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Wally Berger League
8-3-2118
Sam Meinke Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .241 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .593 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 67 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 06-25-1933
HR 2 Drafted Round 5, Pick 79
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(75 games)
RBI 24
SB 5
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance D    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR F 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 MIL
28
77
6
15
1
0
0
6
4
 18 0 0
2
 0 0
.442
.235
.208
.013
.195
1955 MIL
19
17
3
7
2
0
0
1
1
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.974
.444
.529
.118
.412
1958 MIL-BRO-KC
45
88
7
21
4
0
1
11
6
 17 1 1
1
 2 2
.610
.292
.318
.080
.239
1960 KC-BAL
75
89
9
23
2
0
1
6
8
 16 0 0
2
 1 0
.634
.320
.315
.056
.258
1961 BAL
4
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
 1 0 0
0
 1 0
.543
.400
.143
.000
.143
Total
171
278
26
67
9
0
2
24
22
 55 1 1
5
 4 2
.593
.298
.295
.054
.241
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Sam Meinke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-06-08The Philadelphia Phanatics have waived Sam Meinke.
1966-04-01The Philadelphia Phanatics have acquired Sam Meinke from the waiver wire.
1964-05-17The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have waived Sam Meinke.
1964-04-05The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have acquired Sam Meinke from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have waived Sam Meinke.
1961-06-03The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have designated Sam Meinke for assignment.
1960-07-15The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have acquired Sam Meinke from the waiver wire.
1960-07-10The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Sam Meinke for assignment.
1960-04-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Sam Meinke to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Joe Robinson to the minors.
1959-03-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Bubba Willoughby to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Sam Meinke for assignment.
1958-06-14The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Sam Meinke from the waiver wire.
1958-06-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Sam Meinke for assignment.
1958-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Sam Meinke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Arnie Browne to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Matt Stairs for assignment. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Ray Lang for assignment.
1958-03-05The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Sam Meinke from the waiver wire.
1955-08-24The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted George Kerns to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Darrell Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Razor Goltz to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have designated Clay Hartnett for assignment. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sam Meinke to the minors.
1955-07-22The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Sam Meinke to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Eric Davey to the minors.
1954-10-03The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Valerio Belitz to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Ray Lang to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Joe Bell to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Paul Patterson to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Milo Miller to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Mul Fallon to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Brady Rochelli to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Red Tejera to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ricky Henderson to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Eduardo Castro to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Brad McNamara to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sam Meinke to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Dave Bednar to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Lloyd Bahr to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Buddy Lowry to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Desi Dickerson to the minors.
1954-09-03The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eduardo Castro to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Jack Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Ricky Henderson to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Tyler Pasley to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Dennis Kolb to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Lloyd Bahr to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Dave Bednar to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted George Kerns to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Sam Meinke to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Lee Ramirez to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Paul Patterson to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Mel Rhodes to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Brady Rochelli to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Valerio Belitz to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ray Lang to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Brian Taylor to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Mul Fallon to the minors.