What years did Sam Mele play?

Sam Mele played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1956.

Was Sam Mele a pitcher?

No. Sam Mele was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Sam Mele hit?

Sam Mele hit 80 career home runs with 916 hits.

What was Sam Mele's career batting average?

Sam Mele batted .267 over his career, with 916 hits in 3,437 at bats.

How many RBI did Sam Mele have?

Sam Mele drove in 544 runs in his career.

Is Sam Mele in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sam Mele has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sam Mele

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1956)

Sam Mele was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1956 for 6 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 10 seasons. In 1,046 career games, he hit .267 with 916 hits, 80 home runs, and 544 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 953.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .267

HR 80

RBI 544

H 916

OPS .736

PIV 953

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 183 lb
Born: 1/21/1922 in Astoria, NY, USA
Died: 5/1/2017 in Quincy, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-04-15
Last Game: 1956-09-16

Full name: Sabath Anthony Mele

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Career Batting Statistics

Sam Mele — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,046	3,437	406	916	168	39	80	544	15	311	342	.267	.328	.408	.736	953

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career OPS .736 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Sam Mele Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1947	BOS	AL	123	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	0	37	35	.302	.262 (+15%)	.336 (+6%)	.376 (+19%)	.712 (+13%)	1037.2
1948	BOS	AL	66	180	25	42	12	1	2	25	1	13	21	.233	.263 (-11%)	.340 (-14%)	.379 (-9%)	.719 (-11%)	-366.1
1949	BOS	AL	18	46	1	9	1	1	0	7	2	7	14	.196	—	—	—	—	-164.8
1949	WS1	AL	78	264	21	64	12	2	3	25	2	17	34	.242	.262 (-8%)	.343 (-16%)	.384 (-12%)	.727 (-14%)	-164.8
1950	WS1	AL	126	435	57	119	21	6	12	86	2	51	40	.274	.265 (+3%)	.346 (+1%)	.401 (+8%)	.747 (+5%)	378.1
1951	WS1	AL	143	558	58	153	36	7	5	94	2	32	31	.274	.260 (+5%)	.336 (-6%)	.385 (+1%)	.721 (-2%)	-372.8
1952	WS1	AL	9	28	2	12	3	0	2	10	0	1	2	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CHA	AL	123	423	46	105	18	2	14	59	1	48	40	.248	.252 (-2%)	.326 (avg)	.369 (+8%)	.696 (+4%)	0.0
1953	CHA	AL	140	481	64	132	26	8	12	82	3	58	47	.274	.264 (+4%)	.335 (+5%)	.397 (+10%)	.733 (+8%)	725.0
1954	BAL	AL	72	230	17	55	9	4	5	32	1	18	26	.239	.261 (-8%)	.333 (-13%)	.390 (-3%)	.723 (-8%)	-364.7
1954	BOS	AL	42	132	22	42	6	0	7	23	0	12	12	.318	.261 (+22%)	.333 (+14%)	.390 (+34%)	.723 (+25%)	-364.7
1955	BOS	AL	14	31	1	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	7	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	CIN	NL	35	62	4	13	1	0	2	7	0	5	13	.210	.258 (-19%)	.332 (-16%)	.393 (-18%)	.726 (-17%)	0.0
1956	CLE	AL	57	114	17	29	7	0	4	20	0	12	20	.254	.258 (-1%)	.331 (-3%)	.397 (+6%)	.728 (+2%)	10.1
Career · 14 seasons			1,046	3,437	406	916	168	39	80	544	15	311	342	.267	—	—	—	—	353

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

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Batting — Home / Away

Sam Mele — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	512	1681	202	461	35	264	.274
Away	534	1757	203	455	45	280	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sam Mele — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1956-09-16	CLE	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-15	CLE	BOS	L	3	1	1	0	0	2	1
1956-09-08	CLE	CHW	L	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
1956-09-07	CLE	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
1956-09-03	CLE	KC1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-02	CLE	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1956-08-31	CLE	CHW	W	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
1956-08-26	CLE	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-08-17	CLE	KC1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-08-15	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Mele — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	79	27	596	45	4	55
OF	840	101	1480	67	23	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Mele — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1947	BOS	1B	1	0	5	0	0	0
1947	BOS	OF	116	0	233	10	2	1
1948	BOS	OF	55	0	99	2	3	0
1949	BOS	OF	11	0	20	1	1	0
1949	WS1	1B	11	0	79	7	1	9
1949	WS1	OF	63	0	108	5	4	3
1950	WS1	1B	16	0	149	18	2	13
1950	WS1	OF	99	0	192	8	2	0
1951	WS1	1B	15	0	122	7	0	11
1951	WS1	OF	124	0	263	8	2	1
1952	WS1	OF	7	0	11	0	1	0
1952	CHA	1B	3	0	10	0	0	0
1952	CHA	OF	112	0	157	8	0	1
1953	CHA	1B	2	0	4	0	0	0
1953	CHA	OF	138	0	213	14	1	1
1954	BAL	OF	62	58	97	5	4	1
1954	BOS	1B	22	21	168	8	1	17
1954	BOS	OF	13	11	20	1	1	1
1955	BOS	OF	7	6	14	3	0	0
1955	CIN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955	CIN	OF	13	11	24	0	1	0
1956	CLE	1B	8	6	59	5	0	5
1956	CLE	OF	20	15	29	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Sam Mele Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	79
Left Field	89
Center Field	98
Right Field	679

College History

Sam Mele — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
New York University	New York	NY	1943
Yale University	New Haven	CT	1943

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Career Spans

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Sam Mele: the record in brief

April 15, 1947 and September 16, 1956 bracket Sam Mele's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1947 to 1955), the Washington Senators (1949 to 1952), the Chicago White Sox (1952 to 1953), the Baltimore Orioles (1954), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1955), and the Cleveland Indians (1956). The bio lists Mele as an outfielder who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-1 and 183 pounds. Mele was born on January 21, 1922, in Astoria, NY, USA. Mele's death is recorded on May 1, 2017, in Quincy, MA, USA. On the record, Sam Mele was born Sabath Anthony Mele.

In 1,046 games and 3,437 at bats, Mele batted .267 with 916 hits, plus 80 home runs and 544 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .328 and the slugging percentage .408, for an OPS of .736. The .267 career average is close to the .261 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Mele

What years did Sam Mele play?: Sam Mele played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1956.
Was Sam Mele a pitcher?: No. Sam Mele was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Sam Mele hit?: Sam Mele hit 80 career home runs with 916 hits.
What was Sam Mele's career batting average?: Sam Mele batted .267 over his career, with 916 hits in 3,437 at bats.
How many RBI did Sam Mele have?: Sam Mele drove in 544 runs in his career.
Is Sam Mele in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sam Mele has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.