SS Arturo Meza #43
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
SS ARTURO MEZA #43 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1939
Born in:Navolato, SIN
Nationality:Mexican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 4th Pick in Round 5
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Gulfport - R 20 18 28 13 0 1 1 5 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 .464 .559 .643 1.202 198 210 0.6
1960 Miami - A 20 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 228 226 0.1
1961 Gulfport - R 21 33 124 44 1 3 4 37 24 26 0 2 13 6 2 .355 .461 .508 .969 136 140 1.5
1961 Miami - A 21 68 251 72 11 2 13 55 36 43 0 4 44 1 3 .287 .386 .502 .888 126 124 1.6
1962 Peoria - A 22 133 476 117 27 4 18 71 66 90 0 5 72 4 4 .246 .363 .433 .795 119 122 5.2
1963 Peoria - A 23 44 152 38 6 0 4 15 16 23 1 1 31 4 3 .250 .350 .368 .719 105 101 1.3
1963 El Paso - AA 23 93 328 72 14 6 8 44 41 34 2 9 51 6 5 .220 .290 .372 .661 91 89 2.3
1964 Roanoke - A 24 4 23 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .348 .375 .522 .897 131 134 0.2
1964 Knoxville - AA 24 24 85 20 1 1 4 14 16 18 0 1 19 1 2 .235 .365 .412 .777 106 111 0.2
1964 Seattle - AAA 24 49 136 33 4 1 5 17 17 11 0 2 20 2 4 .243 .295 .397 .692 85 80 0.3
1965 Galveston - AA 25 37 119 26 2 0 5 16 15 10 0 0 24 2 0 .218 .279 .361 .640 76 75 0.1
1965 Portland - AAA 25 58 184 40 3 2 2 10 23 24 2 1 43 3 5 .217 .313 .288 .601 64 67 -0.4
1966 Springfield - A 26 23 83 22 5 2 2 14 9 13 0 0 20 1 1 .265 .365 .446 .810 136 138 0.3
1966 Galveston - AA 26 92 343 99 18 3 19 72 60 62 2 1 77 9 9 .289 .400 .525 .924 153 146 2.7
1966 Portland - AAA 26 7 15 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .133 .188 .333 .521 43 41 -0.1
1967 Galveston - AA 27 114 392 104 16 3 13 64 72 88 3 4 87 7 7 .265 .400 .421 .821 119 108 1.5
1967 Portland - AAA 27 16 52 12 2 0 2 4 7 7 0 0 7 0 0 .231 .322 .385 .707 107 103 0.1
1968 Springfield - A 28 21 81 21 8 0 1 9 8 11 0 0 17 2 2 .259 .348 .395 .743 131 116 0.4
1968 Galveston - AA 28 75 258 71 13 2 6 36 34 46 2 1 55 3 1 .275 .388 .411 .798 122 122 1.9
1968 Portland - AAA 28 12 26 9 2 0 0 5 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 .346 .393 .423 .816 133 123 0.2
1969 Galveston - AA 29 74 239 86 12 2 8 37 48 51 1 1 44 1 5 .360 .473 .527 1.000 185 172 2.4
1969 Portland - AAA 29 34 69 16 5 1 2 11 16 13 0 1 18 0 0 .232 .349 .420 .770 117 125 0.3
1970 Galveston - AA 30 18 46 17 3 1 2 11 12 22 3 0 8 1 2 .370 .592 .609 1.200 222 215 0.7
1970 Portland - AAA 30 45 118 36 4 0 4 20 17 21 0 1 21 1 2 .305 .407 .441 .848 129 126 0.4
1971 Tampa - A 31 11 36 11 2 0 1 3 4 9 0 0 10 0 0 .306 .444 .444 .889 161 178 0.5
1971 Springfield - A 31 47 122 32 7 0 2 17 16 22 3 0 28 3 3 .262 .388 .369 .757 117 116 0.3
1971 Galveston - AA 31 36 67 22 3 1 2 14 22 27 1 0 19 1 1 .328 .526 .493 1.019 169 154 0.8
1972 Albany - A 32 14 53 13 0 1 2 7 7 10 0 0 12 2 2 .245 .365 .396 .761 126 129 0.2
1972 New Orleans - AAA 32 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 288 322 0.1
Total DIX 24 85 20 1 1 4 14 16 18 0 1 19 1 2 .235 .365 .412 .777 106 111
Total GWL 221 600 148 20 4 16 71 86 79 2 5 115 7 11 .247 .334 .373 .707 95 94
Total HL 268 914 230 53 6 27 126 115 159 4 6 168 14 13 .252 .363 .411 .774 119 119
Total MAL 14 53 13 0 1 2 7 7 10 0 0 12 2 2 .245 .365 .396 .761 126 129
Total SEL 89 316 93 15 2 16 66 43 53 0 4 57 1 4 .294 .391 .506 .898 132 132
Total LSA 539 1792 497 81 18 63 294 304 340 14 16 365 30 30 .277 .394 .448 .842 133 126
Total GSL 51 152 57 1 4 5 42 34 32 0 2 15 6 2 .375 .478 .533 1.011 148 153
Total CL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 288 322
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Miami - A SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.030
1960 Gulfport - R SS 7 3 11 13 3 24 0 1.000 34.0 6.35 +0.4 .990
1961 Miami - A SS 67 66 131 165 39 307 11 .964 578.2 4.60 -3.2 .973
1961 Gulfport - R SS 31 30 59 71 17 133 3 .977 260.1 4.49 +3.3 1.130
1962 Peoria - A SS 127 126 228 400 113 642 14 .978 1108.0 5.10 +13.3 1.054
1963 El Paso - AA SS 87 87 160 296 49 471 15 .968 789.0 5.20 +9.6 1.054
1963 Peoria - A SS 40 40 61 117 28 182 4 .978 347.2 4.61 +5.4 1.054
1964 Seattle - AAA SS 40 31 80 95 18 178 3 .983 287.1 5.48 +1.0 1.011
1964 Knoxville - AA SS 24 24 50 62 14 119 7 .941 205.0 4.92 -3.1 .926
1964 Roanoke - A SS 4 4 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 38.2 4.66 +0.3 1.099
1965 Portland - AAA SS 49 47 95 121 19 223 7 .969 398.2 4.88 -4.0 .950
1965 Galveston - AA SS 26 25 36 60 9 99 3 .970 223.2 3.86 -1.7 .939
1966 Portland - AAA 2B 1 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 .987
1966 Galveston - AA 2B 60 60 128 114 31 246 4 .984 534.1 4.08 -8.4 .883
1966 Springfield - A 2B 20 20 52 33 13 89 4 .955 175.1 4.36 -4.9 .858
1966 Portland - AAA SS 2 2 3 5 1 9 1 .889 18.0 4.00 -0.4 .883
1966 Galveston - AA SS 33 28 51 69 13 125 5 .960 259.2 4.16 -1.0 .932
1966 Springfield - A SS 5 1 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 16.1 4.41 +0.1 1.101
1967 Portland - AAA 2B 14 14 24 42 8 66 0 1.000 117.2 5.05 -1.5 .929
1967 Galveston - AA 2B 86 84 180 206 63 390 4 .990 723.0 4.80 -5.7 .925
1967 Galveston - AA SS 29 19 40 49 9 92 3 .967 194.0 4.13 -1.4 .975
1968 Galveston - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 Portland - AAA 2B 3 3 11 8 3 20 1 .950 27.0 6.33 -0.3 .881
1968 Galveston - AA 2B 14 13 23 36 8 59 0 1.000 120.1 4.41 +0.7 .972
1968 Springfield - A 2B 10 10 18 24 7 44 2 .955 84.0 4.50 -2.1 .885
1968 Portland - AAA SS 2 2 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 17.2 5.09 +0.1 1.081
1968 Galveston - AA SS 53 51 79 147 37 232 6 .974 461.0 4.41 -2.8 .945
1968 Springfield - A SS 10 10 24 38 14 64 2 .969 90.2 6.15 +0.3 .959
1969 Portland - AAA 1B 15 9 58 9 6 67 0 1.000 71.0 8.49 +0.8 1.060
1969 Galveston - AA 1B 48 45 343 26 39 376 7 .981 398.0 8.34 -4.6 .874
1969 Portland - AAA 2B 5 5 11 13 4 25 1 .960 44.0 4.91 -1.7 .775
1969 Galveston - AA 2B 15 11 30 35 13 66 1 .985 106.0 5.52 -0.4 .921
1969 Portland - AAA SS 7 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 14.0 3.86 -0.5 .866
1969 Galveston - AA SS 9 3 2 13 3 15 0 1.000 35.1 3.82 +0.8 1.095
1970 Portland - AAA 1B 23 20 189 9 16 199 1 .995 184.1 9.67 -1.0 .939
1970 Galveston - AA 1B 6 5 42 3 7 46 1 .978 45.0 9.00 -0.4 .970
1970 Portland - AAA 2B 11 6 20 29 10 49 0 1.000 71.0 6.21 -1.1 .961
1970 Galveston - AA 2B 9 7 14 21 6 39 4 .897 65.0 4.85 -4.3 .768
1970 Portland - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.5 .000
1970 Galveston - AA SS 3 3 7 4 2 11 0 1.000 25.0 3.96 +0.1 1.069
1971 Galveston - AA 1B 12 10 87 7 7 94 0 1.000 83.0 10.19 +0.9 1.104
1971 Springfield - A 1B 15 13 109 3 17 114 2 .982 117.0 8.62 -1.2 .939
1971 Tampa - A 1B 7 7 68 4 7 72 0 1.000 60.0 10.80 +0.3 1.044
1971 Galveston - AA 2B 9 4 18 17 6 36 1 .972 58.2 5.37 -1.5 .804
1971 Springfield - A 2B 12 9 19 23 7 44 2 .955 92.1 4.09 -2.1 .868
1971 Tampa - A 2B 3 3 6 9 2 15 0 1.000 28.0 4.82 -0.4 .967
1971 Galveston - AA SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.4 .548
1971 Springfield - A SS 10 4 8 13 4 21 0 1.000 47.2 3.97 +0.0 .970
1972 Albany - A 1B 2 2 14 1 3 15 0 1.000 13.0 10.38 +0.5 1.579
1972 New Orleans - AAA 2B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1972 Albany - A 2B 11 7 18 23 9 41 0 1.000 79.0 4.67 -1.2 .889
1972 New Orleans - AAA SS 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.2 1.085
1972 Albany - A SS 4 4 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 32.0 3.66 -1.0 .911
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.3 .000
TOTAL 1B 128 111 910 62 102 983 11 .989 971.1 9.01 -4.7 .958
TOTAL 2B 284 257 577 637 191 1238 24 .981 2337.2 4.67 -34.6 .900
TOTAL SS 674 610 1152 1776 397 3013 85 .972 5498.2 4.79 +14.6 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of college (Meade; Swarthmore, PA) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 5, Pick 4, 68th overall pick).
09/13/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Gulfport Sailors!
04/18/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the San Francisco Sailors development complex.
06/05/1961 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1961 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1961 Wins the GSL Batter of the Month Award.
08/20/1961 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1962 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
10/24/1963 Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the Minneapolis Millers in exchange for SP Ed Power.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
06/05/1964 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
05/16/1965 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
07/16/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Amarillo Rustlers, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1966 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
08/21/1967 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/23/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
09/22/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
09/20/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Tampa Cigar Kings!
04/05/1972 Released by the Seattle organization.
05/02/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
06/05/1972 Released by the New York organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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