Sam Mele

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 183lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 21, 1922 in Astoria, NY us

Died: May 1, 2017 in Quincy, MA

Buried: Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA

High School: Bryant HS (Astoria, NY)

Schools: Yale University (New Haven, CT), New York University (New York, NY)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 25-084d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 1956 (Age 34-239d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Sabath Anthony Mele

Pronunciation: \MEE-lee\

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Relatives: Nephew of Tony Cuccinello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

3437

916

.267

406

RBI

544

OBP

.328

SLG

.408

OPS

.736

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-30 / in Starts: 27-18
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 12 bases loaded PA and 11 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 198 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	156 (74-54-28) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 198 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	133 (68-43-21)

Most Driven In
V Stephens	6
B Doerr	5
T Williams	4
S Spence	4
J Pesky	2
Self	2

Most Driven In By
M Batts	5
D DiMaggio	3
B Goodman	2
B Tebbetts	2
Self	2
J Pesky	2
D Galehouse	1
W Moses	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	124	1	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	7	1.29	-0.149	3.25	-0.22%	-1.05	RF
2	125	2	Apr 19 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	7	.82	0.033	1.92	0.05%	0.34	RF
3	126	3	Apr 22	BOS		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	7	1.31	0.022	2.82	0.03%	0.40	RF
4	127	4	Apr 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.267	.454	7	.72	-0.053	1.29	-0.06%	-1.11	RF
5	128	5	Apr 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.105	.150	.211	.361	7	.98	-0.045	2.06	-0.06%	-0.79	RF
6	129	6	Apr 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	7	.51	0.019	.95	0.02%	0.31	RF
7	130	7	Apr 26	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.259	.501	7	.66	-0.009	1.18	-0.01%	0.23	RF
8	131	8	Apr 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.387	.660	7	.45	0.130	.84	0.15%	2.01	RF
9	132	9	Apr 30	BOS		NYY	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.353	.603	7	1.08	-0.095	2.37	-0.13%	-0.89	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	133	10	May 1	BOS		NYY	W,8-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.189	.231	.324	.555	7	.34	-0.024	.67	-0.03%	-0.07	RF
11	134	11	May 2	BOS		NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.317	.550	7	.76	-0.053	1.63	-0.07%	-0.67	RF
12	135	12	May 4	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.357	.655	7	.81	0.142	1.88	0.20%	1.38	RF
13	136	13	May 5	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.275	.326	.601	7	1.57	-0.175	3.67	-0.25%	-1.03	RF
14	137	14	May 6	BOS		DET	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.291	.340	.631	7	.60	-0.010	1.57	-0.02%	-0.21	RF
15	138	15	May 8	BOS		SLB	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.288	.352	.640	7	.44	0.034	1.09	0.05%	0.02	RF
16	139	16	May 9 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.270	.328	.597	7	1.90	-0.189	4.48	-0.27%	-1.28	RF
17	140	17	May 9 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.269	.339	.607	7	.47	-0.015	.93	-0.02%	-0.61	RF
18	141	23 (5)	May 18	BOS	@	DET	L,7-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.279	.349	.629	9	.25	0.010	.45	0.01%	0.27	PH
19	142	24	May 19	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.333	.601	6	2.08	-0.171	3.61	-0.18%	-1.38	RF
20	143	26 (1)	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	6	6	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.286	.361	.647	6	1.01	0.256	1.53	0.23%	2.79	RF
21	144	27	May 22	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.284	.355	.639	6	1.62	-0.136	2.83	-0.14%	-1.60	RF
22	145	30 (2)	May 25	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.351	.631	9	.95	-0.022	.98	-0.01%	-0.50	PH
23	146	31	May 26	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.289	.372	.661	4	2.37	0.170	2.02	0.09%	0.63	PR RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	147	39 (7)	Jun 2	BOS		SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.289	.372	.661	4						RF
25	148	40	Jun 3	BOS		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.232	.276	.354	.630	6	1.46	-0.187	.71	-0.05%	-2.71	RF
26	149	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,7-2	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.230	.272	.345	.617	6	.74	0.137	.51	0.06%	1.27	RF
27	150	43	Jun 6 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.269	.341	.610	4	2.37	-0.101	1.67	-0.04%	-0.77	PH
28	151	45 (1)	Jun 8	BOS		CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.278	.341	.619	6	2.17	-0.091	2.41	-0.06%	-0.28	RF
29	152	47 (1)	Jun 11	BOS		CHW	W,12-4	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.347	.632	6	.53	-0.012	.41	-0.01%	0.14	RF
30	153	48	Jun 12	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.229	.282	.344	.625	9						PH
31	154	53 (4)	Jun 20	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.228	.278	.337	.614	6						RF
32	155	55 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.277	.333	.610	6	.86	-0.021	1.73	-0.03%	-0.18	RF
33	156	58 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.220	.267	.321	.588	6						RF
34	157	60 (1)	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.261	.313	.573	6	.85	-0.063	2.01	-0.09%	-0.72	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	158	62 (1)	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.258	.310	.568	9	.98	-0.025	2.27	-0.04%	-0.31	PH
36	159	63	Jul 2	BOS		PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.302	.560	6	1.52	-0.106	2.95	-0.12%	-0.52	RF
37	160	67 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,8-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.256	.299	.555	4	3.07	-0.072	4.35	-0.06%	-0.38	PH RF
38	161	71 (3)	Jul 9	BOS	@	PHA	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.256	.299	.555	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
39	162	73 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-8	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.269	.306	.575	6	1.09	0.175	2.37	0.23%	1.81	RF
40	163	74	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.267	.303	.570	9	1.15	-0.041	2.80	-0.06%	-0.81	PH
41	164	78 (3)	Jul 17	BOS		DET	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.265	.301	.566	9	2.44	-0.060	5.58	-0.08%	-0.32	PH
42	165	79	Jul 18 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,12-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.213	.265	.307	.572	6						RF
43	166	82 (2)	Jul 20	BOS		SLB	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.227	.277	.333	.610	6	.79	-0.061	1.67	-0.08%	0.79	RF
44	167	84 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,10-9	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.281	.365	.646	6	2.02	0.674	5.91	1.19%	2.59	RF
45	168	85	Jul 22 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.234	.280	.362	.642	6	.51	-0.031	1.73	-0.07%	-1.37	RF
46	169	86	Jul 22 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.292	.368	.660	6	1.33	0.246	4.77	0.53%	2.40	RF
47	170	87	Jul 23	BOS		CHW	W,13-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.296	.369	.665	6	.46	0.035	1.86	0.08%	1.17	RF
48	171	88	Jul 24 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.243	.294	.362	.656	6	1.14	0.010	6.68	0.04%	-0.09	RF
49	172	89	Jul 24 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.295	.357	.652	6	1.31	0.013	8.56	0.05%	0.11	RF
50	173	90	Jul 25	BOS		CLE	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.295	.357	.652	3						LF
51	174	91	Jul 27	BOS	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.234	.292	.348	.640	6	.21	-0.009	1.16	-0.03%	-1.33	RF
52	175	94 (2)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.287	.342	.629	6	.98	-0.085	7.47	-0.39%	-0.80	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	176	96 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.287	.342	.629	3						LF
54	177	97	Aug 1 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.287	.345	.632	6	.58	-0.060	4.43	-0.28%	-0.35	RF
55	178	98	Aug 3	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.285	.343	.628	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	LF
56	179	99	Aug 4	BOS	@	SLB	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.285	.343	.628	3						RF
57	180	100	Aug 5	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-7	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.229	.285	.343	.628	3	2.78	-0.027	13.47	-0.08%	-0.22	RF
58	181	101	Aug 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.290	.347	.637	7	1.27	-0.029	6.24	-0.09%	0.03	RF
59	182	104 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.290	.347	.637	8						PR
60	183	105	Aug 10	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.287	.339	.626	6	.92	0.008	4.43	0.02%	-0.09	RF
61	184	108 (2)	Aug 14	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.286	.337	.623	9	1.24	-0.030	6.94	-0.10%	-0.30	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
62	185	131 (22)	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	W,10-6	7-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.286	.337	.623	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
63	186	132	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.286	.337	.623	5						RF
64	187	133	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	L,6-11	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.286	.337	.623	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
65	188	137 (3)	Sep 14	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.225	.285	.331	.616	5	.75	-0.079	7.68	-0.48%	-1.39	RF
66	189	140 (2)	Sep 17	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	GS-4	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.233	.292	.344	.637	6	1.66	0.216	18.78	1.47%	2.47	RF
							36-30		198	180	25	42	12	1	2	25	13	1	21	2	3		3	5	1	1	.233	.292	.344	.637		1.04	-0.006	3.05	0.81%	-3.25

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