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Sam Mele
Sam Mele
Full name Sabath Anthony Mele
Born January 21, 1922, Astoria, New York
Died May 1, 2017, Quincy, Massachusetts
Buried at Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts
First Game: April 15, 1947 ; Final Game: September 16, 1956
Managed First Game: June 6, 1961 ; Managed Final Game: June 8, 1967
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 183
Nephew of Tony Cuccinello
Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1965)
Ejections as manager: 1961 (1), 1962 (1), 1963 (1), 1965 (1). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1947 BOS A Daily Splits 123 453 71 137 14 8 12 73 37 1 35 1 6 0 5 11 0 3 .302 .356 .448 0.2 1947 BOS A
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 66 180 25 42 12 1 2 25 13 1 21 2 3 0 4 5 1 1 .233 .292 .344 -1.3 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 18 46 1 9 1 1 0 7 7 1 14 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 .196 .302 .261 -0.4 1949 BOS A
1949 WAS A Daily Splits 78 264 21 64 12 2 3 25 17 0 34 0 0 0 3 10 2 1 .242 .288 .337 -1.8 1949 WAS A
1949 TOT A 96 310 22 73 13 3 3 32 24 1 48 0 2 0 5 13 4 1 .235 .290 .326 -2.2 1949 TOT A
1950 WAS A Daily Splits 126 435 57 119 21 6 12 86 51 6 40 1 3 0 6 21 2 0 .274 .351 .432 -0.3 1950 WAS A
1951 WAS A Daily Splits 143 558 58 153 36 7 5 94 32 1 31 1 3 0 9 22 2 3 .274 .315 .391 -1.3 1951 WAS A
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 9 28 2 12 3 0 2 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .448 .750 0.4 1952 WAS A
1952 CHI A Daily Splits 123 423 46 105 18 2 14 59 48 11 40 2 1 0 10 18 1 2 .248 .328 .400 -1.3 1952 CHI A
1952 TOT A 132 451 48 117 21 2 16 69 49 11 42 2 1 0 10 18 1 2 .259 .335 .421 -0.9 1952 TOT A
1953 CHI A Daily Splits 140 481 64 132 26 8 12 82 58 8 47 0 5 0 8 14 3 1 .274 .353 .437 -0.5 1953 CHI A
1954 BAL A Daily Splits 72 230 17 55 9 4 5 32 18 3 26 0 4 4 0 2 12 1 0 .239 .290 .378 -1.2 1954 BAL A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 42 132 22 42 6 0 7 23 12 1 12 2 2 2 0 6 4 0 1 .318 .378 .523 0.2 1954 BOS A
1954 TOT A 114 362 39 97 15 4 12 55 30 4 38 2 6 6 0 8 16 1 1 .268 .323 .431 -1.0 1954 TOT A
1955 BOS A Daily Splits 14 31 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 .129 .125 .194 -0.3 1955 BOS A
1955 CIN N Daily Splits 35 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 5 0 13 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 .210 .279 .323 -0.5 1955 CIN N
1955 Total 49 93 5 17 3 0 2 8 5 0 20 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 1 .183 .230 .280 -0.8 1955 Total
1956 CLE A Daily Splits 57 114 17 29 7 0 4 20 12 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 .254 .320 .421 -0.1 1956 CLE A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 35 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 5 0 13 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 .210 .279 .323 -0.5 Total NL
Total AL (10 Years) 1011 3375 402 903 167 39 78 537 306 33 329 9 29 9 0 56 125 15 13 .268 .329 .409 -7.7 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 1046 3437 406 916 168 39 80 544 311 33 342 10 29 9 0 57 130 15 14 .267 .328 .408 -8.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1947 BOS A Daily Splits OF 116 112 105 978 233 10 2 1 0 .992 3 24 92
1947 BOS A RF 92 90 84 769.2 170 10 1 1 0 .994
1947 BOS A CF 24 21 20 197 63 0 1 0 0 .984
1947 BOS A LF 3 1 1 11.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BOS A 1B 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 BOS A Daily Splits OF 55 45 43 414.1 99 2 3 0 0 .971 3 0 52
1948 BOS A RF 52 45 43 409.1 99 2 2 0 0 .981
1948 BOS A LF 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1949 BOS A Daily Splits OF 11 11 11 99 20 1 1 0 0 .955 0 0 11
1949 BOS A RF 11 11 11 99 20 1 1 0 0 .955
1949 WAS A Daily Splits OF 63 53 41 469 108 5 4 3 0 .966 0 24 45
1949 WAS A RF 45 32 28 302 59 3 2 1 0 .969
1949 WAS A CF 24 21 13 167 50 2 2 2 0 .963
1949 WAS A 1B 11 8 7 75 79 7 1 9 0 .989
1949 TOT A RF 56 43 39 401 79 4 3 1 0 .965
1949 TOT A OF 74 64 52 568 128 6 5 3 0 .964 0 24 56
1950 WAS A Daily Splits OF 99 94 84 824.1 192 8 2 0 0 .990 6 26 73
1950 WAS A RF 73 63 59 574.1 120 6 0 0 0 1.000
1950 WAS A CF 26 26 25 218 65 2 2 0 0 .971
1950 WAS A 1B 16 14 13 128.2 149 18 2 13 0 .988
1950 WAS A LF 6 5 0 32 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 WAS A Daily Splits OF 124 118 114 1058.2 263 8 2 1 0 .993 2 19 105
1951 WAS A RF 105 99 96 888 215 10 2 1 0 .991
1951 WAS A CF 19 19 18 168.2 46 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 WAS A 1B 15 15 14 130 122 7 0 11 0 1.000
1951 WAS A LF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1952 WAS A Daily Splits OF 7 6 6 53 11 0 1 0 0 .917 0 1 6
1952 WAS A RF 6 5 5 44 9 0 1 0 0 .900
1952 WAS A CF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 CHI A Daily Splits OF 112 107 98 948 157 8 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 112
1952 CHI A RF 112 107 98 948 153 6 0 1 0 1.000
1952 CHI A 1B 3 0 0 11.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 TOT A RF 118 112 103 992 162 6 1 1 0 .994
1952 TOT A OF 119 113 104 1001 168 8 1 1 0 .994 0 1 118
1953 CHI A Daily Splits OF 138 120 114 1136.2 213 14 1 1 0 .996 0 4 138
1953 CHI A RF 138 117 114 1117.2 204 14 1 1 0 .995
1953 CHI A CF 4 3 0 19 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 CHI A 1B 2 0 0 2.2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BAL A Daily Splits OF 62 58 48 515 97 5 4 1 0 .962 40 0 24
1954 BAL A LF 40 35 33 323 60 3 3 0 0 .955
1954 BAL A RF 24 23 15 192 38 1 1 1 0 .975
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 22 21 11 159.1 168 8 1 17 0 .994
1954 BOS A RF 13 11 6 101 18 1 1 1 0 .950
1954 BOS A OF 13 11 6 110 20 1 1 1 0 .955 3 0 13
1954 BOS A LF 3 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 TOT A LF 43 35 33 332 63 3 3 0 0 .957
1954 TOT A RF 37 34 21 293 56 2 2 2 0 .967
1954 TOT A OF 75 69 54 625 117 6 5 2 0 .961 43 0 37
1955 BOS A Daily Splits OF 7 6 3 54 14 3 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 1
1955 BOS A LF 6 5 2 46 14 2 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BOS A RF 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1955 CIN N Daily Splits OF 13 11 4 91 24 0 1 0 0 .960 12 0 1
1955 CIN N LF 12 11 4 85 22 0 1 0 0 .957
1955 CIN N 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1955 CIN N RF 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 Total LF 18 16 6 131 36 2 1 0 0 .974
1955 Total RF 2 1 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 Total OF 20 17 7 145 38 3 1 0 0 .976 18 0 2
1956 CLE A Daily Splits OF 20 15 9 129.2 29 2 1 0 0 .969 14 0 6
1956 CLE A LF 14 10 7 87 19 2 1 0 0 .955
1956 CLE A 1B 8 6 6 56 59 5 0 5 0 1.000
1956 CLE A RF 6 5 2 42.2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits OF 840 767 686 6880.2 1480 67 23 9 0 .985 89 98 679
Total (10 Years) RF 679 609 562 5501.2 1117 54 12 7 0 .990
Total ( 6 Years) CF 98 91 77 778.2 233 4 5 2 0 .979
Total ( 7 Years) LF 89 67 47 600.1 128 7 6 0 0 .957
Total ( 9 Years) 1B 79 64 51 568.1 596 45 4 55 0 .994
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1961 MIN A 7 2 5 .286 29 40 6- 6 6-12 8 9 7
1961 MIN A 95 45 49 .479 427 415 6-23 9 7
1962 MIN A 163 91 71 .562 798 713 2
1963 MIN A 161 91 70 .565 767 602 3
1964 MIN A 163 79 83 .488 737 678 6
1965 MIN A 162 102 60 .630 774 600 1
1966 MIN A 162 89 73 .549 663 581 2
1967 MIN A 50 25 25 .500 218 202 6- 8 6 2
Total ( 7 Years) 963 524 436 .546 4413 3831
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1965 MIN A 7 3 4 .429 20 24
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1966 AL 1 0 1 .000 1 2
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1960 WAS A 4-18 10- 2
1961 MIN A 4-11 6- 5
1961 MIN A 6-13 6-22
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 6-1961 BOX MIN A Bob Stewart Check swing
5-20-1962(2) BOX MIN A Johnny Stevens Check swing
8-20-1963 BOX MIN A Bill Haller Call at HP
7-18-1965(1) BOX MIN A Bill Valentine Call at 1B (Punched umpire)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1946).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Mickey Harris to Washington Senators in exchange for
Walt Masterson (June 13, 1949 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Busby and Mel
Hoderlein (May 3, 1952 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Neil Berry to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for
Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon (February 5, 1954 ).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Baltimore Orioles (July 29, 1954 ).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds (June 23, 1955 ).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (January 18, 1956 ).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (March 24, 1956 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (April 16, 1957 ).
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