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Samuel Elías Mejías [may-hee'-ahs] (born May 9, 1952) is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1981 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Montreal Expos (1977–78), Chicago Cubs (1979) and Cincinnati Reds (1979–81). Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Mejías batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. His brother, Marcos Mejias also played professional baseball. [1]

Sam Mejías
Outfielder
Born: (1952-05-09) May 9, 1952 (age 70) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1976, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1981, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	31
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1976) Montreal Expos (1977–1978) Chicago Cubs (1979) Cincinnati Reds (1979–1981)

Baseball career

Minor Leagues

Mejias was signed as a minor league free agent on October 24, 1970 by the Milwaukee Brewers Brewers. On June 23, 1976 the Brewers sent Sam Mejias to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the earlier deal made on June 7, 1976. (June 7, 1976: The Milwaukee Brewers sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Danny Frisella).

St Louis Cardinals

Mejias made his Major League debut on September 6, 1976. He would play 17 games for the Cardinals, batting .143

Montreal Expos

On November 6, 1976 Mejias was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Greif and Angel Torres to the Montreal Expos for Steve Dunning, Pat Scanlon and Tony Scott.

Cincinnati Reds

Mejias' contract was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds. Mejias only appeared in 7 games for the Reds in 1979, but he had two serviceable years as a part time player for the Reds in 1980 and 1981 batting .278 and .286 respectively. He was released by the Reds after their 1981 season. [2]

Career

In a six-season career, Mejías was a .247 hitter (86-for-348) with four home runs and 31 RBI in 334 games, including 51 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, and eight stolen bases. [3] Mejias was more known for his defensive abilities than offensive aptitude. [4]

Post career

Following his playing career, Mejías managed from 1983 to 1992 in the Cincinnati Reds minor league system, and later coached in the majors for the Seattle Mariners (1993-1999) and Baltimore Orioles (2007).[5]

See also

• List of players from Dominican Republic in Major League Baseball

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Sporting positions
Preceded by Franchise established	Gulf Coast League Red Sox manager 1989	Succeeded by Félix Maldonado
Preceded by Rick Dempsey	Baltimore Orioles First Base Coach 2007	Succeeded by John Shelby

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