 1.5 186 177 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 --
1B Totals 79 0 0 645 8.2 641 596 45 4 55 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 --
10 Years 919 - - 2,215 2.4 2,188 2,076 112 27 64 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
Sam Mele

Sam Mele Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Red Sox 0 3 .000 - - n/a 37.8 12.9 6.2 - - -
1948 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 90.0 8.6 7.2 - - -
1949 Red Sox 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 6.6 - - -
1949 Senators 2 1 .667 - - n/a 88.0 7.8 10.6 - - -
1950 Senators 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 36.3 10.9 5.1 - - -
1951 Senators 2 3 .400 - - n/a 111.6 18.0 5.9 - - -
1952 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.0 14.0 2.8 - - -
1952 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - n/a 30.2 10.6 7.2 - - -
1953 White Sox 3 1 .750 - - n/a 40.1 10.2 5.9 - - -
1954 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 46.0 8.8 7.2 - - -
1954 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 18.9 11.0 5.7 - - -
1955 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 31.0 - - -
1955 Redlegs 0 1 .000 - - n/a 31.0 4.8 8.9 - - -
1956 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 28.5 5.7 5.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 15 14 .517 - - n/a 43.0 10.0 6.3 - - -
Sam Mele

Sam Mele Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Boston Red Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1949 Boston Red Sox 4 Undetermined - -
1949 Washington Senators 27 Undetermined - -
1950 Washington Senators 31 Undetermined - -
1951 Washington Senators 14 Undetermined - -
1952 Washington Senators 14 Undetermined - -
1952 Chicago White Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago White Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1954 Baltimore Orioles 15 Undetermined - -
1954 Boston Red Sox 31 Undetermined - -
1955 Boston Red Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 24 Undetermined - -
1956 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -


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