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Geechie Meredith- Shortstop/2nd Base(Black Barons, Red Sox, Elite Giants)
Born: October 22, 1899, Sayreton, AL
Died: January 13, 1932, Sayreton, AL (Electrocuted in a Mining accident,
-31 years old)
Drafted in 1923 by the Aggies in the 3rd round (Pick #43)
Drafted in 1924 by the Robins in the 5th Round (Pick #69)
Drafted in 1928 by the Giants in the 2nd round ( Pick #26)
Free Agent signing by the Vehicles on 4/19/1929
Buford “Geechie” Meredith played 8 seasons in the Negro leagues, primarily with the Birmingham Black Barons. In 1928, he hit . 305 while leading the Black Barons in hits (84) and stolen bases (17).
SCL STATS:
Team Year AVG OBP SPC G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB K HBP IW SB CS
TA 1923 .204 .242 .230 89 152 31 2 1 0 13 10 6 12 2 1 1 1
ARK 1924 .083 .083 .167 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
ARK 1927 .197 .223 .283 109 198 39 3 4 2 19 23 7 21 0 0 1 0
CG 1928 .325 .364 .372 111 363 118 8 3 1 35 44 15 31 9 0 4 1
FV 1929 .237 .267 .262 71 80 19 0 1 0 10 7 4 6 0 0 0 0
.258 .294 .309 386 805 208 14 9 3 77 84 32 72 11 1 6 2
On opening day in 1928 while playing for the Cooperstown Giants, Meredith went 4-4 with a walk and 2 runs scored vs the Pines. He would finish the season with SCL career highs in avg, hits, doubles and rbis.
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
Real Life Totals: 1923-1930 435 1600 231 418 51 27 14 177 .261 .312 .353
