Román Mejías
Full name: Román Mejías Gómez
Also known as: Roman · Román Mejías
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1925-08-09 · Abreus
- Died
- 2023-02-22
- Debut
- 1955-04-13
Román Mejías was a Cuban outfielder, born on 9 August 1925 in Abreus. His full name is recorded as Román Mejías Gómez. He died on 22 February 2023. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1955 and 1964. Most of that was with Pittsburgh Pirates, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros.
Across his recorded career he batted .254, with 449 hits, 54 home runs and 202 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .286, in 1962 (567 AB). His most home runs in a season was 24, in 1962.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1955–1964)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.262 / .303 / .401
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 71 | 176 | 167 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | .216 | .256 | .329 | .585 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 58 | 153 | 142 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 60 | .275 | .309 | .423 | .732 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 76 | 166 | 157 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 65 | .268 | .280 | .414 | .694 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 96 | 308 | 276 | 28 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 94 | .236 | .298 | .341 | .639 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | Houston Astros | National League | 146 | 610 | 567 | 82 | 162 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 252 | .286 | .325 | .444 | .769 |
| 1963 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 111 | 381 | 357 | 43 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 132 | .227 | .260 | .370 | .630 |
| 1964 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 62 | 109 | 101 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .238 | .294 | .347 | .641 |
| Career total | — | National League | 454 | 1415 | 1311 | 155 | 344 | 37 | 11 | 41 | 159 | 18 | 12 | 67 | 186 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 526 | .262 | .303 | .401 | .704 |
| Career total | — | American League | 173 | 490 | 458 | 57 | 105 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 167 | .229 | .267 | .365 | .632 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Román Mejías born?
Román Mejías was born on 1925-08-09 in Abreus.
Which teams did Román Mejías play for?
Román Mejías appears for Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Román Mejías's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Román Mejías batted .262 with 344 hits, 41 home runs and 159 runs batted in.
What position did Román Mejías play?
Román Mejías is recorded as outfielder.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
