Conk Meriwether

Conklyn Wells Meriwether
Born: June 19, 1918
Island Grove, FL US
Deceased: August 11, 1996
Bartow, FL US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
Career: 1939-1954

Conk Meriwether compiled a career batting average of .307 with 280 home runs and 375 RBI in his 1373-game career with the Easton Yankees, Akron Yankees, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Augusta Tigers, Joplin Miners, Sanford Spinners, Norfolk Tars, Allentown Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds, Houston Buffaloes, Lufkin Foresters, Texarkana Bears, Lubbock Hubbers, Greenville Majors, Lake Charles Lakers, Richmond Colts, Crowley Millers, Galveston White Caps, Valdosta Tigers and Tallahassee Rebels. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.

Sanford Spinners

Columbus Red Birds

Rochester Red Wings

Houston Buffaloes

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1939	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	7	12	.368	4.91	35						176.0	174	111	96		97
1940	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	6	10	.375	5.50	28						126.0	141	94	77		75
1941	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	9	7	.562	2.46	19						128.0	108	55	35		45
1941	D	NESL	Joplin Miners	4	1	.800	4.38	5						37.0	41	19	18		28
1942	D	BIST	Sanford Spinners	10	5	.667	2.63	18						130.0	94	49	38		66
1942	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	0	1	.000	0.00	3						2.0	5	5			3
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	8	4	.667	4.16	15			5	0		80.0	81	48	37		39		43	1	0	4
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	0	4	.000	0.00	8						25.0	36	30			24		12	2	0	3
1945	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	0	1	.000	3.94	6			0	0		16.0	16	16	7		14		5	0	0	1
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	0	2	.000		3						0.0
1946	C	ETXL	Lufkin Foresters	4	1	.800	1.90	7	6	1	5	0		52.0	41	14	11		22		39	1	0	3
1947	B	BSTL	Texarkana Bears	9	5	.643	4.28	20	12		8	1		103.0	109	65	49		32		34	2	0
1949	B	BSTL	Greenville Majors	0	0		0.00	1						2.0
Totals				57	53	.518	3.78	168	18	1	18	1	0	877.0	846	506	368	0	445	0	133	6	0	11	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1939	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	40	67	67		12	2	0	1						.179	.179	.254	.433	17
1940	B	SALL2	Augusta Tigers	2	3	3		1	0	1	0						.333	.333	1.000	1.333	3
1940	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	32	50	50		18	1	0	2						.360	.360	.500	.860	25
1941	D	NESL	Joplin Miners	9	18	18		5	0	2	0						.278	.278	.500	.778	9
1941	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	22	59	59		19	3	2	2						.322	.322	.542	.864	32
1942	D	BIST	Sanford Spinners	66	206	206		62	11	5	8						.301	.301	.519	.820	107
1942	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	5	3	3		1	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667	1
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	32	76	70	8	22	6	1	0	10	0		4	11	.314	.360	.429	.789	30		1	1
1945	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	15	15	14	0	6	1	1	0	4	0		1	1	.429	.467	.643	1.110	9	0	0	0
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	71	287	257	48	91	17	6	13	64	2		25	26	.354	.413	.619	1.032	159		1	4
1946	C	ETXL	Lufkin Foresters	110	461	417	68	133	25	4	21	96	2		40	51	.319	.383	.549	.932	229		3	1
1946	AA	TL	Houston Buffaloes	14	54	52	2	17	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	6	.327	.340	.365	.705	19	0	0	1
1947	C	WTNM	Lubbock Hubbers	9	38	38		14	5	3	1						.368	.368	.737	1.105	28
1947	B	BSTL	Texarkana Bears	41	84	76	10	23	2	0	5	16	0	0	8	7	.303	.369	.526	.895	40	0	0	0
1948	B	BSTL	Greenville Majors	134	529	529		172	40	2	31						.325	.325	.584	.909	309
1949	B	BSTL	Greenville Majors	139	614	538	97	151	37	0	27	108	3		73	72	.281	.367	.500	.867	269		0	3
1950	B	PIED	Richmond Colts	43	159	159		28	4	1	6						.176	.176	.327	.503	52
1950	C	GULF3	Lake Charles Lakers	62	222	222		78	14	0	24						.351	.351	.739	1.090	164
1951	C	EVAN	Crowley Millers	38	153	153		57	8	0	19						.373	.373	.797	1.170	122
1951	B	GULF3	Galveston White Caps	105	409	409		127	27	0	25						.311	.311	.560	.870	229
1952	C	EVAN	Crowley Millers	118	412	412		138	25	0	33						.335	.335	.636	.971	262
1953	C	EVAN	Crowley Millers	134	525	525		160	21	1	42						.305	.305	.589	.893	309
1954	B	FLIN	Tallahassee Rebels	94	409	346	54	97	14	1	14	74	1		56	34	.280	.381	.448	.829	155		0	7
1954	D	GAFL	Valdosta Tigers	38	135	135		30	3	1	6						.222	.222	.393	.615	53
Totals				1373	4988	4758	287	1462	268	31	280	375	8	0	208	208	.307	.337	.553	.890	2632	0	5	17	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1939	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	P	35						.000
1940	C	CAML	Amsterdam Rugmakers	P	28						.000
1941	D	NESL	Joplin Miners	P	5						.000
1941	D	ESHL	Easton Yankees	P	19						.000
1942	D	BIST	Sanford Spinners	OF	45	60	5	7		.903	1.444
1942	B	PIED	Norfolk Tars	P	3						.000
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	P	15	1	22	2	1	.920	1.533
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	P	8						.000
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	OF	62	78	5	5	0	.943	1.339
1945	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	P	6						.000
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	P	3						.000
1946	C	ETXL	Lufkin Foresters	P	7						.000
1946	AA	TL	Houston Buffaloes	1B	13	92	9	7	12	.935	7.769
1946	C	ETXL	Lufkin Foresters	1B	104	919	69	29	71	.971	9.500
1947	B	BSTL	Texarkana Bears	P	20	4	28	1	1	.970	1.600
1949	B	BSTL	Greenville Majors	1B	138	1186	78	18	119	.986	9.159
1949	B	BSTL	Greenville Majors	P	1						.000
1954	B	FLIN	Tallahassee Rebels	1B	94	774	60	23	83	.973	8.872
1954	D	GAFL	Valdosta Tigers	1B	38	299	27	6		.982	8.579
Totals					644	3413	303	98	287	.974	5.770

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1939	D	Eastern Shore League	Easton Yankees	NYA
1940	C	Middle Atlantic League	Akron Yankees	NYA
1940	C	Canadian-American League	Amsterdam Rugmakers	NYA
1940	B	South Atlantic League	Augusta Tigers	NYA
1941	D	Eastern Shore League	Easton Yankees	NYA
1941	D	Western League	Joplin Miners	NYA
1942	D	Bi-State League	Sanford Spinners
1942	B	Piedmont League	Norfolk Tars	NYA
1944	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Cardinals	SLN
1945	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Cardinals	SLN
1945	AA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1945	AA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1946	AA	Texas League	Houston Buffaloes	SLN
1946	C	East Texas League	Lufkin Foresters
1947	B	Big State League	Texarkana Bears
1947	C	West Texas-New Mexico League	Lubbock Hubbers	DET
1948	B	Big State League	Greenville Majors
1949	B	Big State League	Greenville Majors
1950	C	Gulf Coast League	Lake Charles Lakers
1950	B	Piedmont League	Richmond Colts	NY1
1951	C	Evangeline League	Crowley Millers
1951	B	Gulf Coast League	Galveston White Caps
1952	C	Evangeline League	Crowley Millers
1953	C	Evangeline League	Crowley Millers
1954	D	Georgia-Florida League	Valdosta Tigers	DET
1954	B	Florida International League	Tallahassee Rebels

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