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Fred Lynn League
6-25-2075
Ed Meinke Center Field
Retired (1984, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .632 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 262 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 06-25-1950
HR 2 Drafted Round 5, Pick 79
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(159 games)
RBI 96
SB 29
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed A  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B D  (17.2%) LF C+ (46.6%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (6.0%) RF F  (1.4%)   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
1970 BOS
7
14
1
3
0
0
0
3
4
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.603
.389
.214
.000
.214
1974 CHN
77
210
22
48
4
0
0
12
27
 32 0 2
5
 0 2
.561
.314
.248
.019
.229
1975 CHN
76
153
18
42
5
3
0
16
18
 20 1 1
3
 1 2
.699
.353
.346
.072
.275
1976 CHN
75
188
22
45
9
2
0
15
23
 35 1 0
4
 1 3
.634
.325
.309
.069
.239
1977 CHN
59
62
7
14
2
0
0
5
6
 12 1 0
4
 0 0
.562
.304
.258
.032
.226
1978 CHN
29
42
4
10
1
0
0
6
3
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.551
.289
.262
.024
.238
1979 DET
90
252
32
66
9
1
1
22
28
 38 0 2
9
 1 10
.651
.333
.317
.056
.262
1980 DET
33
93
9
28
0
1
1
13
12
 14 1 2
2
 1 1
.734
.380
.355
.054
.301
1981 DET-NYN
10
32
1
6
2
0
0
4
6
 6 0 0
1
 0 1
.566
.316
.250
.062
.188
Total
456
1046
116
262
32
7
2
96
127
 166 4 7
29
 4 20
.632
.332
.300
.050
.250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Ed Meinke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-03-07The New York Clintons have waived Ed Meinke.
1981-10-03The New York Clintons have sent Ray Haney to the minors. The New York Clintons have designated John Cook for assignment. The New York Clintons have designated Ed Meinke for assignment. The New York Clintons have sent Ray Kvasnak to the minors.
1981-09-05The New York Clintons have promoted Ed Meinke to the major league team.
1981-09-05The New York Clintons have acquired Ed Meinke from the waiver wire.
1981-07-25The Detroit Spiders have waived Ed Meinke.
1981-04-23The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ted Militello to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Ed Meinke for assignment.
1980-06-28The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ed Meinke to the major league team.
1980-05-15The Detroit Spiders have designated Ed Meinke for assignment.
1979-04-18The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ed Meinke to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have sent Carlos Sanchez to the minors.
1979-04-05The Detroit Spiders have acquired Ed Meinke from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01The Chicago Teddy Bears have waived Ed Meinke.
1978-10-26The Chicago Teddy Bears have promoted Rinaldo Ray to the major league team. The Chicago Teddy Bears have promoted Red James to the major league team. The Chicago Teddy Bears have promoted Doc Knothe to the major league team. The Chicago Teddy Bears have promoted Gary Drabek to the major league team. The Chicago Teddy Bears have promoted Robert Sunday to the major league team. The Chicago Teddy Bears have sent Boyd Robinson to the minors. The Chicago Teddy Bears have designated Jack Evans for assignment. The Chicago Teddy Bears have designated Harry Smith for assignment. The Chicago Teddy Bears have designated Ed Meinke for assignment. The Chicago Teddy Bears have sent Willie Barrett to the minors.
1974-05-05The Chicago Bombers have promoted Ed Meinke to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have designated Roy Smith for assignment.
1974-05-05The Chicago Bombers have acquired Ed Meinke from the waiver wire. The Chicago Bombers have waived Grant Hatton.
1974-04-01The St. Louis Kardinals have waived Ed Meinke.
1973-07-25The St. Louis Kardinals have acquired Ed Meinke from the waiver wire.
1973-07-03The Boston Tunes have waived Ed Meinke.
1971-03-03The Boston Tunes have sent Ed Meinke to the minors. The Boston Tunes have designated Ron Vaughan for assignment. The Boston Tunes have sent Don McMackin to the minors.
1970-09-12The Boston Tunes have promoted Ed Meinke to the major league team.
1968-04-05The Boston Tunes have acquired Ed Meinke from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01The Kansas City Coroners have waived Ed Meinke.