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Santo Rodriguez League
4-1-2082
Ferdie Meyer Center Field
Retired (1990, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1345 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 07-15-1952
HR 142 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(127 games)
RBI 775
SB 202
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF B- (56.5%) Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (98.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 20 49.00 4 / 9 6 / 6 5 / 5 7 / 8 3 / 5 8 / 8 8 / 8 41 / 49
1973 Minors 21 74.00 7 / 9 2 / 6 6 / 12 10 / 11 6 / 11 16 / 17 6 / 8 53 / 74
1974 Minors 22 61.00 3 / 10 4 / 8 4 / 7 3 / 10 3 / 7 7 / 11 5 / 8 29 / 61
1975 Minors 23 65.00 2 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 5 6 / 11 3 / 10 4 / 12 6 / 8 22 / 65
1976 Majors 24 52.83 134 82 28 2 / 5 3 / 7 6 / 9 4 / 7 3 / 10 9 / 11 1 / 3 28 / 52
1977 Majors 25 61.81 162 102 0 4 / 12 2 / 8 2 / 7 4 / 13 0 / 5 4 / 11 3 / 5 19 / 61
1978 Majors 26 32.12 162 10 0 0 / 1 1 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 4 2 / 5 2 / 5 10 / 32
1979 Majors 27 29.14 145 9 17 0 / 0 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 1 4 / 9 7 / 29
1980 Majors 28 34.83 162 17 0 0 / 2 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 2 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 7 3 / 34
1981 Majors 29 55.63 155 93 7 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 6 2 / 16 2 / 55
1982 Majors 30 53.67 135 88 27 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 53
1983 Majors 31 63.69 162 104 0 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 9 2 / 12 3 / 63
1984 Majors 32 64.19 162 110 0 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 14 1 / 64
1985 Majors 33 68.46 162 130 0 1 / 11 1 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 14 1 / 6 0 / 6 4 / 68
1986 Majors 34 49.03 126 85 36 -2 / 2 -5 / 9 -4 / 5 -3 / 8 -8 / 11 -3 / 8 -1 / 6 -26 / 49
1987 Majors 35 43.60 112 74 31 -1 / 5 -5 / 10 0 / 4 -7 / 4 -9 / 6 -2 / 3 -2 / 11 -26 / 43
1988 Majors 36 61.51 162 107 0 -3 / 9 -7 / 5 1 / 15 -3 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 -12 / 61
1989 Majors 37 62.41 162 111 0 -3 / 12 -7 / 14 -2 / 7 -5 / 10 -5 / 5 -2 / 4 -1 / 10 -25 / 62
1990 Minors 38 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 8
1990 Majors 38 11.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 11
Total 2103 1122 146 14 / 132 -2 / 135 23 / 139 20 / 150 0 / 138 44 / 146 35 / 154 134 / 994
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Ferdie Meyer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-05-15The Kansas City Royals have waived Ferdie Meyer.
1990-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Hidetaka Okiyama to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Ferdie Meyer for assignment.
1987-04-01Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1986-05-12Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1986-04-06Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1982-05-27Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1981-08-11Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1979-08-19Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1976-06-04Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1976-04-23Ferdie Meyer of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ferdie Meyer to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Trench Larker for assignment.