Jack Meyers Notable

b. July 29, 1880 · New York Giants 1909–1915, Brooklyn Robins 1916–1917, Boston Braves 1917

Jack Meyers played for three clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1909 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1917.

Across 992 games he batted .291, with 826 hits and 276 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 120 doubles and 44 stolen bases.

He played 911 games behind the plate, with 4,537 putouts and 146 errors. He turned 99 double plays.

He hit for the cycle in 1912.

He was born in Riverside, CA, USA on July 29, 1880, and died on July 25, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1911, 1912

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	NYG	90	220	15	61	10	5	1	30	22	12	3	.277
1910	NYG	127	365	25	104	18	0	1	62	40	18	5	.285
1911	NYG	133	391	48	130	18	9	1	61	25	33	7	.332
1912	NYG	126	371	60	133	16	5	6	54	47	20	8	.358
1913	NYG	120	378	37	118	18	5	3	47	37	22	7	.312
1914	NYG	134	381	33	109	13	5	1	55	34	25	4	.286
1915	NYG	110	289	24	67	10	5	1	26	26	18	4	.232
1916	BRO	80	239	21	59	10	3	0	21	26	15	2	.247
1917	BRO/BSN	72	200	13	45	7	4	0	7	17	11	4	.225
Career	—	992	2834	276	826	120	41	14	363	274	174	44	.291

On this day & linked events

1880

Born July 29, 1880

Riverside, CA, USA

1971

Died July 25, 1971

1912

Jack Meyers Hits for the Cycle, 1912

Jack Meyers hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Chicago Cubs on June 10, 1912.

Image: Paul Thompson, public domain