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Sam Mele Sam Mele
Full name: Sabath Anthony Mele
Born: January 23, 1923, Astoria, New York
First Game: April 15, 1947; Final Game: September 16, 1956
Managed First Game: June 6, 1961; Managed Final Game: June 8, 1967
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 183
Nephew of Tony Cuccinello
TSN Manager of the Year (1965)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1947 BOS A               123   453   71  137  14   8  12   73   37       35   1   6      11    0   3  .302  .356  .448   0.1 1947 BOS A
1948 BOS A                66   180   25   42  12   1   2   25   13       21   2   3       5    1   1  .233  .292  .344  -1.1 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A                18    46    1    9   1   1   0    7    7       14   0   2       3    2   0  .196  .302  .261  -0.4 1949 BOS A
1949 WAS A                78   264   21   64  12   2   3   25   17       34   0   0      10    2   1  .242  .288  .337  -1.6 1949 WAS A
1949 TOT A                96   310   22   73  13   3   3   32   24       48   0   2      13    4   1  .235  .290  .326  -2.0 1949 TOT A
1950 WAS A               126   435   57  119  21   6  12   86   51       40   1   3      21    2   0  .274  .351  .432  -0.2 1950 WAS A
1951 WAS A               143   558   58  153  36   7   5   94   32       31   1   3      22    2   3  .274  .315  .391  -1.2 1951 WAS A
1952 WAS A                 9    28    2   12   3   0   2   10    1        2   0   0       0    0   0  .429  .448  .750   0.4 1952 WAS A
1952 CHI A               123   423   46  105  18   2  14   59   48       40   2   1      18    1   2  .248  .328  .400  -1.1 1952 CHI A
1952 TOT A               132   451   48  117  21   2  16   69   49       42   2   1      18    1   2  .259  .335  .421  -0.7 1952 TOT A
1953 CHI A               140   481   64  132  26   8  12   82   58       47   0   5      14    3   1  .274  .353  .437  -0.7 1953 CHI A
1954 BAL A                72   230   17   55   9   4   5   32   18       26   0   4   4  12    1   0  .239  .290  .378  -1.0 1954 BAL A
1954 BOS A                42   132   22   42   6   0   7   23   12       12   2   2   2   4    0   1  .318  .378  .523   0.2 1954 BOS A
1954 TOT A               114   362   39   97  15   4  12   55   30       38   2   6   6  16    1   1  .268  .322  .431  -0.8 1954 TOT A
1955 BOS A                14    31    1    4   2   0   0    1    0   0    7   0   0   1   1    1   0  .129  .125  .194  -0.3 1955 BOS A
1955 CIN N                35    62    4   13   1   0   2    7    5   0   13   1   0   0   5    0   1  .210  .279  .323  -0.5 1955 CIN N
1955 Total                49    93    5   17   3   0   2    8    5   0   20   1   0   1   6    1   1  .183  .230  .280  -0.8 1955 Total
1956 CLE A                57   114   17   29   7   0   4   20   12   0   20   0   0   2   4    0   1  .254  .320  .421  -0.2 1956 CLE A
Total NL                  35    62    4   13   1   0   2    7    5   0   13   1   0   0   5    0   1  .210  .279  .323  -0.5 Total NL        
Total AL                1011  3375  402  903 167  39  78  537  306   0i 329   9  29   9i125   15  13  .268  .329  .409  -7.1 Total AL        
Total                   1046  3437  406  916 168  39  80  544  311   0i 342  10  29   9i130   15  14  .267  .328  .408  -7.6 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1947 BOS A        OF  116   233   10    2    1  .992     3   29   87 
1947 BOS A        1B    1     5    0    0    0 1.000
1948 BOS A        OF   55    99    2    3    0  .971     3    0   52 
1949 BOS A        OF   11    20    1    1    0  .955     0    0   11 
1949 WAS A        OF   63   108    5    4    3  .966     1   24   44 
1949 WAS A        1B   11    79    7    1    9  .989
1949 TOT A        RF                               -
1949 TOT A        OF   74   128    6    5    3  .964     1   24   55 
1950 WAS A        OF   99   192    8    2    0  .990     6   26   72 
1950 WAS A        1B   16   149   18    2   13  .988
1951 WAS A        OF  124   263    8    2    1  .993     2   17  107 
1951 WAS A        1B   15   122    7    0   11 1.000
1952 WAS A        OF    7    11    0    1    0  .917     0    1    6 
1952 CHI A        OF  112   157    8    0    1 1.000     0    0  112 
1952 CHI A        1B    3    10    0    0    0 1.000
1952 TOT A        RF                               -
1952 TOT A        OF  119   168    8    1    1  .994     0    1  118 
1953 CHI A        OF  138   213   14    1    1  .996     0    4  138 
1953 CHI A        1B    2     4    0    0    0 1.000
1954 BAL A        OF   62    97    5    4    1  .962    40    0   24 
1954 BOS A        1B   22   168    8    1   17  .994
1954 BOS A        OF   13    20    1    1    1  .955     3    0   13 
1954 TOT A        LF                               -
1954 TOT A        RF                               -
1954 TOT A        OF   75   117    6    5    2  .961    43    0   37 
1955 BOS A        OF    7    14    3    0    0 1.000     6    0    1 
1955 CIN N        OF   13    24    0    1    0  .960    12    0    1 
1955 CIN N        1B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1955 Total        LF                               -
1955 Total        RF                               -
1955 Total        OF   20    38    3    1    0  .976    18    0    2 
1956 CLE A        OF   20    29    2    1    0  .969    14    0    6 
1956 CLE A        1B    8    59    5    0    5 1.000
Total             OF  840  1480   67   23    9  .985    90  101  674 
Total             1B   79   596   45    4   55  .994
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1961 MIN A    7    2    5  .286    29    40   6- 6   6-12    8  9  7
1961 MIN A   95   45   49  .479   427   415   6-23           9  7
1962 MIN A  163   91   71  .562   798   713                  2
1963 MIN A  161   91   70  .565   767   602                  3
1964 MIN A  163   79   83  .488   737   678                  6
1965 MIN A  162  102   60  .630   774   600                  1
1966 MIN A  162   89   73  .549   663   581                  2
1967 MIN A   50   25   25  .500   218   202          6- 8    6  2
Total       963  524  436  .546  4413  3831
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
World Series Managerial RecordWorld Series Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1965 MIN A    7    3    4  .429    20    24
All-Star Game Managerial RecordAll-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1966 AL       1    0    1  .000     1     2

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1946).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Mickey Harris to Washington Senators in exchange for
Walt Masterson (June 13, 1949).

Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Busby and Mel
Hoderlein (May 3, 1952).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Neil Berry to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for
Johnny Groth and Johnny Lipon (February 5, 1954).

Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Baltimore Orioles (July 29, 1954).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds (June 23, 1955).

Released by Cincinnati Reds (January 18, 1956).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (March 24, 1956).

Released by Cleveland Indians (April 16, 1957).


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