Roy Meeker
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]
| Roy Meeker | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 15, 1900 Lead Mine, Missouri, U.S. | |||
| Died: March 25, 1929 (aged 28) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |||
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| 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 | |||
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
- "Roy Meeker, Red hurler, dies suddenly in camp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Mar 26, 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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