Sam Mele
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,046G
.266AVG
.328OBP
.408SLG
916H
80HR
544RBI
15SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,046 | 3,798 | 3,438 | 405 | 916 | 167 | 39 | 80 | 544 | 312 | 345 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1,401 | .266 | .328 | .408 | .736 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1953-06-27 to 1953-07-18
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1954-06-23 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1953-08-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1950-07-25 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 512 | 1860 | 461 | 35 | 264 | 154 | 164 | .274 | .331 | .416 |
| Away | 534 | 1938 | 455 | 45 | 280 | 158 | 181 | .259 | .316 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 280 | 62 | 4 | 44 | 30 | 23 | .250 | .329 | .403 |
| May | 184 | 674 | 170 | 14 | 92 | 65 | 62 | .285 | .349 | .441 |
| June | 188 | 716 | 155 | 15 | 114 | 59 | 72 | .240 | .299 | .363 |
| July | 223 | 795 | 212 | 15 | 127 | 70 | 64 | .296 | .355 | .446 |
| August | 206 | 765 | 185 | 13 | 90 | 43 | 75 | .258 | .298 | .366 |
| September | 161 | 556 | 131 | 18 | 74 | 44 | 48 | .260 | .315 | .433 |
| October | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .364 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 150 | 511 | 98 | 10 | 59 | 44 | 55 | .212 | .278 | .338 |
| detroit-tigers | 139 | 523 | 139 | 13 | 83 | 43 | 52 | .295 | .348 | .459 |
| cleveland-guardians | 130 | 482 | 94 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 48 | .215 | .278 | .324 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 128 | 499 | 129 | 9 | 73 | 44 | 32 | .288 | .347 | .420 |
| boston-red-sox | 121 | 492 | 120 | 10 | 70 | 35 | 50 | .265 | .315 | .412 |
| chicago-white-sox | 118 | 425 | 113 | 9 | 74 | 34 | 35 | .294 | .346 | .444 |
| st-louis-browns | 116 | 440 | 110 | 9 | 78 | 36 | 32 | .276 | .332 | .431 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 95 | 333 | 91 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 24 | .306 | .366 | .461 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Boston Red Sox | 123 | 453 | 137 | 12 | 73 | – | .302 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Red Sox | 66 | 180 | 42 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 96 | 310 | 73 | 3 | 32 | 4 | .235 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 126 | 435 | 119 | 12 | 86 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1951 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 143 | 558 | 153 | 5 | 94 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 132 | 451 | 117 | 16 | 69 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Chicago White Sox | 140 | 481 | 132 | 12 | 82 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox | 114 | 362 | 97 | 12 | 55 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .181 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Cleveland Guardians | 57 | 114 | 29 | 4 | 20 | – | .254 | – | – |