Roy Meeker
Appearance
Roy Meeker | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lead Mine, Missouri, U.S. | September 15, 1900|
Died: March 25, 1929 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | (aged 28)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 1923, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 8–14 |
Earned run average | 4.73 |
Strikeouts | 54 |
Teams | |
Charles Roy Meeker (September 15, 1900 – March 25, 1929) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1923–24, 1926) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–14 record, with a 4.73 earned run average, and 54 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched.[1]
He was born in Lead Mine, Missouri, and at the time of his death was living in Kansas City.[2] Meeker died of a heart attack in Orlando, Florida at the age of 28 while taking part in the Reds' spring training.[2]
References
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- ^ a b "Roy Meeker, Red hurler, dies suddenly in camp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 26, 1929. p. 18. Retrieved September 25, 2016.