Joey Meyer

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 260lb (190cm, 117kg)

Born: May 10, 1962 in Honolulu, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 8th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Punahou HS (Honolulu, HI) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI).

High School: Punahou HS (Honolulu, HI)

School: University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI)

Debut: April 4, 1988 (Age 25-330d, 15,434th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1989 (Age 27-143d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Full Name: Tanner Joe Meyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

474

119

.251

RBI

OBP

.300

SLG

.416

OPS

.716

OPS+

Summary of 18 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 5 go ahead

1 Tm
MIL	18

Platoon
vs LHP	9
vs RHP	9

Home/Road
Home	10
Away	8

Outs
1	8
0	7
2	3

11 Opps
BOS	3
NYY	3
KCR	2
DET	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
BAL	1

17 Pitchers
John Candelaria	2
Chuck Finley	1
Paul Kilgus	1
Scott Bailes	1
Mike Henneman	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Jeff Montgomery	1
Pete Harnisch	1
Roger Clemens	1
Jimmy Key	1
Freddie Toliver	1
Ed Núñez	1
Kevin Mmahat	1
Mike Moore	1
Mike Smithson	1
Jeff Musselman	1
Wes Gardner	1

7 Parks
County Stad (MIL)	10
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	8
8	3
9	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	6
3	4
4	2
5	2
6	1
2	1
Unk	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	4
-2-	3
12-	1

27 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	10
1 on	7
2 on	1
Any on	8

Inning
2	2
3	1
4	5
6	3
7	2
8	3
9	2

1-3	3
4-6	8
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	1
-4..	3

Ahead	8
Tied	4
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-1	3
1-2	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
Unk	1
2-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	11
1B	6
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	9
7th	5
8th	3
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-04-17	MIL		NYY	John Candelaria	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.135	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line)
2	2	2	1	1988-04-27	MIL	@	TEX	Paul Kilgus	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	3	0.120	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1988-05-15	MIL		CLE	Scott Bailes	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	6	DH	0.103	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); G. Brock Scores
4	4	4	1	1988-06-07	MIL	@	SEA	Mike Moore	behind 2-4	t 9	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	3	0.357	40%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Braggs Scores
5	5	5	1	1988-07-18	MIL		KCR	Floyd Bannister	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	5,(2-2) SFBBX	2	7	3	0.166	74%		Home Run; D. Sveum Scores
6	6	6	1	1988-07-25	MIL	@	NYY	John Candelaria	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	7	DH	0.208	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Brock Scores
7	7	7	1	1988-08-09 (1)	MIL		BOS	Roger Clemens	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	DH	0.364	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	1988-08-11	MIL		BOS	Wes Gardner	ahead 3-0	b 4	1	---	3,(0-2) SSX	1	7	DH	0.055	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	1988-08-19	MIL	@	TOR	Jeff Musselman	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	5,(1-2) SFBFX	1	6	DH	0.128	63%		Home Run (Deep CF)
10	10	10	1	1988-08-21	MIL	@	TOR	Jimmy Key	behind 1-7	t 7	1	---	4,(1-2) FBSX	1	6	DH	0.010	2%		Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	11	1	1988-09-03	MIL	@	DET	Mike Henneman	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	12-	2,(0-1) .CX	3	6	DH	0.092	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Deer Scores; G. Brock Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1989-04-26	MIL		MIN	Freddie Toliver	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	6	DH	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1989-05-05	MIL		KCR	Jeff Montgomery	behind 3-4	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	6	3	0.200	52%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
14	14	3	1	1989-07-07	MIL		BAL	Pete Harnisch	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	DH	0.099	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	4	1	1989-07-24	MIL		DET	Ed Núñez	ahead 8-0	b 8	1	1--	7,(2-2) .BFCFBFX	2	5	PH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Francona Scores
16	16	5	1	1989-08-04	MIL		CAL	Chuck Finley	behind 0-5	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	6	DH	0.093	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Brock Scores
17	17	6	1	1989-09-21 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	Kevin Mmahat	ahead 11-1	t 7	1	---		1	8	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	7	1	1989-09-28	MIL	@	BOS	Mike Smithson	behind 4-12	t 8	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	DH	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Deer Scores