Rusty Meacham
[edit] Biography
Born on January 27, 1968 in Stuart, Florida, Rusty Meacham (Russell Loren Meacham) played for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 8 year career. Meacham broke into the bigs on June 29, 1991 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 2.74 ERA in 101.2 innings pitched in 1992, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rusty Meacham's best season was 1992, when he posted a 2.74 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 64 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 5.20
| 14
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 35
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 64
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 2.74
| 64
| 39
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 101.2
| 88
| 5
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5.57
| 13
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 31
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.73
| 36
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 50.2
| 51
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 49
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.98
| 30
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 59.2
| 72
| 6
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 5.74
| 25
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42.1
| 57
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5.60
| 13
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35.1
| 39
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 213
| 9
| 23
| 17
| 4.34
| 195
| 182
| 163
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 338.1
| 373
| 36
| 91
| 13
| 11
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 218
| 9
| 23
| 17
| 4.43
| 198
| 188
| 169
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 343
| 381
| 39
| 93
| 13
| 11
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| DET
| A
| P
| 10
| 4
| 27.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 101.2
| 13
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .969
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 50.2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 59.2
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .933
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| P
| 15
| 5
| 42.1
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 35.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 218
| 9
| 343
| 30
| 54
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 213
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 218
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed May 11, 1988).
- Claimed on waivers by Kansas City Royals from Detroit Tigers (October 23, 1991).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Jose Amado (June 21, 1996).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 28, 1997).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (May 8, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1997).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 18, 1997).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 14, 1998).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 25, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 2, 1999).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 4, 1999).
- Signed by Houston Astros (June 26, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 2000).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 31, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 2001).
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