Sam Mele

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 183lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY us

Died: May 1, 2017 in Quincy, MA

Buried: Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA

High School: Bryant HS (Astoria, NY)

Schools: Yale University (New Haven, CT), New York University (New York, NY)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 25-084d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1956 (Age 34-239d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Sabath Anthony Mele

Pronunciation: \MEE-lee\

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Relatives: Nephew of Tony Cuccinello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

3437

916

.267

406

RBI

544

OBP

.328

SLG

.408

OPS

.736

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	W,8-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
2	3 (1)	Apr 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,7-14	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
3	6 (2)	Apr 26	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	11 (4)	May 4	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	16 (4)	May 9	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
6	17	May 10	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	18	May 11	WSH		CHW	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	19	May 12	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	20	May 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	21	May 14 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	22	May 14 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	23	May 16	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	24	May 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	25	May 18	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
15	26	May 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	27	May 21	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	28	May 22	WSH	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	29	May 23	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	30	May 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	31	May 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	32	May 27 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	GS	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
22	33	May 27 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	34	May 28	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
24	35	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	37 (1)	Jun 1	WSH		SLB	L,4-5	CG	53	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	38	Jun 2 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	46 (7)	Jun 10	WSH		CHW	W,6-0	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	47	Jun 11 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	48	Jun 11 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
30	49	Jun 13 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	50	Jun 13 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	51	Jun 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	52	Jun 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-16	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	53	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	54	Jun 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	55	Jun 19	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	56	Jun 20	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	57	Jun 21	WSH	@	DET	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	58	Jun 22	WSH	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	59	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	60	Jun 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
42	61	Jun 25 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	62	Jun 25 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	63	Jun 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	64	Jun 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	65	Jun 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	66	Jun 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
48	67	Jun 30 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	68	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	69	Jul 2	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	70	Jul 3	WSH		NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	71	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,9-16	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	72	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	T,3-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	73	Jul 5	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	74	Jul 7	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	75	Jul 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	76	Jul 9 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	77	Jul 9 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	78	Jul 13	WSH		DET	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	80 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	81	Jul 16 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,8-10	GF	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	88 (6)	Jul 25	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	89	Jul 27 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	90	Jul 27 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
65	91	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	92	Jul 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	93	Jul 30 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-5	GS	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
68	94	Jul 30 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-8	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	95	Aug 1	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	96	Aug 2	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
71	97	Aug 4	WSH	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
72	98	Aug 5	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
73	99	Aug 6	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	100	Aug 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
75	102 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,11-2	GF	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	PH 1B
76	103	Aug 10 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
77	104	Aug 11	WSH		BOS	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
78	105	Aug 12	WSH		BOS	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
79	106	Aug 13	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
80	107	Aug 15 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
81	108	Aug 15 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
82	109	Aug 16	WSH		NYY	L,4-9	GS	27	5.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
83	111 (1)	Aug 18	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
84	112	Aug 19	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	8	1	1	10	1	1B
85	113	Aug 22	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
86	114	Aug 24 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
87	115	Aug 24 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	116	Aug 25 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
89	117	Aug 25 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
90	118	Aug 26	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
91	119	Aug 27 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	120	Aug 27 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,10-11	CG	52	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	121	Aug 28	WSH		SLB	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
94	122	Aug 29	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
95	123	Aug 30 (1)	WSH		DET	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
96	124	Aug 30 (2)	WSH		DET	L,8-10	GS	31	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	128 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
98	129	Sep 4 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
99	130	Sep 6	WSH		PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	131	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	132	Sep 8	WSH		PHA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	133	Sep 10	WSH		NYY	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	134	Sep 11 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	135	Sep 11 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	136	Sep 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	137	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	138	Sep 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	139	Sep 15 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-1	GF	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
109	141 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	148 (6)	Sep 25 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	149	Sep 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
112	150	Sep 26 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,7-10	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	153 (2)	Sep 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	154	Sep 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	155	Oct 1	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							121gm		953.0	342	26	4	372	13