Sam Mele
American baseball player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabath Anthony "Sam" Mele (January 21, 1922 – May 1, 2017) was an American right fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the Minnesota Twins to their first American League championship in 1965.[1]
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Sam Mele | |
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Right fielder / Manager | |
Born: (1922-01-21)January 21, 1922 Astoria, New York, U.S. | |
Died: May 1, 2017(2017-05-01) (aged 95) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 16, 1956, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .267 |
Home runs | 80 |
Runs batted in | 544 |
Managerial record | 524–436 |
Winning % | .546 |
Teams | |
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As manager |
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