Daniel Thomas Meyer
[edit] Biography
Dan Meyer (Daniel Thomas Meyer) was born on August 3, 1952 in Hamilton, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1974 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 8 home runs and 47 RBI. Meyer played for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Dan Meyer's best season was 1977, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 90 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 13
| 50
| 5
| 10
| 3
| 7
| .200
| .231
| .440
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 122
| 470
| 56
| 111
| 8
| 47
| .236
| .277
| .336
| 17
| 3
| 26
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 16
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 105
| 294
| 37
| 74
| 2
| 16
| .252
| .292
| .327
| 8
| 4
| 17
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 10
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 159
| 582
| 75
| 159
| 22
| 90
| .273
| .320
| .442
| 24
| 4
| 43
| 51
| 1
| 5
| 11
| 4
| 19
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 123
| 444
| 38
| 101
| 8
| 56
| .227
| .264
| .327
| 18
| 1
| 24
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 144
| 525
| 72
| 146
| 20
| 74
| .278
| .317
| .459
| 21
| 7
| 29
| 35
| 4
| 6
| 11
| 10
| 13
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 146
| 531
| 56
| 146
| 11
| 71
| .275
| .314
| .407
| 25
| 6
| 31
| 42
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 11
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 83
| 252
| 26
| 66
| 3
| 22
| .262
| .291
| .345
| 10
| 1
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 6
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 120
| 383
| 28
| 92
| 8
| 59
| .240
| .271
| .363
| 17
| 3
| 18
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 69
| 169
| 15
| 32
| 1
| 13
| .189
| .268
| .260
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 20
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .318
| .318
| .545
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .077
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1118
| 3734
| 411
| 944
| 86
| 459
| .253
| .293
| .379
| 153
| 31
| 219
| 277
| 10
| 29
| 61
| 32
| 101
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| DET
| A
| OF
| 12
| 12
| 106
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| LF
| 12
| 12
| 106
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| OF
| 74
| 74
| 634
| 130
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| LF
| 74
| 74
| 634
| 132
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 46
| 46
| 405.1
| 441
| 37
| 5
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| OF
| 47
| 45
| 398.1
| 76
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| LF
| 47
| 45
| 398.1
| 76
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 19
| 19
| 168
| 168
| 10
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 159
| 153
| 1363
| 1407
| 109
| 12
| 134
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 121
| 114
| 1015.2
| 1104
| 79
| 13
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 101
| 97
| 843
| 76
| 201
| 19
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 5
| 69
| 73
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 31
| 30
| 245.2
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1979
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 31
| 30
| 245.2
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 123
| 116
| 1011.2
| 189
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 31
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 123
| 116
| 1011.2
| 189
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1980
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 23.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 47
| 397
| 36
| 87
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 102.1
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 13
| 13
| 101.1
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 57
| 49
| 435.1
| 373
| 31
| 4
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 8
| 4
| 35
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 38
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 15.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 11
| 5
| 50.1
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 11
| 2
| 34.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 41
| 35
| 303.1
| 293
| 16
| 4
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 8
| 2
| 29.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 326
| 298
| 2594.2
| 529
| 20
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 468
| 424
| 3809.1
| 3918
| 288
| 40
| 386
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 69
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 12
| 4
| 41
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 158
| 148
| 1275
| 115
| 300
| 26
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 314
| 294
| 2552.2
| 523
| 19
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners from Detroit Tigers (9th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rich Bordi (December 9, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 15, 1985).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (May 26, 1985).
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