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Mel Ott League
7-5-2068
Wally Meyer First Base
Retired (1963, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .237 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .665 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 535 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 01-29-1927
HR 50 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(36 games)
RBI 251
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity B-   Mentor vR B 
Speed D  Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- 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
1952 STL
98
226
27
44
9
0
5
22
30
 46 3 2
5
 11 4
.596
.295
.301
.106
.195
1953 STL-DET
93
248
22
60
10
1
7
30
15
 45 1 3
0
 0 1
.660
.285
.375
.133
.242
1954 DET-STL
32
55
8
11
3
0
3
8
9
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.731
.312
.418
.218
.200
1955 STL
81
277
23
62
11
3
3
26
31
 42 1 2
0
 0 4
.620
.302
.318
.094
.224
1956 STL
71
187
22
54
9
0
7
22
28
 31 1 1
0
 0 4
.832
.382
.449
.160
.289
1957 STL
94
182
24
49
5
0
9
25
23
 22 0 1
0
 0 0
.795
.350
.445
.176
.269
1958 STL
44
87
11
12
4
0
2
11
15
 15 0 2
0
 0 1
.512
.260
.253
.115
.138
1959 STL
95
152
12
36
6
0
1
12
12
 23 0 0
2
 1 0
.589
.293
.296
.059
.237
1960 STL
78
143
20
34
8
0
4
16
15
 18 0 1
1
 2 0
.686
.308
.378
.140
.238
1961 STL
111
357
30
85
12
2
5
44
33
 54 0 4
1
 3 5
.624
.299
.325
.087
.238
1962 STL
116
345
20
88
18
3
4
35
35
 48 2 1
0
 0 1
.686
.326
.359
.104
.255
Total
913
2259
219
535
95
9
50
251
246
 358 8 17
9
 17 20
.665
.312
.353
.116
.237
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Wally Meyer has retired from the St. Louis Rivermen
1962-10-03The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Wally Meyer for assignment.
1959-04-29The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team.
1958-06-21The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Wally Meyer for assignment.
1957-04-22The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team.
1956-08-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Loftus to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Decker to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ty Otanez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Besana to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted George Kingdon to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Burchell to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Dave Cuccinello to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors.
1955-06-19The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Jim Kling to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Cuccinello to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Chris Gilbert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ron Washington to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Charlie Shifflett to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Jim Sizemore for assignment. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Johnny Hannifin to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Onix Conception to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Kory Griner for assignment.
1955-03-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Jones to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Shumpert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Howie Fernandez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Hannifin to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Lloyd Rettig to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Mark Rader to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Judge to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Cage to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bill Mangual to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Charlie Shifflett to the minors.
1954-08-24The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Shumpert to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Bettendorf to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Bing Flip to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Jim Kling to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Marty Ruthven to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Harry Howell to the minors.
1954-08-05The St. Louis Bloggers have acquired Wally Meyer from the waiver wire.
1954-07-31The Detroit Lions have waived Wally Meyer.
1954-04-04The Detroit Lions have sent Wally Meyer down to the minors.
1953-05-22The Detroit Lions have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team.
1953-04-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Bloggers and the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions receive Wally Meyer, John Avila from the St. Louis Bloggers in exchange for Jim Kling.
1952-09-28The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Doc Jones to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Hal Mitchell to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors.
1952-04-04The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Johnny Hannifin to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Meyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Paul Walkup for assignment. The St. Louis Bloggers have designated Art Dodd for assignment.