Jack Meyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 23, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: March 9, 1967 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ

High School: William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

Schools: University of Delaware (Newark, DE), Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 16, 1955 (Age 23-024d, 11,216th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: April 30, 1961 (Age 29-038d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Robert Meyer

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Relatives: Uncle of Brian Meyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

3.92

202

455.0

375

WHIP

1.382

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-8	GS	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	13 (9)	Apr 24 susp	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	18 (4)	May 1 susp	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	21 (2)	May 4	PHI		CIN	L,3-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22	May 6	PHI		BRO	L,4-6		28	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	25 (2)	May 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (1)	May 14	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (2)	May 18 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 22	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-8	GS	22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35	May 24	PHI		NYG	W,6-2	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	37 (1)	May 25 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	40 (2)	May 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	44 (3)	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (6)	Jun 5 susp	PHI		MLN	W,4-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (1)	Jun 7	PHI		STL	L,4-5	GF	4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	61 (7)	Jun 19 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	GF	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	67 (5)	Jun 24 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-5	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	71	Jun 28	PHI		PIT	L,5-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	75 (3)	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	L,3-4	GF	11	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	77 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,3-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	78	Jul 5	PHI		BRO	W,5-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	80 (1)	Jul 7	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-8		4	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
24	88 (7)	Jul 17 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,12-11	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	89	Jul 17 susp	PHI		CHC	W,8-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	95 (5)	Jul 21	PHI		CIN	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	99 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	104 (4)	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	107 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	GF	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	109 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	112 (2)	Aug 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
32	113	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	115 (1)	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	W,9-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	117 (1)	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	119 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5		11	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	123 (3)	Aug 20	PHI		BRO	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	124	Aug 21	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	125	Aug 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	126	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-9	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	130 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	132 (1)	Aug 29	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	135 (2)	Sep 2	PHI		NYG	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	136	Sep 3	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	137	Sep 4	PHI		NYG	L,4-7		10	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	140 (2)	Sep 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	145 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-9		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	148 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	150 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	154 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							50gm		110.1	6	13	1	20	0