1867
Born February 21, 1867
New Albany, IN, USA
Jouett Meekin Notable
b. February 21, 1867 · Louisville Colonels 1891–1892, Washington Senators 1892–1893, New York Giants 1894–1899, Boston Beaneaters 1899, Pittsburgh Pirates 1900
Jouett Meekin played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1891 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1900. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1894 to 1899.
He went 152 and 133 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 2,605.3 innings in 324 games. He struck out 901, completed 270 of his 308 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 339 games he batted .243, with 267 hits and 163 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 30 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He was born in New Albany, IN, USA on February 21, 1867, and died on December 14, 1944. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | LOU | 32 | 94 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 4 | .223 |
| 1892 | LOU/WHS | 34 | 109 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 | .101 |
| 1893 | WHS | 33 | 113 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .257 |
| 1894 | NYG | 53 | 174 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 3 | .276 |
| 1895 | NYG | 31 | 96 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .292 |
| 1896 | NYG | 43 | 144 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | .299 |
| 1897 | NYG | 42 | 137 | 22 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | .299 |
| 1898 | NYG | 38 | 129 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .209 |
| 1899 | BSN/NYG | 31 | 99 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .192 |
| 1900 | PIT | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 339 | 1099 | 163 | 267 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 131 | 70 | 118 | 16 | .243 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | LOU | 9 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 221.0 | 223 | 105 | 106 | 141 | 4.28 |
| 1892 | LOU/WHS | 10 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 268.1 | 280 | 113 | 126 | 125 | 3.79 |
| 1893 | WHS | 10 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 245.0 | 289 | 135 | 140 | 91 | 4.96 |
| 1894 | NYG | 33 | 9 | 53 | 49 | 2 | 418.0 | 414 | 172 | 176 | 137 | 3.70 |
| 1895 | NYG | 16 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 225.2 | 296 | 133 | 73 | 76 | 5.30 |
| 1896 | NYG | 26 | 14 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 334.1 | 378 | 142 | 127 | 110 | 3.82 |
| 1897 | NYG | 20 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 303.2 | 328 | 127 | 99 | 83 | 3.76 |
| 1898 | NYG | 16 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 320.0 | 329 | 134 | 108 | 82 | 3.77 |
| 1899 | BSN/NYG | 12 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 256.1 | 280 | 106 | 93 | 53 | 3.72 |
| 1900 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6.92 |
| Career | — | 152 | 133 | 324 | 308 | 2 | 2605.1 | 2837 | 1177 | 1056 | 901 | 4.07 |
On this day & linked events
1944
Died December 14, 1944
1891
Major-league debut: Jouett Meekin
Jouett Meekin made a major-league debut on June 13, 1891.
1900
Final major-league game: Jouett Meekin
Jouett Meekin played a final major-league game on July 8, 1900.
Image: Elmer Chickering, public domain