Ron Meridith | |
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Middle relief pitcher | |
Born: San Pedro, Los Angeles, California | November 26, 1956|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 16, 1984, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 5, 1987, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 5–2 |
ERA | 4.78 |
Saves | 1 |
SO/BB | 46/39 |
Innings | 75⅓ |
Games | 51 |
Teams | |
Ronald Knox Meridith (born November 26,1956) is a former middle reliever in Major League Baseball who pitched from 1984 through 1987 for the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. On September 9,1985,as a member of the Cubs,Meridith recorded the final out of the game to pick up his one and only career save against the arch rival Cardinals. He saved the game for starter Ray Fontenot. [1]
Meridith now works as a senior mortgage consultant at First Centennial Mortgage in Irvine,California.
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