Román Mejías
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Mejías played for the Triple-A Columbus Jets in 1957, 1960 and 1961
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 9, 1930 Abreus, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Home runs | 54 | ||
| Runs batted in | 202 | ||
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Román Mejías Gómez (born August 9, 1930 in Abreus, Cuba) is a former professional baseball player who was an outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1955 and from 1957–1964 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45s and Boston Red Sox. He also played one season in Japan, in 1966, for the Sankei Atoms. Mejías threw and batted right-handed; he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Mejías began his pro career in the Pirates' farm system in 1953. He spent his entire rookie campaign of 1955 on the Pittsburgh roster, appearing in 71 games, 39 as a starting outfielder. But he batted only .216 with three home runs and was sent to the top level of minor league baseball for all of 1956 and part of 1957. Recalled by the Pirates in late May 1957, Mejías backed up the regular Pittsburgh outfield (left fielder Bob Skinner, center fielder Bill Virdon and right fielder Roberto Clemente), hitting a more robust .275. In 1958 and 1959, he was the Bucs' fourth outfielder, hitting 3 home runs in a game against San Francisco in 1958, but then was assigned to Triple-A for most of 1960 and 1961, appearing in only seven total games and going hitless in two at bats.
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