Jouett Meekin
[edit] Biography
Born on February 21, 1867 in New Albany, Indiana, Jouett Meekin (George Jouett Meekin) played for the Louisville Colonels, Washington Senators, New York Giants, Boston Beaneaters and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 10 year career. Meekin broke into the bigs on June 13, 1891 with the Louisville Colonels, and put up a 4.30 ERA in 228 innings pitched in 1891, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jouett Meekin's best season was 1894, when he posted a 3.70 ERA, won 33 games and struck out 133 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 29
| 26
| 10
| 16
| 4.30
| 144
| 158
| 109
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 228
| 227
| 2
| 113
| 0
| 15
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 10
| 3.46
| 58
| 91
| 43
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 112
| 112
| 2
| 48
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 19
| 18
| 7
| 10
| 4.03
| 67
| 108
| 70
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 156.1
| 168
| 3
| 78
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 32
| 10
| 20
| 3.79
| 125
| 199
| 113
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 268.1
| 280
| 5
| 126
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 31
| 28
| 10
| 15
| 4.96
| 91
| 201
| 135
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 245
| 289
| 6
| 140
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1894
| NY
| N
| 52
| 48
| 33
| 9
| 3.70
| 133
| 234
| 168
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 409
| 404
| 13
| 171
| 0
| 21
| 0
|
| 1895
| NY
| N
| 29
| 29
| 16
| 11
| 5.30
| 76
| 170
| 133
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 225.2
| 296
| 10
| 73
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 42
| 41
| 26
| 14
| 3.82
| 110
| 205
| 142
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 334.1
| 378
| 8
| 127
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| 37
| 34
| 20
| 11
| 3.76
| 83
| 176
| 127
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 303.2
| 328
| 9
| 99
| 0
| 15
| 8
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| 38
| 37
| 16
| 18
| 3.77
| 82
| 185
| 134
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 320
| 329
| 9
| 108
| 0
| 11
| 12
|
| 1899
| NY
| N
| 18
| 18
| 5
| 11
| 4.37
| 30
| 103
| 72
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 148.1
| 169
| 4
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 13
| 13
| 7
| 6
| 2.83
| 23
| 52
| 34
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 111
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 31
| 12
| 17
| 3.72
| 53
| 155
| 106
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 256.1
| 280
| 4
| 93
| 0
| 6
| 10
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6.92
| 3
| 21
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 295
| 282
| 143
| 117
| 4.05
| 756
| 1546
| 1068
| 245
| 7
| 2
| 2375.1
| 2604
| 65
| 945
| 0
| 99
| 31
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 29
| 26
| 10
| 16
| 4.30
| 144
| 158
| 109
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 228
| 227
| 2
| 113
| 0
| 15
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 308
| 153
| 133
| 4.07
| 900
| 1704
| 1177
| 270
| 9
| 2
| 2603.1
| 2831
| 67
| 1058
| 0
| 114
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 38
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 34
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 56
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 53
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1894
| NY
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 60
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1895
| NY
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 44
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 62
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 56
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 51
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1899
| NY
| N
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .839
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 37
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 324
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 457
| 60
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 33
| 97
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 10
| .216
| .321
| .309
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 14
| 45
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 7
| .133
| .188
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 20
| 64
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .078
| .157
| .094
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 109
| 14
| 11
| 2
| 10
| .101
| .169
| .165
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 33
| 113
| 15
| 29
| 3
| 20
| .257
| .282
| .398
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| NY
| N
| 52
| 170
| 28
| 48
| 5
| 29
| .282
| .311
| .465
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| NY
| N
| 31
| 96
| 16
| 28
| 1
| 16
| .292
| .320
| .427
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| NY
| N
| 43
| 144
| 27
| 43
| 2
| 16
| .299
| .353
| .451
| 6
| 5
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| NY
| N
| 42
| 137
| 22
| 41
| 0
| 10
| .299
| .329
| .358
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| 38
| 129
| 16
| 27
| 0
| 12
| .209
| .261
| .264
| 5
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| NY
| N
| 18
| 58
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 4
| .207
| .246
| .328
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 13
| 41
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .171
| .209
| .244
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 99
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 8
| .192
| .231
| .293
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 306
| 1001
| 149
| 246
| 14
| 121
| .246
| .286
| .360
| 30
| 21
| 54
| 68
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 33
| 97
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 10
| .216
| .321
| .309
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 339
| 1098
| 163
| 267
| 15
| 131
| .243
| .289
| .355
| 30
| 24
| 69
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Duke Farrell to New York Giants in exchange for Charlie Petty, Jack McMahon and $7500 (February 27, 1894).
- Sold by New York Giants to Boston Beaneaters for $5000 (probably much lower or even free) (August 11, 1899).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 25, 1900).
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