Jack Meyer
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1932 – 1967
Who was Jack Meyer?
John Robert "Jack" Meyer is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of seven seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a 24–34 record in 202 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.92 earned run average and 375 strikeouts.
Meyer, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collapsed from a heart attack while watching a basketball game on television and died later at the Jefferson hospital in Philadelphia. Meyer, who was 34 years old, had a history of heart problems. He left a wife and 3 children. He was an alumnus of Wake Forest University.
His nephew, Brian Meyer, pitched briefly for the Houston Astros from 1988 to 1990.
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- Born
- Mar 23, 1932
Philadelphia - Profession
- Education
- Wake Forest University
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Mar 9, 1967
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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