Mike Meola
Emile Michael Meola (October 19, 1905 – September 1, 1976) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the 1933 and 1936 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 lb., Meola batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New York, New York.
Career
Meola started his baseball career in 1928, pitching six years in the minor leagues before joining the Boston Red Sox in 1933.
In 1934, Meola enjoyed one of the best seasons ever for a pitcher in minor league history, after going 20–5 with a 2.90 ERA for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. The next year he finished with a 19–8 mark, dividing his playing time between the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox in 1936, his last major league season.
Records
In a three-year majors career, Meola posted a 0–3 record with 15 strikeouts and a 8.16 ERA in 18 appearances, including three starts, one complete game, one save, and 43.0 innings of work. He also spent more than a decade in the minors, pitching for the Charlotte, Jersey City, Toronto and Syracuse teams, among others. Following his baseball retirement in 1939, he worked as a demolition contractor in New York.
Death
Meola died in Fair Lawn, New Jersey at age 70.