1932
Born March 23, 1932
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jack Meyer Notable
b. March 23, 1932 · Philadelphia Phillies 1955–1961
Jack Meyer played 1955 to 1961 for the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher.
He went 24 and 34 with a 3.92 earned run average, pitching 455 innings in 202 games. He struck out 375. Across 202 games he batted .163, with 14 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run.
He led the league in saves once, in 1955, with 16.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on March 23, 1932, and died on March 9, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 50 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1956 | PHI | 41 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| 1957 | PHI | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1958 | PHI | 37 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 |
| 1959 | PHI | 47 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .071 |
| 1960 | PHI | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1961 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 202 | 86 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .163 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 6 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 16 | 110.1 | 75 | 42 | 66 | 97 | 3.43 |
| 1956 | PHI | 7 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 96.0 | 86 | 47 | 51 | 66 | 4.41 |
| 1957 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | 44 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 5.73 |
| 1958 | PHI | 3 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 90.1 | 77 | 36 | 33 | 87 | 3.59 |
| 1959 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 93.2 | 76 | 35 | 53 | 71 | 3.36 |
| 1960 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 4.32 |
| 1961 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 24 | 34 | 202 | 24 | 21 | 455.0 | 385 | 198 | 244 | 375 | 3.92 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Died March 9, 1967
1956
Sal Maglie's No-Hitter
Sal Maglie threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 25, 1956, winning 5–0.