Dave Meads

Dave Meads
Pitcher
Born: January 7, 1964 (1964-01-07) (age 47) Montclair, New Jersey
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 13, 1987 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Win-loss record	8-4
Strikeouts	59
Earned run average	4.48
Teams
Houston Astros (1987-1988)

David Donald Meads is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played in 2 seasons for the Houston Astros.

Meads played baseball at Middlesex County College and was scouted by Clary Anderson. He was drafted by Houston in the sixth round of the 1984 amateur draft.

Minor leagues

Meads started at the lowest tier with the GCL Astros of the Gulf Coast League in 1984 at age 20 before being promoted to low A ball with the Auburn Astros of the South Atlantic League. In 1986 he rose through A and into AA with the Columbus Astros of the Southern League, going 1-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 16 games.^[1]

Major leagues

Meads started the 1987 season with the Tucson Toros of the AAA Pacific Coast League. He went 1-0 with a 2.80 ERA in 10 appearances before being called up by Houston in April.^[1] Meads made his debut on April 13, 1987, and got his first victory on April 23, striking out Ken Griffey, the only batter he faced.^[2] He went 5-3 with a 5.55 ERA in 45 appearances out of the bullpen.^[3]

Meads started the 1988 season back with Tucson, but was called up again later in the season and proceeded to go 3-1 with a 3.18 ERA in 22 games played. However, in 1989, while playing with Tucson, he had an arm injury that cut short his career.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Dave Meads Pitching Statistics - Baseball Cube
2. ^ Astroland M: The World's Most Complete Listing of Houston Astro Baseball Cards
3. ^ Dave Meads Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
4. ^ Dave Meads Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-reference.com

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

See also

Baseball; Cardinals' Cox 3-0; Herr Hurt

Persondata
Name	Meads, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 31, 1964
Place of birth	Montclair, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death