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.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 17	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 18	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 19	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 24	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 25	BOS		PHA	L,7-11	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	11 (1)	Apr 27	BOS		PHA	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	13	Apr 30	BOS	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	14	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	15	May 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-9	GS	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	16	May 4 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	17	May 4 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	18	May 6	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0
18	28 (9)	May 19 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	50	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	29	May 19 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	30	May 20	BOS		DET	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	31	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	32	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	33	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-17	CG	54	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
24	34	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-9	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	36 (1)	May 28	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	37	May 29	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
27	38	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-13	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
28	39	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	40	Jun 2 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	41	Jun 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	42	Jun 3	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	43	Jun 4	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	44	Jun 8	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	45	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
35	46	Jun 10	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	47	Jun 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	48	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	49	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	50	Jun 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	51	Jun 17	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	52	Jun 18	BOS		SLB	W,6-5	CG	68	15.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	53	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	54	Jun 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	55	Jun 22 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	56	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	57	Jun 23	BOS		DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	58	Jun 25 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	59	Jun 25 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	60	Jun 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	61	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	62	Jun 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	63	Jun 29 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	64	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	72 (7)	Jul 6 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	73	Jul 10	BOS	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	75 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	77 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	82 (4)	Jul 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	84 (1)	Jul 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,8-9	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
60	85	Jul 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	86	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	87	Jul 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	88	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	89	Jul 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	58	14.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	90	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	91	Jul 25	BOS		SLB	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	92	Jul 26	BOS		SLB	W,12-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	93	Jul 27 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	94	Jul 27 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	95	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	96	Jul 30	BOS		CLE	L,7-13	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	97	Jul 31	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	98	Aug 1	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	99	Aug 2	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	100	Aug 3	BOS		DET	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
76	101	Aug 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	102	Aug 6	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	103	Aug 7	BOS	@	WSH	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
79	104	Aug 8	BOS		NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	105	Aug 9	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	106	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	107	Aug 11	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	108	Aug 12	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
84	109	Aug 13	BOS		WSH	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	110	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	111	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	112	Aug 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	113	Aug 19	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	114	Aug 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	115	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	116	Aug 22 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	117	Aug 24 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	118	Aug 24 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	119	Aug 25	BOS	@	CLE	L,8-10	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	120	Aug 26 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-12	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	131 (10)	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	134 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-7	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	138 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,8-10	GS	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	139	Sep 11 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,8-3	CG	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	140	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	141	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	142	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	T,1-1	CG	0	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	143	Sep 15 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	144	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	145	Sep 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	146	Sep 16 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	147	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
108	148	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	149	Sep 18	BOS		SLB	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	150	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	151	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	152	Sep 21	BOS		WSH	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	153	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	154	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	155	Sep 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
116	156	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	157	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
							120gm		4.0	229	8	2	239	1