Román Mejías

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 9, 1925 in Abreus, Cuba cu

Died: February 22, 2023 in Sun City, CA

Buried: Menifee Memorial Park, Sun City, CA

Debut: April 13, 1955 (Age 29-247d, 11,205th in major league history)
vs. BRO 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 39-056d)
vs. WSA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Román Mejías

Pronunciation: \ro-MON muh-HEE-us\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

1768

449

.254

212

RBI

202

OBP

.294

SLG

.391

OPS

.686

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 54 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 19 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	24
PIT	17
BOS	13

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	16

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	25

Outs
0	24
2	17
1	13

14 Opps
MLN	8
LAD	7
CHC	7
SFG	5
MIN	4
STL	4
BAL	4
PIT	3
CIN	3
NYM	2
PHI	2
KCA	2
DET	2
WSA	1

45 Pitchers
Warren Spahn	4
Dick Hall	2
Sandy Koufax	2
Johnny Podres	2
Joe Nuxhall	2
Johnny Antonelli	2
Bob Gibson	2
Bob Miller	1
Carl Willey	1
Milt Pappas	1
Gerry Arrigo	1
Bob Buhl	1
Cecil Butler	1
Paul Minner	1
Jim Bunning	1
Dick Littlefield	1
Cal McLish	1
Herm Wehmeier	1
Vern Law	1
Jay Hook	1
Bob Anderson	1
Johnny Klippstein	1
Dwight Siebler	1
Dick Ricketts	1
Joey Jay	1
Frank Lary	1
Bob Mabe	1
Earl Francis	1
Don Cardwell	1
John Wyatt	1
Steve Ridzik	1
Robin Roberts	1
Al Lary	1
Moe Drabowsky	1
Stan Williams	1
Don Drysdale	1
Tom Sturdivant	1
Juan Marichal	1
Eddie Fisher	1
Marv Grissom	1
Lew Burdette	1
Aurelio Monteagudo	1
Dick Stigman	1
Lee Stange	1
Don McMahon	1

16 Parks
Colt Stad (HOU)	12
Fenway Pk (BOS)	10
Forbes Fld (PIT)	5
LA Coliseum (LOS)	4
Seals Stad (SFO)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Munic. Stad (KAN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
Polo Grounds (NYC)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	23
78	7
8	5
9	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	15
12-	5
-2-	5

84 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	29
1 on	20
2 on	5
Any on	25

Inning
1	11
2	2
3	5
4	6
5	10
6	4
7	4
8	6
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	18
4-6	20
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	4
+1	8
Tied	17
-1	5
-2	6
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	20
Tied	17
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	35
CF	15
LF	4

OrderPos
3rd	22
5th	9
2nd	8
8th	5
1st	4
4th	3
6th	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1955-04-14	PIT		PHI	Herm Wehmeier	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.170	72%		Home Run; C. Roberts Scores
2	2	2	1	1955-06-12 (1)	PIT		MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 3-3	b 5	2	1--	2	3	7	0.260	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Freese Scores
3	3	3	1	1955-06-24	PIT	@	CHC	Paul Minner	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	1	5	7	0.063	18%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1957-06-26 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	Dick Littlefield	ahead 13-2	t 7	2	1--	2	7	9	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Baker Scores
5	5	2	1	1957-09-17	PIT	@	CIN	Joe Nuxhall	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	9	0.097	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1958-05-04 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	Johnny Antonelli	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.101	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	2	2	1958-05-04 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	Johnny Antonelli	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	1	1	8	0.122	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	3	3	1958-05-04 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	Marv Grissom	ahead 4-1	t 9	0	1--	2	1	8	0.021	99%		Home Run (LF-CF); R. Kline Scores
9	9	4	1	1958-08-17 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	Joe Nuxhall	behind 1-3	t 4	1	---	1	4	7	0.104	35%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
10	10	5	1	1958-08-24 (2)	PIT	@	STL	Bob Mabe	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	1	4	7	0.094	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1959-05-14	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Klippstein	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	-2-	2	3	8	0.106	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Clemente Scores
12	12	2	1	1959-06-06	PIT		CHC	Moe Drabowsky	behind 1-8	b 9	2	---	1	8	9	0.000	0%		Home Run
13	13	3	1	1959-06-19	PIT	@	STL	Dick Ricketts	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	9	0.112	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1959-06-25	PIT	@	SFG	Eddie Fisher	tied 1-1	t 12	2	1--	2	8	9	0.488	92%		Home Run (LF-CF); D. Schofield Scores
15	15	5	1	1959-07-30	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	8	0.093	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	1959-09-11 (1)	PIT	@	LAD	Sandy Koufax	tied 2-2	t 8	1	1--	2	5	8	0.345	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Stuart Scores
17	17	7	1	1959-09-13	PIT	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	8	0.102	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1962-04-10	HOU		CHC	Don Cardwell	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	12-	3	3	9	0.150	90%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); B. Aspromonte Scores; A. Spangler Scores
19	19	2	2	1962-04-10	HOU		CHC	Al Lary	ahead 8-2	b 8	2	12-	3	3	9	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Aspromonte Scores; A. Spangler Scores
20	20	3	1	1962-04-26	HOU		STL	Bob Gibson	behind 1-3	b 8	0	---	1	5	9	0.139	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	4	1	1962-04-29	HOU		MLN	Don McMahon	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	1	5	9	0.370	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	5	1	1962-05-06 (1)	HOU	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	behind 0-2	t 3	1	1--	2	3	9	0.191	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Lillis Scores
23	23	6	1	1962-05-06 (2)	HOU	@	MLN	Carl Willey	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	9	0.157	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Spangler Scores
24	24	7	2	1962-05-06 (2)	HOU	@	MLN	Cecil Butler	ahead 5-1	t 8	2	12-	3	3	9	0.030	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Amalfitano Scores/unER; B. Lillis Scores/unER; R. Mejías Scores/unER
25	25	8	1	1962-05-10	HOU		LAD	Don Drysdale	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.109	62%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball)
26	26	9	1	1962-05-22	HOU		NYM	Jay Hook	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.142	56%		Home Run
27	27	10	1	1962-05-25	HOU		PIT	Earl Francis	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.178	73%		Home Run; B. Goodman Scores
28	28	11	1	1962-05-28	HOU	@	CIN	Joey Jay	behind 3-9	t 9	2	12-	3	3	9	0.002	0%		Home Run; M. Ranew Scores; B. Goodman Scores
29	29	12	1	1962-05-30	HOU	@	CHC	Bob Anderson	behind 5-6	t 7	1	---	1	3	9	0.195	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	13	1	1962-06-03 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	Tom Sturdivant	tied 5-5	t 7	0	---	1	3	9	0.194	69%		Home Run
31	31	14	1	1962-06-06	HOU		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 2-6	b 8	0	---	1	3	9	0.039	8%		Home Run
32	32	15	1	1962-06-07	HOU		MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.109	62%		Home Run
33	33	16	1	1962-06-09	HOU		LAD	Stan Williams	ahead 3-1	b 5	0	1--	2	3	9	0.095	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Amalfitano Scores
34	34	17	1	1962-06-20	HOU	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.102	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	18	1	1962-06-22 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	Bob Miller	ahead 5-0	t 5	1	-2-	2	3	9	0.034	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Spangler Scores
36	36	19	1	1962-06-25	HOU	@	PHI	Cal McLish	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.109	37%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	20	1	1962-07-14	HOU	@	PIT	Vern Law	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.168	67%		Home Run; J. Amalfitano Scores
38	38	21	1	1962-07-15 (1)	HOU		CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	1	3	9	0.100	40%		Home Run
39	39	22	1	1962-08-10	HOU		MLN	Warren Spahn	behind 1-6	b 6	0	1--	2	4	9	0.078	15%		Home Run; N. Larker Scores
40	40	23	1	1962-08-29	HOU	@	STL	Bob Gibson	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	5	9	0.103	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	24	1	1962-09-27	HOU	@	LAD	Sandy Koufax	behind 0-3	t 5	0	1--	2	6	9	0.163	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Aspromonte Scores
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1963-04-19 (2)	BOS		DET	Frank Lary	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	2	8	0.176	75%		Home Run (Deep CF)
43	43	2	1	1963-06-11	BOS	@	DET	Jim Bunning	behind 0-1	t 6	0	-2-	2	2	8	0.240	67%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Schilling Scores
44	44	3	1	1963-06-14	BOS		BAL	Milt Pappas	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	1	2	8	0.109	75%		Home Run
45	45	4	1	1963-06-16 (1)	BOS		BAL	Dick Hall	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	1--	2	2	8	0.188	88%		Home Run; C. Schilling Scores
46	46	5	2	1963-06-16 (1)	BOS		BAL	Dick Hall	ahead 5-1	b 8	0	---	1	2	8	0.006	100%		Home Run
47	47	6	1	1963-06-16 (2)	BOS		BAL	Robin Roberts	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	---	1	2	8	0.076	89%		Home Run
48	48	7	1	1963-07-18	BOS	@	KCA	John Wyatt	ahead 8-6	t 9	0	1--	2	5	9	0.047	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Stuart Scores
49	49	8	1	1963-07-31	BOS		MIN	Lee Stange	behind 2-3	b 4	0	-2-	2	6	9	0.192	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Malzone Scores
50	50	9	1	1963-08-02 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	Steve Ridzik	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	---	1	5	9	0.088	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	10	1	1963-09-21 (2)	BOS		MIN	Dwight Siebler	tied 1-1	b 5	1	1--	2	2	8	0.242	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Mantilla Scores
52	52	11	2	1963-09-21 (2)	BOS		MIN	Gerry Arrigo	ahead 8-2	b 7	2	12-	3	2	8	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lamabe Scores; F. Mantilla Scores
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1964-05-17 (2)	BOS		MIN	Dick Stigman	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	8	9	0.120	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	2	1	1964-05-23	BOS		KCA	Aurelio Monteagudo	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	1	8	9	0.131	40%		Home Run

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