Dan Meyer Notable

b. August 3, 1952 · Detroit Tigers 1974–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1981, Oakland Athletics 1982–1985

Dan Meyer played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1974 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1985. His longest stay was with the Seattle Mariners, from 1977 to 1981.

Across 1,118 games he batted .253, with 944 hits and 411 runs. He finished with 86 home runs, 153 doubles and 61 stolen bases.

He played 469 games at first base, with 3,918 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 386 double plays. He also played 326 games in the outfield and 157 games at third base.

He was born in Hamilton, OH, USA on August 3, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Month	1	1979
Player of the Week	1	1977

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	DET	13	50	5	10	1	1	3	7	1	1	1	.200
1975	DET	122	470	56	111	17	3	8	47	26	25	8	.236
1976	DET	105	294	37	74	8	4	2	16	17	22	10	.252
1977	SEA	159	582	75	159	24	4	22	90	43	51	11	.273
1978	SEA	123	444	38	101	18	1	8	56	24	39	7	.227
1979	SEA	144	525	72	146	21	7	20	74	29	35	11	.278
1980	SEA	146	531	56	146	25	6	11	71	31	42	8	.275
1981	SEA	83	252	26	66	10	1	3	22	10	16	4	.262
1982	OAK	120	383	28	92	17	3	8	59	18	33	1	.240
1983	OAK	69	169	15	32	9	0	1	13	19	11	0	.189
1984	OAK	20	22	1	7	3	1	0	4	0	2	0	.318
1985	OAK	14	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Career	—	1118	3734	411	944	153	31	86	459	219	277	61	.253

On this day & linked events

1952

Born August 3, 1952

Hamilton, OH, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer made a major-league debut on September 14, 1974.

1985

Final major-league game: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer played a final major-league game on May 24, 1985.

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