Roman Mejias was born on Sunday, August 9, 1925, in Abreus, Cuba. Mejias was 29 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.'" - Nealon, Clark. The Sporting News. 19 April 1962.
Roman Mejias![]() Roman Mejias Autograph on a 1964 Topps Baseball Card (#186 | Checklist) |
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Roman MejiasRoman Mejias Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Roman MejiasRoman Mejias Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1955 | 30 | Pirates | 71 | 167 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .216 | .256 | .329 |
| 1957 | 32 | Pirates | 58 | 142 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .275 | .309 | .423 |
| 1958 | 33 | Pirates | 76 | 157 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .268 | .280 | .408 |
| 1959 | 34 | Pirates | 96 | 276 | 28 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .236 | .298 | .341 |
| 1960 | 35 | Pirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | 36 | Pirates | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 37 | Colt .45s | 146 | 566 | 82 | 162 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 76 | 30 | 1 | 83 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .286 | .326 | .445 |
| 1963 | 38 | Red Sox | 111 | 357 | 43 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .227 | .260 | .370 |
| 1964 | 39 | Red Sox | 62 | 101 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .238 | .294 | .347 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 | ||
Roman MejiasRoman Mejias Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1955 Pirates | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1955 Pirates | LF | 29 | 27 | 669 | 56 | 1.9 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.10 |
| 1955 Pirates | RF | 14 | 12 | 306 | 20 | 1.4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.59 |
| 1957 Pirates | CF | 7 | 6 | 129 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
| 1957 Pirates | LF | 7 | 5 | 156 | 15 | 2.1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.60 |
| 1957 Pirates | RF | 29 | 19 | 576 | 41 | 1.4 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
| 1958 Pirates | CF | 12 | 11 | 297 | 37 | 3.1 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.36 |
| 1958 Pirates | LF | 37 | 8 | 375 | 31 | 0.8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.09 |
| 1958 Pirates | RF | 11 | 11 | 306 | 35 | 3.2 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.00 |
| 1959 Pirates | CF | 22 | 16 | 426 | 53 | 2.4 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 3.17 |
| 1959 Pirates | LF | 15 | 9 | 294 | 20 | 1.3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.74 |
| 1959 Pirates | RF | 52 | 47 | 1,281 | 98 | 1.9 | 97 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.04 |
| 1961 Pirates | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1962 Colt .45s | CF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
| 1962 Colt .45s | RF | 142 | 137 | 3,642 | 237 | 1.7 | 224 | 215 | 9 | 13 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 1.66 |
| 1963 Red Sox | CF | 66 | 62 | 1,698 | 154 | 2.3 | 150 | 145 | 5 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.39 |
| 1963 Red Sox | LF | 7 | 6 | 150 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
| 1963 Red Sox | RF | 14 | 12 | 324 | 31 | 2.2 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.50 |
| 1964 Red Sox | CF | 13 | 4 | 204 | 18 | 1.4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.25 |
| 1964 Red Sox | LF | 14 | 4 | 168 | 12 | 0.9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.77 |
| 1964 Red Sox | RF | 11 | 10 | 267 | 21 | 1.9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 273 | 248 | 6,702 | 483 | 1.8 | 465 | 441 | 24 | 18 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.87 | |
| CF Totals | 122 | 99 | 2,769 | 272 | 2.2 | 264 | 255 | 9 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.57 | |
| LF Totals | 111 | 59 | 1,818 | 144 | 1.3 | 136 | 127 | 9 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.02 | |
| 8 Years | 506 | 406 | 11,289 | 899 | 1.8 | 865 | 823 | 42 | 34 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.07 | |
Roman MejiasRoman Mejias Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1955 Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 21 | 8 | n/a | 55.7 | 12.8 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Pirates | 2 | 2 | .500 | 20 | 2 | n/a | 71.0 | 10.9 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 7 | n/a | 31.4 | 5.8 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 9 | n/a | 39.4 | 5.8 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Colt .45s | 12 | 4 | .750 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 23.6 | 6.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Red Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 27 | 0 | n/a | 32.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 9 | n/a | 50.5 | 6.3 | 25.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 22 | 12 | .647 | 123 | 40 | n/a | 32.7 | 7.4 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Roman MejiasRoman Mejias Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
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Román Mejías was a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955, 1957-1961), Houston Colt .45s (1962) and Boston Red Sox (1963-1964). In 1962, Mejias was given the starting job in Houston, and when he took the field with the expansion Colt .45s on April 10, he became their first player in franchise history to wear #25 in a regular season game!

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