3B Dan Meyer #21
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/17/1980
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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3B DAN MEYER #21 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 556 154 26 5 6 58 30 37 .277 .314 .374 13 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 6 6
Gap 5 5 6 6
Power 5 5 5 7
Eye 3 3 3 4
Avoid K's 9 9 10 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 3
Errors: - 6 6
Arm: - 6 6
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 7 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1980 CLE Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1980 CLE Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/1980 CLE Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1980 @ BOS Win, 13-7 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
09/30/1980 @ BOS Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1980 @ BOS Loss, 11-12 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/28/1980 @ CLE Win, 7-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1980 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
09/26/1980 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1980 BOS Win, 8-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:08/03/1952
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:83 kg
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$232,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 59 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 10th Pick in Round 2
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 148 556 154 26 5 6 58 71 30 37 .277 .314 .374 .688 .311 .097 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 594 2 1 0 10 2 4 208 37 13 9 59.1 63.5 4.02 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   141 37 5 0 2 13 23 8 14 1 1 1 .262 .305 .340 .645
Versus Right   415 117 21 5 4 45 48 22 23 3 1 1 .282 .317 .386 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 18 2 2 0 10 8 2 6 1 0 0 .261 .278 .348 .626
May   96 34 6 1 0 11 11 9 4 1 0 0 .354 .406 .438 .843
June   93 28 3 1 1 5 9 5 5 0 0 0 .301 .337 .387 .724
July   81 13 4 1 0 6 9 7 5 2 1 0 .160 .222 .235 .457
August   90 28 5 0 4 11 20 3 6 0 0 1 .311 .340 .500 .840
September   110 30 4 0 1 11 12 3 11 0 1 1 .273 .298 .336 .635
October   17 3 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .176 .222 .294 .516
Spring Training   33 10 5 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 .303 .286 .455 .740
Last Year   160 44 14 2 1 17 21 13 13 2 1 0 .275 .326 .406 .732
2 Years Ago   88 24 3 1 2 13 12 3 7 1 0 0 .273 .293 .398 .691
Career   1667 451 80 18 23 198 215 110 108 16 4 3 .271 .314 .382 .696
Home   267 69 12 1 3 23 34 22 20 1 1 2 .258 .318 .345 .663
Road   289 85 14 4 3 35 37 8 17 3 1 0 .294 .310 .401 .711
Grass   501 140 22 4 5 51 65 29 31 4 2 2 .279 .319 .369 .688
Turf   55 14 4 1 1 7 6 1 6 0 0 0 .255 .268 .418 .686
Day   142 49 9 5 3 17 22 10 10 1 1 0 .345 .386 .542 .928
Night   414 105 17 0 3 41 49 20 27 3 1 2 .254 .289 .316 .606
As Starter   543 152 26 5 6 58 70 29 36 4 2 2 .280 .317 .379 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   110 30 6 0 0 8 12 7 4 1 0 0 .273 .314 .327 .641
Inning 1-3   181 52 6 2 1 18 24 11 8 2 1 1 .287 .328 .359 .687
Inning 4-6   199 56 10 2 5 29 29 10 18 1 1 1 .281 .318 .427 .745
Inning 7-9   166 43 10 1 0 11 17 9 11 1 0 0 .259 .295 .331 .627
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
0 Outs   190 58 9 2 4 12 35 10 8 0 2 1 .305 .343 .437 .780
1 Outs   207 60 14 3 2 27 26 12 12 4 0 0 .290 .323 .415 .738
2 Outs   159 36 3 0 0 19 10 8 17 0 0 1 .226 .268 .245 .513
Scoring Position   135 39 5 0 1 49 14 10 10 4 2 0 .289 .329 .348 .677
Bases Empty   301 78 12 5 3 3 40 15 22 0 0 2 .259 .299 .362 .661
Runner on 1st   120 37 9 0 2 6 17 5 5 0 0 0 .308 .336 .433 .769
Runner on 2nd   36 7 0 0 0 2 4 3 6 0 2 0 .194 .256 .194 .451
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 13 1 0 1 13 6 3 3 0 0 0 .295 .340 .386 .727
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 5 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .412 .467 .878
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 5 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 .556 1.156
Bases Loaded   19 6 1 0 0 17 3 1 0 4 0 0 .316 .292 .368 .660
Two Strikes   143 27 2 1 2 12 21 15 37 1 0 0 .189 .264 .259 .523
First Pitch   116 38 7 1 2 13 18 1 0 1 1 0 .328 .331 .457 .787
Count 0-1   72 23 2 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .319 .347 .667
Count 0-2   25 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 .160 .160 .200 .360
Count 1-0   76 20 3 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .303 .566
Count 1-1   60 15 4 1 0 10 7 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .262 .350 .612
Count 1-2   56 11 0 0 0 3 6 0 16 0 0 0 .196 .196 .196 .393
Count 2-0   23 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .304 .522
Count 2-1   49 17 3 1 1 5 6 0 0 2 0 1 .347 .346 .510 .856
Count 2-2   39 6 0 1 0 2 5 0 10 1 0 0 .154 .150 .205 .355
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   16 9 3 1 1 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 .562 .731 1.062 1.793
Full Count   23 6 1 0 2 5 9 15 3 0 0 0 .261 .553 .565 1.118
Behind in Count   153 38 3 0 0 14 11 0 24 0 0 0 .248 .248 .268 .516
Ahead in Count   165 51 11 2 2 14 21 14 0 2 0 1 .309 .363 .436 .799
Batting 2nd   126 33 6 0 1 15 14 4 11 0 1 1 .262 .290 .333 .623
Batting 5th   95 28 5 0 4 11 20 5 6 0 0 1 .295 .337 .474 .810
Batting 6th   318 91 15 5 1 31 36 20 19 4 1 0 .286 .325 .374 .699
Batting 7th   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   261 66 11 3 3 8 33 12 21 1 0 1 .253 .287 .352 .640
Medium Leverage   184 49 8 2 1 14 23 9 11 0 2 1 .266 .304 .348 .652
High Leverage   109 39 7 0 2 36 15 8 5 3 0 0 .358 .392 .477 .869
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
1975 Montreal - MLB 22 157 535 145 24 6 9 62 67 46 1 4 27 11 8 .271 .328 .389 .716 103 98 0.0
1976 Detroit - MLB 23 37 79 13 2 1 0 11 6 7 0 2 6 2 0 .165 .227 .215 .442 27 14 -0.9
1976 New York - MLB 23 35 49 17 2 1 1 7 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 .347 .377 .490 .867 155 168 0.4
1976 Total - MLB 23 72 128 30 4 2 1 18 13 10 0 3 6 2 0 .234 .284 .320 .604 74 71 -0.5
1977 Baltimore - MLB 24 51 200 54 9 2 4 30 31 8 0 2 18 4 1 .270 .295 .395 .690 84 85 0.3
1978 Baltimore - MLB 25 27 88 24 3 1 2 13 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 .273 .293 .398 .691 92 89 0.1
1979 Baltimore - MLB 26 49 160 44 14 2 1 17 21 13 0 2 13 1 4 .275 .326 .406 .732 98 94 0.0
1980 Baltimore - MLB 27 148 556 154 26 5 6 58 71 30 2 4 37 13 9 .277 .314 .374 .688 90 94 1.2
Total MLB 504 1667 451 80 18 23 198 215 110 3 16 108 31 22 .271 .314 .382 .696 93 92 1.3
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
1974 Ottawa - AAA 21 126 465 164 29 12 20 78 92 34 4 6 17 11 5 .353 .397 .596 .993 162 170 6.0
1976 Rocky Mount - AAA 23 35 130 41 7 2 7 31 28 7 0 1 4 1 3 .315 .348 .562 .909 145 154 1.3
1977 Pine Bluff - AAA 24 70 229 77 10 2 16 66 46 27 0 3 17 7 4 .336 .402 .607 1.009 171 175 3.0
1978 Pine Bluff - AAA 25 103 390 126 20 7 18 84 66 35 0 9 16 8 7 .323 .371 .549 .920 151 152 3.8
1979 Pine Bluff - AAA 26 10 34 9 1 1 1 6 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 .265 .359 .441 .800 116 88 0.1
Total AAA 344 1248 417 67 24 62 265 237 108 4 19 56 27 19 .334 .384 .575 .959 157 161
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 Montreal - MLB 1B 148 144 1197 84 107 1296 15 .988 1212.0 9.51 -3.0 .982
1975 Montreal - MLB LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.0 1.010
1976 New York - MLB 1B 9 6 62 5 3 67 0 1.000 57.0 10.58 -0.2 1.036
1976 Detroit - MLB 1B 9 5 56 1 3 58 1 .983 55.0 9.33 -1.0 .921
1976 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Detroit - MLB LF 6 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 33.1 2.70 -0.7 .916
1976 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Baltimore - MLB 1B 3 3 32 0 2 32 0 1.000 25.0 11.52 +0.2 1.050
1977 Baltimore - MLB 2B 1 1 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.1 1.048
1977 Baltimore - MLB LF 40 40 75 3 2 80 2 .975 341.1 2.06 -0.4 .984
1978 Baltimore - MLB 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.070
1978 Baltimore - MLB LF 25 25 54 1 0 57 2 .965 205.0 2.41 +0.5 .976
1979 Baltimore - MLB 1B 2 2 20 1 2 21 0 1.000 18.0 10.50 +0.1 1.037
1979 Baltimore - MLB 3B 20 13 10 23 1 35 2 .943 118.0 2.52 -0.5 .996
1979 Baltimore - MLB SS 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.3 .000
1979 Baltimore - MLB LF 26 26 50 1 0 52 1 .981 214.2 2.14 -1.9 .983
1980 Baltimore - MLB 3B 119 115 49 236 28 303 18 .941 1016.0 2.52 -4.4 .959
1980 Baltimore - MLB LF 16 16 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 142.1 2.15 -2.6 .902
TOTAL 1B 171 160 1367 91 117 1474 16 .989 1367.0 9.60 -4.0 .984
TOTAL 2B 1 1 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.1 1.048
TOTAL 3B 142 128 59 261 29 340 20 .941 1140.0 2.53 -4.8 .963
TOTAL SS 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.3 .000
TOTAL LF 118 111 226 5 2 236 5 .979 956.2 2.17 -5.0 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft by the Montreal Expos. (Round 2, Pick 10, 34th overall pick).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
04/04/1974 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
05/11/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
07/22/1974 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Tucson Toros, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
08/01/1974 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
09/09/1974 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1974 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
10/13/1974 Wins the 1974 AAA NLAAA Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
04/07/1975 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
11/10/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $40,600.
11/12/1975 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RF Ed Kranepool.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
04/04/1976 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/02/1976 Injured on 06/30/1976, diagnosed with groin tightness, is day-to-day.
07/28/1976 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Mets, along with CF Ed Kurpiel, in exchange for RP Dave Vineyard and CF Omar Moreno.
10/02/1976 Wins the 1976 MLB Triple A AAA Championship Series with the Rocky Mount Buccaneers!
10/28/1976 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles, along with 1B Bill Buckner and RF Dan Ford, in exchange for RF Al Cowens.
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $45,600.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
05/06/1977 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/22/1977 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1977 Wins the AAA ALAAA Batter of the Month Award.
11/12/1977 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $51,000.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
06/01/1978 Wins the AAA ALAAA Batter of the Month Award.
07/03/1978 Wins the AAA ALAAA Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1978 Goes 0-1 against the El Paso Diablos, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
10/12/1978 Wins the 1978 AAA ALAAA Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
11/13/1978 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $56,000.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
04/23/1979 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/22/1979 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
06/18/1979 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
07/11/1979 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
10/22/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $134,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
10/31/1980 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $232,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 146 1
Year IBB Rank
1975 11 3
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