Sam Mele Notable

b. January 21, 1922 · Boston Red Sox 1947–1949, 1954–1955, Washington Senators 1949–1952, Chicago White Sox 1952–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954, Cincinnati Redlegs 1955, Cleveland Indians 1956

Sam Mele played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1947 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1956.

Across 1,046 games he batted .267, with 916 hits and 406 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 168 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1951, with 36. He played 840 games in the outfield, with 1,480 putouts and 23 errors.

He was born in Astoria, NY, USA on January 21, 1922, and died on May 1, 2017. 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
1947	BOS	123	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	37	35	0	.302
1948	BOS	66	180	25	42	12	1	2	25	13	21	1	.233
1949	BOS/WSH	96	310	22	73	13	3	3	32	24	48	4	.235
1950	WSH	126	435	57	119	21	6	12	86	51	40	2	.274
1951	WSH	143	558	58	153	36	7	5	94	32	31	2	.274
1952	CHW/WSH	132	451	48	117	21	2	16	69	49	42	1	.259
1953	CHW	140	481	64	132	26	8	12	82	58	47	3	.274
1954	BAL/BOS	114	362	39	97	15	4	12	55	30	38	1	.268
1955	BOS/CIN	49	93	5	17	3	0	2	8	5	20	1	.183
1956	CLE	57	114	17	29	7	0	4	20	12	20	0	.254
Career	—	1046	3437	406	916	168	39	80	544	311	342	15	.267

On this day & linked events

1922

Born January 21, 1922

Astoria, NY, USA

2017

Died May 1, 2017

1947

Major-league debut: Sam Mele

Sam Mele made a major-league debut on April 15, 1947.

1956

Final major-league game: Sam Mele

Sam Mele played a final major-league game on September 16, 1956.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain