Sammy Meeks
[edit] Biography
Sammy Meeks (Samuel Mack Meeks) was born on April 23, 1923 in Anderson, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1948 for the Washington Senators. Meeks played for the Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 24
| 33
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .121
| .147
| .152
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| 16
| 36
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 6
| .306
| .342
| .528
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| 39
| 95
| 7
| 27
| 1
| 8
| .284
| .327
| .368
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 23
| 35
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .229
| .229
| .229
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 78
| 166
| 21
| 46
| 3
| 16
| .277
| .310
| .373
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 24
| 33
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .121
| .147
| .152
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 102
| 199
| 25
| 50
| 3
| 18
| .251
| .284
| .337
| 8
| 0
| 9
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 18
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 64
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1950
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 92
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1946).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for George McPhail and cash (1952).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox (May, 1952).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from Chicago White Sox in the minor league draft (December 1, 1953).
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