What years did Dutch Meyer play?

Dutch Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1946.

Was Dutch Meyer a pitcher?

No. Dutch Meyer was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Dutch Meyer hit?

Dutch Meyer hit 10 career home runs with 262 hits.

Dutch Meyer

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1946)

AVG .264

HR 10

RBI 93

H 262

OPS .689

PIV 56

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 181 lb
Born: 10/6/1915 in Waco, TX, USA
Died: 1/19/2003 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-06-23
Last Game: 1946-09-22

Full name: Lambert Daniel Meyer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
286	994	113	262	49	12	10	93	5	82	75	.264	.322	.367	.689	56

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .367 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .689 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1937	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	DET	AL	23	58	12	15	3	0	0	6	2	4	10	.259	.267 (-3%)	.335 (-5%)	.387 (-20%)	.722 (-13%)	-114.8
1941	DET	AL	46	153	12	29	9	1	1	14	1	8	13	.190	.262 (-28%)	.332 (-31%)	.373 (-25%)	.705 (-28%)	-703.5
1942	DET	AL	14	52	5	17	3	0	2	9	0	4	4	.327	.253 (+29%)	.323 (+19%)	.349 (+43%)	.672 (+32%)	249.9
1945	CLE	AL	130	524	71	153	29	8	7	48	2	40	32	.292	.260 (+12%)	.328 (+4%)	.354 (+18%)	.683 (+11%)	959.1
1946	CLE	AL	72	207	13	48	5	3	0	16	0	26	16	.232	.256 (-10%)	.328 (-3%)	.358 (-20%)	.687 (-12%)	-335.2
Career · 6 seasons			286	994	113	262	49	12	10	93	5	82	75	.264	—	—	—	—	55

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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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	150	506	63	138	7	61	.273
Away	136	488	50	124	3	32	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1946-09-22	CLE	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-21	CLE	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-20	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-15	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-07	CLE	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-05	CLE	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-04	CLE	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1946-09-03	CLE	SLA	W	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
1946-09-03	CLE	SLA	W	3	1	1	0	1	1	2
1946-09-02	CLE	SLA	L	5	0	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	269	0	593	664	30	131

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	DET	2B	21	28	44	3	6
1941	DET	2B	40	107	101	6	19
1942	DET	2B	14	31	56	1	14
1945	CLE	2B	130	317	313	14	66
1946	CLE	2B	64	110	150	6	26

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	268

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	TX	1935, 1936, 1937

Frequently Asked Questions about Dutch Meyer

What years did Dutch Meyer play?: Dutch Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1946.
Was Dutch Meyer a pitcher?: No. Dutch Meyer was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Dutch Meyer hit?: Dutch Meyer hit 10 career home runs with 262 hits.