American baseball player (born 1939)
Baseball player
Robert Bernard Meyer (born August 4, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher . He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. Meyer pitched for the Yankees (1964), Los Angeles Angels (1964), Kansas City Athletics (1964), Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970). His first major league strikeout victim was future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski . During a three-year baseball career, Meyer compiled two wins , 92 strikeouts , and a 4.38 earned run average .[ 1]
On September 12, 1964, while starting for the Athletics on the road at Memorial Stadium , he and Baltimore Orioles left-hander Frank Bertaina each pitched a complete game one-hitter, but the A's lost 1–0 as Jackie Brandt hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to score pinch-runner Bob Saverine from third .[ 2]
Other career highlights include a six scoreless inning win against the Kansas City Athletics on June 26, 1964,[ 3] Baltimore Orioles on September 7, 1964,[ 4] unearned run in a 13-inning victory over the New York Yankees on September 1, 1969.[ 5]
References
^ "Bob Meyer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .^ "Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters" . Toledo Blade Google News .^ "Kansas City Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Box Score: June 26, 1964" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .^ "Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics Box Score: September 7, 1964" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .^ "Seattle Pilots vs New York Yankees Box Score: September 1, 1969" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
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