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
.267AVG
.328OBP
.408SLG
More career statistics
916H
80HR
544RBI
15SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,437 | 3,438 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 14 | 19 |
| Batting · Doubles | 168 | 167 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 342 | 345 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,796 | 3,798 |
| Batting · Runs | 406 | 405 |
| Batting · Walks | 311 | 312 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,046 | 3,796 | 3,437 | 406 | 916 | 168 | 39 | 80 | 544 | 311 | 342 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1,402 | .267 | .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 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1952-05-09 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1947-09-18 | 1 in 135 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 | – | – |