Lee Meadows
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1929)
Lee Meadows was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 15 seasons. Across 490 career appearances, he went 188-180 with a 3.37 ERA and 1,063 strikeouts. He also batted .180 with 5 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7647.0.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 190 lb
- Died
- 1/29/1963 in Daytona Beach, FL, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1915-04-19
- Last Game
- 1929-04-29
Full name: Henry Lee Meadows
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SLN | NL | 13 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 244.0 | 232 | 81 | 88 | 104 | 2.99 | 2.90 (-3%) | -476.6 |
| 1916 | SLN | NL | 12 | 23 | 51 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 289.0 | 261 | 83 | 119 | 120 | 2.58 | 2.78 (+7%) | -2021.4 |
| 1917 | SLN | NL | 15 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 265.2 | 253 | 91 | 90 | 100 | 3.08 | 2.69 (-15%) | -959.8 |
| 1918 | SLN | NL | 8 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 165.1 | 176 | 66 | 56 | 49 | 3.59 | 2.83 (-27%) | -609.2 |
| 1919 | SLN | NL | 4 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 92.0 | 100 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 3.03 | 3.09 (+2%) | -642.5 |
| 1919 | PHI | NL | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 158.1 | 128 | 41 | 49 | 88 | 2.33 | 3.09 (+24%) | 1912.7 |
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 16 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 247.0 | 249 | 78 | 90 | 95 | 2.84 | 3.45 (+18%) | -199.9 |
| 1921 | PHI | NL | 11 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 194.1 | 226 | 93 | 62 | 52 | 4.31 | 4.02 (-7%) | -1449.2 |
| 1922 | PHI | NL | 12 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 237.0 | 264 | 106 | 71 | 62 | 4.03 | 4.18 (+4%) | 191.8 |
| 1923 | PHI | NL | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.2 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 13.27 | 4.03 (-229%) | -133.9 |
| 1923 | PIT | NL | 16 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 227.0 | 250 | 76 | 44 | 66 | 3.01 | 4.03 (+25%) | 4845.6 |
| 1924 | PIT | NL | 13 | 12 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 229.1 | 240 | 83 | 51 | 61 | 3.26 | 4.13 (+21%) | 2026.2 |
| 1925 | PIT | NL | 19 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 255.1 | 272 | 104 | 67 | 87 | 3.67 | 4.55 (+19%) | 1279.5 |
| 1926 | PIT | NL | 20 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 226.2 | 254 | 100 | 52 | 54 | 3.97 | 4.11 (+3%) | 1185.5 |
| 1927 | PIT | NL | 19 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 299.1 | 315 | 113 | 66 | 84 | 3.40 | 4.08 (+17%) | 2663.2 |
| 1928 | PIT | NL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8.10 | 4.13 (-96%) | 35.0 |
| 1929 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 188 | 180 | 490 | 406 | 219 | 25 | 7 | 3,160.2 | 3,280 | 1,185 | 956 | 1,063 | 3.37 | — | 7,647 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498 | 1,117 | 80 | 201 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 272 | .180 | .208 | .230 | .438 | -6,570 |
Career AVG .180 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.
Career OBP .208 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.
Career SLG .230 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.
Career OPS .438 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SLN | NL | 39 | 83 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 31 | .096 | .250 (-62%) | .318 (-48%) | .332 (-71%) | .651 (-60%) | -712.4 |
| 1916 | SLN | NL | 51 | 95 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .158 | .248 (-36%) | .314 (-50%) | .326 (-29%) | .640 (-39%) | -575.0 |
| 1917 | SLN | NL | 43 | 89 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .101 | .248 (-59%) | .312 (-64%) | .323 (-65%) | .635 (-65%) | -827.6 |
| 1918 | SLN | NL | 31 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .127 | .255 (-50%) | .318 (-50%) | .326 (-44%) | .645 (-47%) | -391.5 |
| 1919 | SLN | NL | 22 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .103 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1919 | PHI | NL | 21 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .118 | .262 (-55%) | .322 (-53%) | .347 (-66%) | .670 (-60%) | 0.0 |
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 39 | 82 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .171 | .271 (-37%) | .331 (-40%) | .363 (-46%) | .694 (-43%) | -548.9 |
| 1921 | PHI | NL | 28 | 62 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .210 | .286 (-27%) | .344 (-25%) | .395 (-6%) | .739 (-15%) | -162.7 |
| 1922 | PHI | NL | 33 | 86 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .314 | .285 (+10%) | .345 (-5%) | .397 (-9%) | .743 (-7%) | -104.9 |
| 1923 | PHI | NL | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1923 | PIT | NL | 31 | 88 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .250 | .282 (-12%) | .344 (-23%) | .390 (-10%) | .734 (-16%) | 0.0 |
| 1924 | PIT | NL | 36 | 82 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .195 | .283 (-31%) | .345 (-44%) | .389 (-28%) | .734 (-35%) | -501.3 |
| 1925 | PIT | NL | 35 | 97 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .175 | .288 (-39%) | .349 (-32%) | .407 (-42%) | .756 (-37%) | -601.3 |
| 1926 | PIT | NL | 36 | 88 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .227 | .279 (-19%) | .345 (-25%) | .390 (-42%) | .735 (-34%) | -468.8 |
| 1927 | PIT | NL | 40 | 115 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .157 | .282 (-45%) | .344 (-46%) | .392 (-56%) | .736 (-51%) | -963.1 |
| 1928 | PIT | NL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1929 | PIT | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 498 | 1,117 | 80 | 201 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 34 | 272 | .180 | — | — | — | — | -5,857 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (989 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 260 | 553 | 50 | 107 | 5 | 44 | .193 |
| Away | 239 | 564 | 30 | 93 | 0 | 31 | .165 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 255 | 1650.2 | 1777 | 642 | 489 | 567 | 3.50 |
| Away | 235 | 1504.2 | 1530 | 552 | 469 | 510 | 3.30 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-04-29 | PIT | STL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-08-18 | PIT | PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-07-31 | PIT | BSN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-07-21 | PIT | BRO | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928-06-24 | PIT | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-10-02 | PIT | CIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1927-09-27 | PIT | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-24 | PIT | NY1 | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-20 | PIT | BRO | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-16 | PIT | BSN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-04-29 | PIT | STL | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-08-18 | PIT | PHI | — | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-07-31 | PIT | BSN | L | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928-07-21 | PIT | BRO | W | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1928-06-24 | PIT | CHC | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-10-02 | PIT | CIN | L | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-27 | PIT | CHC | — | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1927-09-24 | PIT | NY1 | L | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1927-09-20 | PIT | BRO | L | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1927-09-16 | PIT | BSN | W | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SLN | P | 39 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2 |
| 1916 | SLN | P | 51 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 6 | 2 |
| 1917 | SLN | P | 43 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 0 |
| 1918 | SLN | P | 30 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 4 |
| 1919 | SLN | P | 22 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919 | PHI | P | 18 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 0 |
| 1920 | PHI | P | 35 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 7 | 1 |
| 1921 | PHI | P | 28 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 6 |
| 1922 | PHI | P | 33 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 2 |
| 1923 | PHI | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1923 | PIT | P | 31 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 6 |
| 1924 | PIT | P | 36 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 0 |
| 1925 | PIT | P | 35 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 4 |
| 1926 | PIT | P | 36 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 3 | 6 |
| 1927 | PIT | P | 40 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 5 |
| 1928 | PIT | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | PIT | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 490 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
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Lee Meadows: the record in brief
The profile opens with Lee Meadows's first major league game on April 19, 1915; the last one listed came on April 29, 1929. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (1915 through 1919), the Philadelphia Phillies (1919 through 1923), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1923 through 1929). Meadows played primarily as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 12, 1894, in Oxford, NC, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 0 inches and 190 pounds. Meadows died on January 29, 1963, in Daytona Beach, FL, USA. The given name on file is Henry Lee Meadows.
The pitching table credits Meadows with a 188-180 record and a 3.37 ERA in 490 games. The same table counts 1,063 strikeouts, 219 complete games, and 25 shutouts. That 3.37 ERA compares with a 3.75 league average across the same seasons, 10.0% better. No season topped the 20 wins of 1926. The strikeout high was 120 in 1916.
Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Meadows
- What years did Lee Meadows play?
- Lee Meadows played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929.
- Was Lee Meadows a pitcher?
- Yes. Lee Meadows pitched in the major leagues, recording 188 wins and 1063 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Lee Meadows hit?
- Lee Meadows hit 5 career home runs with 201 hits.
- What was Lee Meadows's career batting average?
- Lee Meadows batted .180 over his career, with 201 hits in 1,117 at bats.
- How many RBI did Lee Meadows have?
- Lee Meadows drove in 75 runs in his career.
- What was Lee Meadows's career ERA?
- Lee Meadows finished with a 3.37 career ERA, going 188-180 with 1,063 strikeouts.